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The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1999

Page

11

Understanding channel stuffing in business practice

Readers ask what channel stuffing means and how to detect it. The practice involves shipping excess inventory to inflate sales figures, with returns often reducing future revenue. Look for rising accounts receivable growth and a high days sales outstanding DSO as potential red flags.

A.B. Sedona Aziz

My Dumbest Investment Lesson on Limits and Timing

A reader recalls a limit buy at 59 on Hewlett Packard, seeing 57.50 then lowering to 57.25 and missing the stock as it rose to about 74. The moral: if you believe a stock is worth a price, pay it and avoid nitpicking for tiny gains. The Fool agrees and invites readers to submit own hard won lessons for potential prize.

Hewlett-Packard Aera Joe Lopez Mesa Aziz

Name That Company Born 1869 New York Immigrant Founder

Company started in 1869 in New York by a German immigrant and his son in law. It grew from a private partnership into a large private firm planning to go public. It helped many firms raise capital, managed and supervised trillions in assets, and recruited MBAs since the 1920s for top roles.

New York Sears, Roebuck Ford Motor Co

Jester Award honors business insights in sparkling writing

The monthly Jester Award celebrates books with strong business insights and engaging prose. Guy Kawasaki’s Rules for Revolutionaries wins, with bold guidelines like Don t worry be crappy and Eat your own dog food illustrating rapid iteration and customer empathy.

Guy Kawasaki Harper Business Kawasaki

Fruit of the Loom trivia recap

Last week’s trivia answer identifies Fruit of the Loom as the American classic and top T shirt supplier with brands like BVD Gitano Munsingwear Screen Stars and Wilson. The firm bought in 1961 expanded via Pro Player name change of Miami’s stadium in 1996 and employs about 30 000 people chiefly in the United States.

BVD Gitano Munsingwear Screen Stars Wilson Miami Joe Robbie United States

What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool

The Motley Fool tells the truth about investing and aims to make readers laugh their way to the bank, echoing Elizabethan fools who could speak truth to power. This piece frames Fool as a candid financial advisor whose humor drives practical investing insights.

Motley Fool

Compaq Shares Fall as Earnings Miss Eyes PC Sector

Shares in Compaq Computer dropped 20 percent after the firm forecast earnings below expectations. Analysts note Compaq differs from rivals Dell and Gateway in its distributor model and broad non PC businesses. Investors urged to assess all PC firms, not just Compaq, before judging the industry.

Compaq Computer Compaq Dell Gateway

Economy mood and job cuts weigh on Gore attack

The piece notes 1980s and 1990s job losses causing pay cuts and lost benefits per the Economic Policy Institute. Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports over 450,000 public job cuts in six months to March, highlighting corporate pressure to satisfy Wall Street.

Engel Lobdill The Economic Policy Institute Washington Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc Chicago Wall Street John A. Challenger Clinton

Diversification as Key Amid Uncertain Future in Japan Insight

An adviser argues that 10 years ago Japan's rise misled many to stay domestic. He warns future uncertainty remains and stresses that diversification protects against surprises, noting growth might demand risky assets like stocks with prudent risk management. The core advice: diversify.

FundAdvice.com Japan United States Merriman U.S

Market mood mirrors 1920s as P E ratios surge

Pricing from C1 shows price earnings ratios at 103 as investors bet heavily on stock futures. Charles Allman cites Benjamin Graham warning that chasing easy profits can be tragic, recalling the 1929 crash and the refrain that human nature never changes.

Charles Allman Benjamin Graham Allman Better Investing National Association of Investment Clubs Graham Wall Street

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