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I Can't Believe My Company Got Acquired

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 00:41 by Brian Orelli

It's like clockwork. You can almost set your watch by it: Big pharma announces an acquisition of a little biotech for a substantial premium and moments later someone complains on the message board.

3 Stocks Ready to Roar

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 00:35 by Rich Duprey

There are plenty of strategies for picking stock winners. You can focus on stocks with a low price-to-earnings ratio, for example, or you can seek out companies selling at a discount to their future cash flows. At the small-cap stock-picking service Motley Fool Hidden Gems, even in this market our analysts are able to stay ahead of the market with a strategy built around finding undervalued and ignored stocks.

Fearful Stocks for Greedy Investors

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 00:29 by Rich Smith

Of all the Oracle of Omaha's orations, this one holds a special place in Foolish investors' hearts. When looking to bag a bargain, a panicked sell-off by jittery investors offers you a great chance to snap up stocks on the cheap.

Don't Miss This Cheap Stock

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:51 by Tim Beyers

Cheap stocks can get cheaper. They often do.

Unfortunately, "cheap" is a relative term. Precious few stocks that trade for low price-to-earnings ratios or below book value are real bargains. They look enticing but are instead value traps -- stocks that deserve the multiples for which they trade, and punish the garbage-grabbers who buy them.

Wall Street's Buy List

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:48 by Rich Smith

Actions speak louder than words, as the old saying goes. So why does the media focus so much attention on what Wall Street says about companies, instead of what it does with them?

3 Ways You're Killing Your Portfolio

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:44 by Matt Koppenheffer

Investing is a tough slog in even the best of times. Not only does it require a significant amount of time and effort on your part, but since there are no intramural leagues for investors, you're always playing on the same field as the Michael Jordans, Brett Favres, and Derek Jeters of the investing world.

Is Now the Time to Sell?

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:40 by Motley Fool

The Holy Grail in investing is buying low and selling high. For the most part, investors who apply a meaningful effort to selecting securities tend to get the "buy" part of the equation correct. They often find solid businesses trading at fair valuations with promising growth ahead.

This Is Killing Housing Prices

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:37 by Morgan Housel

The Economist recently profiled a real estate investor who bought a $6.2 million home in 2005 "on a whim." Today, with high-end real estate following the rest of the market down the toilet, things aren't going so hot.

Today's 5-Star Movers

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:33 by Motley Fool

As fundamentals-focused long-term investors, Fools never base an investment decision on the daily gyrations of the market. But the market's daily price movements can be useful when looking for new stock ideas for further research, or to keep tabs on watch-list stocks.

Why These Companies Should Survive

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:05 by Chuck Saletta

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that overall debt decreased in the second quarter of this year, as both lenders and borrowers became more risk averse. That's a sure sign that neither the debt market nor the overall economy has completely recovered from the 2008 meltdown.

Sohu's Blowout Quarter

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 23:02 by Rick Aristotle ...

Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) posted another market-thumping quarter yesterday, but it wasn't enough. Shareholders suffered a 7% hit, after the company's majority-owned Changyou (Nasdaq: CYOU) bumped the release of a pair of Web-based games to next year.

Thank Goodness Buffett Has His Credibility Back

Tue, 28/07/2009 - 22:55 by Matt Koppenheffer

It's ironic that it took a short-term gain for some to reassess long-term-focused investing guru Warren Buffett.