Buy Index Funds, Not Mutual Funds: Expenses
Filed under: Investing In the following video Fool contributor, Matt Thalman discusses one reason why investors should avoid buying mutual funds and should stick to an index fund. While Matt believes...
View ArticleMicrosoft and IBM Continue Transitions to New Markets
Filed under: Investing For the last year, through the first calendar quarter of 2013, Microsoft has generated about $76 billion in revenues, so why would a mere $1.19 billion in sales in what is now a...
View ArticleHow the Dow Got Its Groove Back
Filed under: Investing Stocks soared today as the monthly jobs report came in above expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 207 points, or 1.4%, to close the week at 15,248. The...
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Are Extended Warranties Worth It? Harvard Debates Consumer Reports
Filed under: Consumer Issues, Consumer Protection, Computers, Consumer Electronics, SpendingGetty Images Who do you think knows more about business? Consumer Reports, or the Harvard Business Review?...
View ArticleA Fool Looks Back
Filed under: Investing Chipotle Mexican Grill has an appetite for Asian growth. The company announced this week that it has inked lease deals for four more ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen...
View ArticleLockheed, General Dynamics, and Rolls-Royce Win Pentagon Contracts
Filed under: Investing The Department of Defense awarded a round dozen defense contracts Friday, worth just under $7.2 billion in aggregate. The bulk of the contracts -- $7 billion worth -- were split...
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Allied World Raises Dividend 33%
Filed under: Investing Specialty insurance provider Allied World Assurance announced yesterday its second-quarter dividend of $0.50 per share, a 33% increase from the payout it made last quarter of...
View ArticleThermo Fisher Selling 25.7 Million Shares
Filed under: Investing As part of its plan to pay for the acquisition of Life Technologies , life-sciences specialist Thermo Fisher Scientific announced yesterday that it was selling 25.7 million...
View ArticleUtilities Must Adapt to the Intrusion of Solar
Filed under: Investing Last week I spoke with Clean Power Finance CEO Nat Kreamer about the future of the solar market and how utilities and new leasing options will affect the energy industry. Clean...
View ArticleThis Visionary CEO Is Killing the Energy Paradigm
Filed under: Investing In a changing world, the survivors are often those who can jettison the familiar in favor of entirely new strategies. It's harder to do than you think, requiring a willingness to...
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The Scariest Graph for Utility Investors Everywhere
Filed under: Investing Keep your lights on and your fridge open if you know what's good for your investments. According to a recent report, electricity demand growth is dropping - fast. Let's take a...
View ArticleBest Value Plays: Berkshire and ... Apple?
Filed under: Investing The annual Value Investor Conference is one of the premier events surrounding Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting in Omaha. The Motley Fool's Joe Magyer, Michael Olsen, and Rex...
View ArticleThis Week in Sirius XM Radio
Filed under: Investing Things never get dull for the country's lone satellite-radio provider. Shares of Sirius XM Radio moved lower on the week, shedding 0.9% to hit $3.45. The media darling's dip...
View ArticleFTSE Shares That Soared and Plunged This Week
Filed under: Investing LONDON -- Despite closing Friday with a one-day rise of 76 points, the FTSE 100 had another down week, dropping 171 points (2.6%) to end at 6,412. But its ending above the 6,400...
View Article3 Ways You Can Cut Your Tax Bill in Retirement
Filed under: Investing With retirees suffering from low interest rates and rising expenses, the last thing they need is to pay more in taxes than absolutely necessary. Fortunately, by taking steps both...
View ArticlePriceSmart May Comps Jump 9.8%
Filed under: Investing Latin American warehouse club operator PriceSmart announced yesterday that same-store sales for the five-week period ending June 2 jumped 9.8% over the same time frame in 2012....
View ArticleWhy Ford F-150 Sales Are Up
Filed under: Investing U.S. auto sales numbers for May were released this past week, and one trend was clear: Pickup trucks are hot. Ford saw sales of its F-Series line rise 31% over last May's totals....
View Article3 Warning Signs for Dividend Stocks
Filed under: Investing Dividend stocks have been a popular way for investors to get the income they need. But with many people increasingly relying on dividend income, how can you be sure that the...
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Tempted By a Yield That's Over 8%? Read This First!
Filed under: Investing As an investor, you've likely found out the hard way that not all companies operating in the same sector offer similar risks or rewards. Sometimes your idea can be right, but you...
View Article3 Horrendous Health-Care Stocks This Week
Filed under: Investing Many stocks encountered turbulence this week, but few were blown about like several biotech stocks. Here are the three most horrendous performers in health care over the first...
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