Fool's School
Declining Earnings
Shareholders can be a company's biggest fans and most forgiving critics — but that can cost us. Consider: Which of the following stocks is expected to post lower earnings this fiscal year — Microsoft, Target, Carnival or Adobe Systems? Full Story
My Dumbest Investment
Fish Oil and Web sites
During the tech bubble, I bought shares of Zapata, a company known for selling fish oil. It announced it would be purchasing Internet sites. The stock went crazy, and I bought in. This is an example of the craziness that was going on. How dumb is that? Buying a fish oil company that was going to acquire Web sites? Full Story
Ask the Fool
Social Security Pay
Q How can I learn what Social Security might pay me in retirement — J.J., Knoxville, Tenn. A The Social Security Administration (SSA) regularly mails out a record of your earnings history along with estimates of the benefits you may qualify for now or later. If you haven't seen yours, you can submit Form SSA-7004, "Request for Social Security Statement. Full Story
Name That Company
My history can be traced back to 1881's Eastman Dry Plate Co. My founder aimed to simplify photography with low-cost mass production. After introducing film in rolls in 1883, he offered a $25 camera pre-loaded with enough film for 100 exposures. By 1900, my popular Brownie sold for a mere dollar. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Is Palm a Poor Stock?
In The Motley Fool's 135,000-member CAPS community, stocks are rated on a scale of one to five stars, based on member ratings. One-star ratings are the CAPS' equivalent of a flashing red warning beacon. Palm (Nasdaq: PALM), known originally for its Palm Pilot and later its Treo, sports that dreaded one-star rating. Full Story
Last week's trivia answer
Founded in 1807, I once published Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Herman Melville. I'm no Johnny-come-lately. More successful than a hapless coyote, I publish scientific, technical, medical, professional and scholarly journals, encyclopedias, books and more. I've published the works of more than 350 Nobel laureates. Full Story
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