Explaining Enterprise Value and Its Uses
Enterprise value measures a firm’s total cost to acquire, accounting for debt and cash. It refines market cap by adding long term debt and subtracting cash, shown by Sears example to illustrate how debt boosts the value beyond market price. The NYSE bell criteria relate to visiting dignitaries and senior executives, not Fool asks.
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Dollar General becomes target of investor notes and trivia
A reader recounts buying Dollar General shares after a stock pick and ongoing research. The column notes a 190 percent rise in three years and invites readers to submit personal investment lessons and a trivia winner. It mentions a cooperative of about 750 berries growers and a historic medicinal product from boggy lands.
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Fairhope
Ala
Foo
Dollar General Corp
Motley Fool declares Financial Independence Day for investors
The Motley Fool voice proclaims a political style declaration urging readers to take control of finances, shed costly advisers, and pursue long term investing in strong companies. It celebrates financial education, tracking portfolios against benchmarks, and avoiding penny stocks while outlining a vision of economic self reliance. The piece also includes a trivia prompt about Nestle S A and contact notes for Fool submissions.
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Vernon Founder keeps evolving Lillian Vernon catalog empire
Lillian Vernon, founder of the mail order empire in Mount Vernon New York, turned a $2 000 wedding gift into Vernon Specialties and grew the company to nine catalogs and an online business She remains active at 70 guiding product ideas focusing on unusual gifts while her sons steer operations and the firm grew to online sales and outlets with plans for growth.
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What Is This Thing Called The Motley Fool
A playful look at the Motley Fool brand notes its aim to tell honest investing truths with wit. The piece links Shakespearean fools to candid market commentary and invites readers to laugh while seeking financial rewards.
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Tobacco Giants Offer Yet Untouched Value In Shares
Investors eye Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco as buyers of value in a tobacco oriented portfolio. The firms hold large food subsidiaries including Kraft Foods General Foods and Miller Brewing with brands such as Jell O Maxwell House Oreo Ritz Planters and Chips Ahoy. Tobacco units are priced near zero suggesting free exposure to Camel and Winston maker royalties alongside sizable dividends. Philip Morris shows lower debt than RJR Nabisco, making it the safer pick for risk averse buyers seeking income.
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RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp
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Markets slide as U S economy shows signs of strain
U S markets faced renewed weakness with the Dow dropping 23.41 to 9 025.26 as investors grouse over higher unemployment 4.5 percent in June and factory job cuts 29 000 while orders to factories fell 1.6 percent. Despite weekly gains, indexes show caution amid Asia concerns and inflation dynamics.
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Advice on 401(k) Fees From Labor Department
Washington AP reports workers in company 401(k) plans pay growing admin costs. Labor Dept. issued a booklet on typical deductions, disclosure gaps, and how fees affect long term retirement savings, with guidance for workers and employers.
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Labor Department
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