Sell or Hold After a Stock Doubles
A reader asks whether to sell a doubled stock and buy another. Consider portfolio concentration and future growth potential before deciding. If the stock dominates your holdings, trim some. If growth remains solid, hold or sell partially. If uncertain, sell all.
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Reading broadly helps smart investing, says Motley Fool
The Fool highlights books from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger on investing, history of markets, modern life improvements, and avoiding costly mistakes. It notes commissions at major brokerages, and offers guidance on choosing the best broker and expanding reading to improve financial decisions.
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Warren Buffett
Charlie Munger
John Brockman
Harper Perennial
Maggie Mahar
HarperBusiness
Karl Pillemer
Plume
Stephen Moore
Julian Simon
Cato Institute
Philip Howard
W.W. Norton
Howard
Carol Tavris
Elliot Aronson
Mariner Books
John Bogle
Wiley
Schwab
Fidelity
TD Ameritrade
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Scottrade
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Name That Company From a 1799 Bank History Tale
The riddle traces a financial giant with 1799 origins and 1200 plus predecessor banks, including Manufacturers Hanover and Chemical Bank. It grew to over $2 trillion in assets, operates in 60 nations, and employs 250k. Highlights include Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual acquisitions in 2008 and roots as The Bank of The Manhattan Co. credited to Aaron Burr.
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Manufacturers Hanover
Bank One
Chemical Bank
First Chicago
National Bank of Detroit
Bear Stearns
Washington Mutual
Bank of the Manhattan Co
Aaron Burr
Manhattan
PACCAR Builds Global Truck Power With Fuel Efficient Tech
PACCAR dominates the natural gas heavy duty truck market with about 40 percent U.S. share. It collaborates with Cummins on a SuperTruck program boosting fuel efficiency by over half. The maker of Kenworth Peterbilt and DAF trucks sells internationally, expanding into Brazil and eyeing India while Europe contributes nearly a quarter of revenue.
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Paccar
Kenworth
Peterbilt
DAF
U.S
Cummins
FedEx
UPS
Brazil
Europe
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History of US Airways rises from All-American Airways to merger giant
Last week’s trivia traces US Airways from its 1939 start as All-American Airways through Allegheny Airlines and later mergers to become part of the world’s largest carrier by passengers after its recent merger with American Airlines. It details its scale, fleet, and past mergers with Piedmont and America West.
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All-American Airways
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Allegheny Airlines
Airbus
Piedmont
America West
American Airlines
US Airways
E-Cigs enter workplace policy debate amid health concerns
The article explains e-cigarettes contain glycerine nicotine and other chemicals and may pose health risks. It notes FDA regulation debates, hospital bans in Kansas City, and corporate policies from Walmart UPS and Hallmark. HR officials discuss policy quietness and enforcement depending on city rules and productivity.
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Amercan Cancer Society
FDA
Kansas City
Truman
Shane Kovac
Tim Davis
China
University of Athens
Society For Human Resource Management
Kansas_ City
Hallmark Cards
Steve Doyal
Shelly Freeman
HROI
Freeman
Homejoy founders build cleaning platform with early investor ties
Adora Cheung and Aaron Cheung started Homejoy in Mountain View and grew it to 30 cities in the US and Canada with over 100 000 cleaners. They raised 40 million dollars led by Max Levchin after YC and Slide founder connections. Case also invested earlier through Revolution fund and Evan Morgan aided ties to Sweetgreen.
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AOL
Steve Case
Revolution Fund
Neman
Case
Sweetgreen
Evan Morgan
Mountain View
Calif
San Francisco
Homejoy
U.S
Canada
Max Levchin
PayPal
University of Rochester
Adora Cheung
Bay Area
Slide
Cheung
Max
Cheungs
Levchin
Blue Apron Founders Build Meal Kit Startup in New York
Matt Salzberg Ilia Papas and Matthew Wadiak started Blue Apron in New York on August 11 delivering about 300000 boxes monthly. The company employs 130 people and raised 8 million from backers including Jason Finger and Bob Goodman, with Finger a key early investor. Salzberg says face to face meetings help raise capital and convey passion.
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Matt Salzberg
Ilia Papas
Matthew Wadiak
New York
Blue Apron
Jason Finger
Seamless
SeamlessWeb
Bob Goodman
Bessemer Venture Partners
Salzberg
Bessemer
Finger
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