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The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Dispelling Short-Term Myths Slow and steady wins the wealth race. Studies show that investing works best when practiced patiently with a long-term horizon. Still, short-term thinking runs rampant. Here are a few myths that investors often fall for.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Fresh Del Monte: Rotten or Ripe? Patient shareholders might find sweet rewards here.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Tim Beyers	A Sirius Flaw The cost to acquire subscribers is still prohibitive, and that's going to hold down earnings -- at least for a while. So long as that hangs over Sirius' head, no amount of good news will satisfy investors' exalted expectations.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 W.D. Crotty	TXU CEO Earns His Keep Texas-based regulated utility holding company TXU continues to post Texas-sized earnings and stock gains.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Atkins Wastes Away Atkins Nutritionals files for bankruptcy. What a difference a few years can make -- and what a lesson for investors about the power of fads.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 W.D. Crotty	ServiceMaster Does the Job While the stock hardly promises bottle-rocket performance, its slow, steady growth in both income and dividends can provide a market-matching or market-beating total return for you
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Chuck Saletta	Allstate: A Stock I'd Love to Own Thanks to a banner year and an aggressive buyback program, Allstate might look a bit cheap right now. It's priced at about 12 times trailing earnings.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Bogged Down at Marsh There are plenty of things for investors to worry about with Marsh & McLennan. Further regulatory sanctions could come, mutual funds arm Putnam is still deteriorating, and the company has had to battle to keep employees on board.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Paxar's Global Flexibility After years of wrestling with a changing world, this apparel label and tag maker looks to be getting its footing. For investors who want a solid business at a reasonable price along with an opportunity for future growth, Paxar is worth checking out.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Seth Jayson	Feats of Clay Ceradyne keeps growing, and does it right. While the shares are no longer "stupid cheap," and body armor orders still comprise the bulk of the business, future opportunities in engines, coatings, the oil industry, and vehicle armor may someday make the current share price look like a very big bargain indeed.
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