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If you’re audited …
Most tax returns go unaudited, but an audit could happen to you. Your best bet is to have a qualified tax pro battle with the auditor for you. But if you insist on doing it yourself, here are a few tips. Full Story
My Smartest Investment
Banked on it
From 1978 to 1981, my wife and I spent $19,000 on 900 shares of a local community bank in Oregon. By 2001, the stock had split five times and had paid out stock dividends and $99,000 in cash dividends. Pleased, we gave 3,500 shares to family members. In 2000, the bank merged with Umpqua Holdings. Since then, we have received tens of thousands Full Story
Name That Company
Born in 1886 and based in Wisconsin, I’ve morphed from a modestest parquet flooring company to a privatelytely held global consumer products giant.ant. My brands include Pledge, Glade,ade, Windex, Ziploc, Kiwi, Shout, Fantastik,stik, Drano, Raid, OFF, Saran and Grandnd Prix. I’ve offered paid vacations sincece 1900 and introduced profit sharingng for all in 1917. Full Story
The Motley Fool Take
Brutally honest
What will it take for hard-drive maker Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) to get some market respect? Full Story
Last week’s trivia answer
I’m a big player in electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment. My three tracking stocks reflect the breadth of my operations: My Interactive group includes my interests in QVC, HSN, Evite, Bodybuilding.com, and Expedia. My Starz group includes the movie powerhouses Starz and Encore, featuring 17 million and 32 million subscribers, respectively. Full Story
Ask the Fool
Stock price matters
QHow important to a company is its stock price? — N. P., Mobile, Ala. A It matters, but perhaps not in the way that you think. Companies collect their money when they first sell their shares to the public (via an “initial public offering,” or IPO). Then those shares are traded between investors. Full Story
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