Fool’s School
Match and Outperform
It might seem smart to trust your money to professional mutual fund managers, letting them decide what to invest it in. But consider:
• Most managed stock mutual funds tend to underperform the overall stock market average. Full Story
Name That Company
I’m named after the woman who founded me in 1946. Headquartered in Manhattan, I focus on skin care, hair care, makeup and fragrances, selling products in more than 150 countries and territories. Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
Incorporated back in 1907, I’m engaged in the manufacturing of vehicles (and related merchandise) and also in financial services. Warren Buffett has said that he favors companies like me that have customers so devoted that they’ll tattoo my name on themselves. I introduced my “Knucklehead” back in 1936, with a famous teardrop-shaped gas tank. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
A Promising Transformation
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is becoming more of a science company, and that could bode well for investors.
The company has been pursuing growth opportunities that create higher value — for example, buying Danisco, a global enzyme and specialty food ingredients company, while jettisoning its performance coatings unit, a lower-margin commodity business. Full Story
My Dumbest Investment
Reverse Growth
My dumbest investment would be when I rolled over about $30,000 worth of retirement account money to Fidelity years ago. A perky young fellow from Fidelity strongly encouraged me to invest in its Growth Company Fund. This was back in January 2000, before so many growth stocks tanked. Full Story
Ask the Fool
Why Bother With Stocks? QWhy should I invest in stocks if they all go down with the market? There may be another big drop, so shouldn’t I get out? Full Story
BUSINESS MEETINGS
¦ The East Naples Merchants Association meets for Business After Business at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Physicians Regional-Collier Boulevard. For more information, call 435-9410 or 643-3600 or visit www.eastnaplesmerchantsassoc.com. Full Story
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