Variety of Indexes Beyond the Dow and S&P 500
A reader asks about other major stock indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tracks 30 blue chips, while the Russell 3000 spans 3 000 large U S companies and the Russell 2000 covers the smallest. The Wilshire 5000 aims broad market coverage with 7 000 plus firms. international and sector indexes exist, including utilities semiconductors and even poultry. Private firms such as Levi Strauss often stay off public markets.
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Exxon
Wal-Mart
Merck
Coca-Cola
DuPont
America
U.S
Latin America
Far East
Levi Strauss
A.R
Rolla, Mo
The Fool Confesses a Costly Magazine Tip
Ron English of San Antonio recalls buying stock tips from a leading money magazine that led to heavy losses. He cites Adaptive Solutions and Alliance Entertainment bankruptcy filings and contrasts these with safer picks like Cisco Systems and Southwest Airlines. The piece urges readers to do their own research and avoid hot tips.
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Adaptive Solutions
Alliance Entertainment
Cisco Systems
Lucent Technologies
Southwest Airlines
SBC Communications
Ron English
San Antonio
the Fool
Pitway
Name That Company From Chicago 1929 Motto and Brands
A Chicago founded in 1929 moth proofing venture by a former minor leaguer grew into a global service firm with 38 countries and 40,000+ employees. It owns TruGreen ChemLawn, Terminix, Merry Maids, American Home Shield and provides cleaning and grounds management for schools and businesses. The creed To honor God in all we do frames its purpose.
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Chicago
America
TruGreen-ChemLawn
Terminix
Merry Maids
American Home Shield
Understanding calls and puts in simple terms for investors
The piece explains basic option concepts using a hypothetical company WOOFF. It contrasts buying stock with buying options, detailing a May 80 call scenario, potential profits, costs, and risks, and warns beginners to avoid options while noting even seasoned investors should think twice about them.
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Broker Commission
Binney & Smith trivia mystery color pigments history
Last week’s trivia outlines Binney & Smith as owner of color pigments used in 1800s barn paint and later in tires and pencils. It notes red oxide pigments, carbon pigments in tires, wax product, focal farmers labeling products, and colors such as burnt sienna and macaroni and cheese, with ownership by Hallmark and non public trading status.
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Goodrich
Focal
Hallmark
Binney & Smith
Moore drives growth as Crystal Mortgage tops Weatherhead list
The Amherst entrepreneur Moore built Crystal Mortgage from a basement start in 1992 to a $10 million, 23-office firm employing 265. Analysts from Case Western Reserve place Crystal Mortgage first for two straight years in the Weatherhead 100, while Moore expands downtown Antherst with investments in Veranda, Al's Pub, Bayside Title, and historic buildings, driven by nonstop pace and no retirement plan.
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Weatherhead
Crystal Mortgage
Moore
Case
Debra
Elyria
Chronicle-Telegram
Conti Mortgage
Continental Grain
Conti
Continental
Amherst
Jeannie
Lou Costello
Marilyn Monroe
George Washington
Main Street
Antherst
John Higgins
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool?
An overview of the Motley Fool approach to investing, drawing on Shakespearean echoes and Elizabethan idea that fools could tell truth to power. The piece frames Fool as a blunt, humorous guide aiming to make readers profit while enjoying the ride.
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Motley Fool
Open IPOs challenge traditional Wall Street model
The article describes William Hambrecht’s Open IPO concept at W R Hambrecht. An entrepreneurial investment firm will let individual investors bid for shares and determine the offering price. Shares sell at a uniform price with 3 to 5 percent fees, aiming to use market forces for better pricing and broader access.
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William Hambrecht
Hambrecht & Quist
San Francisco
Apple Computer
W.R. Hambrecht
Hambrecht
Wall Street
Shoshana designer Lonstein builds lingerie dress line
Lonstein left a garment job to train in lingerie design and start a bold line. Bloomingdale's ordered quickly. eight stores carry the collection and 50 boutiques sell it. She hired Felicia Geller, moved to a Soho area showroom, and maintains family guidance while gaining media attention as a Fun Fearless Female.
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Bloomingdale’s
Bloomingdale's
Felicia Marie Geller
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