Value in picking stocks over funds in Fool column
A reader in Bonaire asks if there is added value in investing in individual stocks versus diversified mutual funds. The answer notes diversification usually exceeds one stock, but a 5 percent stake in a single stock that doubles can lift portfolio value more than a smaller mutual fund weighting, while warning that stock picking requires skill and suggesting funds or index funds for less experienced investors.
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Credit report tips and identity theft guidance
Public advisory on checking credit reports before applying for loans, with tips to obtain copies from Equifax Experian and TransUnion. Encourages reviewing for errors, disputing inaccuracies, and understanding how negative but accurate information stays 7 to 10 years. Includes links and FTC brochure contact.
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Name That Company From 1949 Payroll Outsourcing
A New Jersey based firm founded in 1949 earns over 7 billion dollars annually and serves about 500000 clients. It handles payroll tax regulation management benefits administration retirement plans online recruiting employment screening and more while processing securities transactions for financial services and aiding auto dealer manufacturers.
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My Smartest Investment Mowing for Dollars in 1965
A Neenah man bought vacant lots for 750 and sold them in 1992 for 15 000 after minimal upkeep. He notes a 1 900 percent gain over 29 years, about 11 percent annualized, and compares to stock market returns. The piece offers a real estate lesson and invites reader submissions to The Motley Fool for similar stories.
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Tax Wars Heat Up As TurboTax Ads Target Apr 15 Rush
The Motley Fool notes Intuit launches its first national TurboTax TV campaign as it seeks to maintain its dominant two thirds share of retail tax software. Rival H R Block, with TaxCut, serves 19.2 million taxpayers and 1.8 million users last year, but growth hinges on ongoing annual updates and services.
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Revival effort at oldest black owned bank in U S
Kim Saunders leads Consolidated Bank & Trust Co in Richmond on a rescue mission to revive the century old institution founded by Maggie Lena Walker. Regulators warn of precarious capital and growing losses as the bank seeks $3 million in capital and a return to profitability in 2004.
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Maggie Lena Walker
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Dent
Virginia Union University
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Daniel R. Perkins Jr
Perkins
Kim D. Saunders
Consolidated Bank and Trust Co
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