Cost basis help for stock sales and estate gift ideas
A reader explains how to reconstruct cost basis by gathering purchase prices, dates and amounts from prior employers or records. For gifts to grandchildren the reply suggests familiar brands like McDonald’s and Coca Cola, recommends low commission brokers, and points to online broker resources for learning.
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Polaroid’s debt woes and market tumble amid digital shift
Polaroid, once trading near 30, now around 4 with a $200 million market cap as it slashes costs and debt while tying instant film to digital. Cash flow and high capital spending produced negative free cash flow 1997–1999, signaling weak debt coverage and risky earnings.
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Brown-Forman rises from Kentucky roots to global brand
Last week’s trivia answer reveals Brown-Forman born in Kentucky in 1870 when a pharmaceutical salesman began selling whiskey in sealed glass bottles. The firm produced industrial alcohol in WWII and now reports over 2 billion dollars in annual sales, with brands like Jack Daniel’s Canadian Mist Southern Comfort Early Times Korbel Fetzer Bella Lenox and Dansk.
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FedEx Builds Brand Power as a Durable Edge
The article highlights FedEx enduring competitive advantage through brand strength and reliable overnight delivery. It notes annual revenues near 20 billion dollars, over 200000 employees, and more than 3 million packages daily, plus expansion with FedEx Home Delivery and RPS rebrand. Rivalry with UPS DHL World Wide Express is acknowledged.
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Collecting Court Award from Faulty Service Contractor
Jacqueline and William Polburn seek guidance after winning a small claims judgment for $275 plus interest against a furnace and air conditioning contractor who failed to service a unit. The couple should request a financial disclosure order or pursue a bank garnishment, and may file liens in Common Pleas Court.
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Microsoft Windows talks on AOL Time promotion plan
Seattle AP report discusses negotiations over how the new Windows OS could promote AOL Time. The piece notes early stages of talks between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner as they explore potential advertising and partnership avenues.
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