Fool's School
Should You Set Up a Trust?
The term "trust fund baby" has negative connotations, but you may be surprised to learn that trusts can be useful, even to those who aren't ultra-rich. First used in medieval England, trusts now serve many purposes, such as dividing ownership of property. Full Story
My Dumbest Investment
Costly Options
I subscribed to an options-trading newsletter, when I had about $24,000 to invest. I found a service that would automatically place all the trades recommended by the newsletter, and two months later, I had just $3,000 left. — M.D.F. Full Story
Ask the Fool
Option ARMs ABCs
Q What are these "option ARMs" I've heard about that contributed to our financial meltdown? — W.D., Omaha, Neb. A They're a creative and potentially dangerous kind of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM). Full Story
Name That Company
I was born in Brooklyn in 1938. My chewing gum was considered a "change-maker," as it was positioned near cash registers, attracting people's pennies. After World War II, I introduced Bazooka Joe bubble gum, after Atom Bubble Boy failed to take off. In 1951, I introduced baseball trading cards. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
I was born in Palo Alto, Calif., in the mid-'90s and already, my brand is one of the most recognized in the world. I help you search by evaluating billions of Web pages and solving an equation with millions of variables to determine the relative importance of each page. I offer e-mail, maps, directions, satellite photographs, news alerts and financial information. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Target's Quarter
You'd think these would be great days for discounters, and in some ways, they are. However, Target (NYSE: TGT) has failed to draw crowds of customers, so maybe its "cheap chic" reputation is striking many shoppers as too chic and not cheap enough. Full Story
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