Mutual funds and index funds overview in plain terms
This advice summarizes how to invest through brokerages or directly via DRIPs, noting minimums from as low as 500 dollars, and suggesting index funds as a strong option for many investors. It lists several funds with managers and contact numbers, and invites further questions.
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Sabang
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Themoneypape
Netstockdirect
fooLcom
Lego Mason Value Fund
William Miller TE
Longleaf Partners Fund
LLPFX
Mason Hawkins
Qakmark Fund
William Nygren
Understanding earnings yield and P E ratios for Oxygen Bars
The piece explains P E and its inverse earnings yield using Oxygen Bars International with ticker HOTAIR. It shows example math: $74 price, $2 EPS yields 37 P E. earnings yield is 2.7 percent, rising to 7 percent with 10 percent annual EPS growth, and compares to 5.4 percent 30 year bond rate. It notes time to beat target returns and cautions on risk.
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Armath Wengrorte
Treasury
Name That Company Trickery in Footwear and Stock Advice
The text hints at a retailer once called Venator Group and Woolworth, now the world’s largest athletic footwear and apparel chain with Champs Sports and Eastbay brands. It mentions over 5,900 stores, 10,000 products, 150 brands, and an entertainment shopping experience. It includes a 1992 stock investment in Euro Disney with a loss, and tips from The Fool on investing via index funds before picking individual stocks.
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Eastbay
San Francisco Music Box
Venator Group
Woolworth
Who Am I
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Tampa
Fla
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Yui
Extra
Freedent
Orbit
Winterfresh
Chicago
America
Europe
Wrigley
Fool.com
Alexandria
Selena
S&P 500 shifts to American core with foreign firms removed
The S&P 500 replaced non U S components with U S based giants including UPS Principal Financial Prudential Financial eBay Electronic Arts and SunGard Data Systems. The move redraws global stock exposure affecting index funds and Canadian indexes and aims to lower fund costs.
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Sheg Gant United Parcel Service
Financial
Prudential Financial
eBay
Electronic Arts
SunGard Data Systems
Standard & Poor's
Dex
Fool
Indexfunds
Fool Com
Murtualfoods
Stress at work and home rises with tougher economy
Experts say economic strain increases workplace and marital stress as companies cut staff. Managers should build communication and people skills to ease tension and curb burnout. Workers are urged to say no, seek stress management, and create serene spaces while fearing job security and limited growth. Couples seek counseling as strains spill over into home life.
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Untz
Luntz
Books on Workplace Chaos and Simple Efficiency
A mix of titles on reducing office stress and simplifying work life. Patricia J. Hutchings covers managing information, paper, time and stress. Don Aslett and colleagues offer a saner workplace approach. Tim Hindle and Robert Heller present essential stress reduction at work. Dianne Taylor notes couples may cite financial and social embarrassment as major issues.
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Patricia J. Hutchings
Amacom
Don Aslett
Carol Gartaino
Gwen Steege
Storey Books
Tim Hindle
Robert Heller
Ok Pub Merchandise
Dianne Taylor
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