Understanding Beta and Analyst Ratings in Stocks
Beta measures a stock's volatility relative to the market with 1.0 aligning with market moves. A beta of 1.2 implies 12 percent gain when the market rises 10 percent and a 24 percent drop when the market falls 20 percent. A 0.50 beta is about half as volatile. Analysts often upgrade or downgrade ratings to influence clients, but the Fool focuses on business fundamentals and earnings estimates rather than rating changes.
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Edgewood
N.M
My Smartest Investment Lessons From Boeing History
A reader recalls buying Boeing stock in the early 1950s while Douglas was dominant and rides the long arc to a 2,570 percent gain since 1956. The Fool notes the 8 percent annualized return, stresses understanding a business and holding long term, and invites readers to share their own dumbest or smartest investments.
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Army Air Corps
Boeing
Douglas Aircraft Corp
R.ws
Queen Valley
Ariz
Name That Company World’s largest tufted carpet maker
The firm, based in Georgia, reports over $3 billion in annual revenues and operates more than 50 plants. It sells carpets under Abingdon Evans Black Queen Crossley Invicta and Kosset to roughly 40,000 retailers in about 85 countries. Stock up over 600 percent in the last decade.
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Evans Black
Queen
Crossley
Invicta
Kosset
Georgia
Insider and Institutional Ownership in Small Companies
When evaluating small firms as investments, insiders owning at least 15 percent and low institutional ownership signal opportunity. Executives with 30 percent stakes are motivated to grow value, while heavy insider selling can raise red flags. Institutions buying large blocks can lift share prices. assess financials and recall small firms suit seasoned investors.
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Scruffy's
Chicken Shack
Bukbuk
Wall Street
Ziff-Davis Inc founder and media empire figure
Last week's trivia answer profiles a 1927 born publisher who built Popular Aviation and later added Modern Bride, Psychology Today, Car & Driver and Popular Photography. It notes becoming America's second largest computer magazine publisher with 8 million readers, titles like Family PC and Macworld, a No.1 computer magazine, a technology channel, and Comdex shows before Softbank acquisition in 1996.
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America
Family PC
Macworld
Yahoo! Internet Life
Softbank
Ziff-Davis Inc
Pasta firm Bratti expands in Cumberland despite market shifts
Bratti, owner of a pasta plant in Cumberland, employs 45 full time after buying the facility for 500000 with a 200000 state loan. He renovated the building and now ships pasta to eight states plus the U S Navy and offers kosher Ben David products and an upscale Casa di Bratti line. He notes overall pasta demand is flat to slightly down but remains a staple shaping a growing local operation.
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Hershey Foods Corp
U.S
Sosland
Cumberland
Appalachian
Bratti
Toronto
U.S. Navy
Ben David's
Casa di Bratti
Gold and silver proof coins rise in IRA appeal during crisis
Government seizure limits for post 1986 gold and top quality silver proof coins push investors to IRAs. Junk silver from pre 1964 may fetch high prices, while numismatic dealers like Blanchard & Co., InvestmentRarities, and Lear Financial dominate the market. Books such as The Builds the Bear and the Bust guide buying, storage, and selling strategies. Supply limits and stressed economies boost precious metals appeal versus stocks and currency.
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Blanchard & Co
New Orleans
Minneapolis
Lear Financial
Santa Monica
Calif
What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool
The Motley Fool claims to tell the truth about investing with a Shakespearean nod to Elizabethan fools who spoke truth to power. It positions itself as a humorous yet honest guide aiming to help readers grow wealth.
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Motley Fool
The Fool Takes A Queasy Look At Internet Stocks
A reader cautions against knee jerk judgments on online brokers like E Trade Group. The piece cites a 24 percent rise in customer accounts and 136 percent annual growth, arguing long term data shows substantial expansion beyond short term hype. It urges investors to study underlying numbers before forming opinions.
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E*trade Group
E*trade
HotJobs Hit by Super Bowl Ad Gamble and Rejection
HotJobs is using a Super Bowl ad to build brand recognition as Fox rejects an edgy concept. The campaign cost and strategy show how big brands draw U S eyeballs, with HotJobs later switching to McCann-Erickson Detroit after Hill Holliday’s exit.
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Fox Network
Anheuser-Busch
PepsiCo
Nielsen Media Research
Fox
Miami
Apple Computer
Johnson
HotJobs
Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc
Fred Criniti
Hill Holliday
NBC
Virus Inc
Kevin Moeblenkamp
McCann-Erickson
Detroit
Criniti
McCann-Erickson Detroit
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