Buffett Style and Mutual Funds Distinguish Berkshire Investments
The article explains that Berkshire Hathaway is not a mutual fund since it owns entire companies and has insurance operations, yet some funds mirror Buffett style with managers like Fairholme and Sequoia. It notes you can buy Berkshire stock or emulate value-oriented picks, but transfer questions for a 20-stock Smith Barney portfolio can often be solved via paperwork without selling to avoid capital gains.
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Warren ‘Buffett
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Kraft
Nike
ConocoPhillips
Buffett
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Lee’s
Fruit of the Loom
Benjamin Moore
Dairy Queen
GEICO
Fairholme
FAIRX
Sequoia
SEQUX
Berkshire Hathaway
Smith Barney
Vent Masse
B.N
Charleston
S.C
Leigh Branham
People Inc
Branham
How billionaires built wealth through owning great companies
A look at how most rich individuals achieve wealth by owning a single strong business rather than frequent trading. Key traits include a durable competitive edge, shareholder-friendly leadership owning substantial equity, solid finances, and cash generation. Early-stage small firms often seed these fortunes.
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George Soros
James Simons
Steven Cohen
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim Helu
Bill Gates
Larry Ellison
Michael Dell
Dell
Microsoft
Fool.com
Investopedia.com
Name That Company founded in Indianapolis in 1876
Company started by a Civil War veteran in Indianapolis to provide quality medicines through doctors and not sideshows. It launched the first insulin product in 1923 and mass produced penicillin in the 1940s. It later introduced Prozac in the 1980s and markets drugs like Cymbalta Cialis Strattera Fortec Actos Evista. Research spending runs about 19 percent of revenue.
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Indianapolis
My Dumbest Investment Learnings From Penny Stock Pitfalls
A reader recounts buying 500000 shares of one stock and 200000 of another after listening to locals and a racegoer, losing over 80 percent. The Fool cautions that penny stocks surge on hype and can crash to fractions. The piece encourages submitting lessons and offers a prize for published stories.
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Motley Fool
Scottrade
Best Western World's Largest Hotel Chain Trivia
Last week's trivia answer identifies Best Western as the largest hotel chain. Founded in 1946 in Phoenix, it operates about 4,000 hotels with 300 000 rooms and serves roughly 400 000 guests nightly as a nonprofit association of independent for profit hotels. The brand offers free high speed Internet and local calls, with an international division including hotels formerly castles built by Napoleon and homes for rent.
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Phoenix
Motorola in Spotlight on Android Fueled Turnaround
The Motley Fool notes Motorola MOT is showing a brighter outlook as Google Android phones boost potential. Third quarter earnings beat by a penny with 1 cent per share and $5.4 billion in sales, down 27 percent from last year. A strong cost-cutting program saves $1.9 billion to date, supporting plans to spin out the handset division later.
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Motorola
Google
Verizon
T-Mobile
How to handle a bad performance review at work
Advice from Joseph Grenny and Gallagher on improving performance reviews. Targeted actions include presenting a personal improvement plan, requesting follow up meetings, using I statements, self appraisal, and seeking mediation or transfer if needed. Emphasizes the impact of boss relationships on attendance and well being.
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Joseph Grenny
Gallagher
Mortgage Rates and lender details guidance card
Mortgage rates information for financial institutions noting fax contact, varying point systems, and the need to call lenders for precise terms. Includes APR definition, note about changes without notice, down payment planning, and mentions FHA or VA financing options.
Social Security Proof of Income Letter Details
The letter serves as proof of income and as an official document confirming Medicare coverage retirement disability status and age while excluding the Social Security number. Online requests take about 10 days to mail and can be expedited by calling (800) 772-1213 or visiting a local office. Brandon P. Smith notes this benefit verification guidance.
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Socialsecurity.gov
Local workers honored for long service at St. Augustine event
B Joan DeCosta of North Ridgeville was among 88 employees from St. Augustine Health Campus and Holy Family Home recognized for service milestones from five to 30 years at a dinner held at St. Augustine Health Campus. Wearsch and her Avon family are noted among recipients. Contact Chrissy Kadleck to submit items for the People on the Move column.
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United Way
Greater Lorain County
Wearsch
Avon
Joan DeCosta
North Ridgeville
St. Augustine Health
Holy Family Home
DeCosta
Chrissy Kadleck
Ckadleck
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