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The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Cracking the Accounting Code Financial statements are less confusing and more informative than you think. By learning to make sense of balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows, you can put some profitable ideas in your portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 |
Capital Structure, Explained When evaluating a company's merits as a possible investment, you should examine the components of its value and explore how it finances its workings. It's all about cash, debt, and equity.  |
The Motley Fool November 15, 2004 |
Financial Statements in Annual Reports Learn what the top three financial statements can tell you about your investment.  |
CFO March 2009 Leone & Reason |
How Extreme Is the Makeover? Two years from now, balance sheets might not balance.  |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rich Smith |
Xerox's Commercial Paper Jam Commercial paper is fancy-pants lawyer-speak for debt. Shareholders should be hoping that it doesn't take the company another year, and a likely doubling of interest rates, to address the problem.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Boston Beer: Love the Product, Not the Stock Enjoying a company's products is one thing. Owning its shares is quite another. For now, investors should take the beer, not the stock.  |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 |
Researching Obscure Companies Due diligence is required when you receive a hot stock tip.  |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2005 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Enterprise Value Don't overlook debt and cash when you're valuing a stock.  |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 |
When Debt Is Good Mortgage good, credit card debt bad. Investors, it's similar with companies. If a sizable chunk of income won't be eaten up by debt payment obligations, that means more flexibility and more opportunity. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.  |
The Motley Fool May 3, 2006 |
Enterprise Value, Explained Enterprise value (EV) represents a company's economic value -- the minimum someone would have to pay to buy it outright. It's an important number to consider when you're valuing a stock.  |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2005 Rich Smith |
But It Doesn't Have Any Debt! Xybernaut's situation points to the myth of the clean balance sheet. It's a painful process, but by this time, investors have suffered so much hurt from the company's crashing share price that the incremental pain of investigating what went wrong is insignificant.  |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 |
Foolish Asset Allocation Moving in and out of the stock market every few months will not lead to success.  |
Knowledge@Wharton June 4, 2003 |
Pump and Dump: Analyst Bias and Corporate Financing A new study by Wharton accounting professor Scott Richardson and two colleagues suggests that, even if most sell-side analysts don't lie, they are so overly upbeat that their forecasts of corporate earnings and stock-price targets are hardly more accurate than falsehoods.  |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Not All Debt Is Evil Debt-free companies can have their virtues, but debt has an undeserved bad rap with individual investors. When you find a company with debt, dig into the details.  |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2004 |
When Debt Is Good vs. Bad Debt on a company's balance sheet can have two sides. Companies that can grow without using debt or issuing extra stock are in a more powerful position than others. Still, you needn't balk at the first sight of debt. Just evaluate it carefully.  |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2005 |
Enterprise Value Explained The enterprise value reminds all investors, large and small, that debt is a cost to the business.  |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 |
Financial Statements in Annual Reports Investors, if you want to learn to read annual reports, you'll need to make sense of the various financial reports they contain. Here are brief descriptions of the three biggies in every annual report.  |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Invest While in Debt? Sure! Putting off investing for your future because of some blanket rule about being debt-free is nearly as dangerous to your future financial health as putting everything on plastic and praying for a carefree retirement.  |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2006 Gary Mozer |
Greater Access Collateralized debt obligations offer small commercial investors financing options.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2006 Anders Bylund |
Go With the Flow, Fool Never underestimate the power of cash flows. Just look at Flow International, a small company emerging from dark times with a healthy grasp of its own flows and turning that into jaw-dropping investor returns.  |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
Custom Deal Negotiating some flexibility into a financing deal can steady cash flow while you wait for a major new purchase to pay off.  |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2005 |
When Debt Is OK Is debt good or bad? The answer is that not all debt is alike -- and not all debt is bad. Along the same lines, as investors we shouldn't assume that any debt on a company's balance sheet is a bad thing.  |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 |
Foolish Fundamentals: The Cash Flow Statement Investors, learn how cash gets from the income statement to the balance sheet.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 |
Enterprise Value Explained Don't neglect debt and cash when determining a company's price tag.  |
AskMen.com March 16, 2003 Dan Carter |
Q&A: Credit Card Hunting, Staying Debt-Free How do I find a credit card that's right for me?... Is this a good time to get into the stock market?... Is there a sure-fire way to avoid getting into too much debt?  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
Profit From Panic Identify beaten-down stocks poised to deliver huge returns.  |
The Motley Fool April 4, 2005 Bill Mann |
Let's Talk About Debt, Baby Individual investors seem to fear companies with debt. There's a reason they call it "leverage," though.  |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Got Debt? Go Ahead, Invest You read that right. Even if you owe, put some dough in the market.  |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Richard Gibbons |
Profit From Panic Identify beaten-down stocks poised to deliver huge returns. Evaluating these factors can help you find and identify turnaround plays that lead to extraordinary profits.  |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2006 Mike Norman |
The World Loves American Stocks Stock purchases debunk the myth that central banks are "lending" to us.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Embracing a Foolish Inconsistency As you begin, investing can be simple. Your first steps should be to get out of debt, read broadly on investing, and perhaps invest your initial dollars in an index fund.  |
AskMen.com January 6, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
Reduce Your Credit Card Debt Why not look at your present debt situation and develop a systematic debt reduction plan?  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Earn 20%, Guaranteed The hot new savings machine: paying off your credit card.  |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Alternative Names on Financial Statements Investors, within financial statements, names for some items vary from one company to another. Sometimes, an income statement is a profit-and-loss statement.  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Another Look at Cedar Fair's Secondary Cedar Fair's secondary offering is, on the balance, good for shareholders.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2004 Scott Wachsler |
The Consuming Investor Just because you're getting creamed as a consumer doesn't mean you have to as an investor.  |
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 Matthew Crews |
Retail Ventures Warrants Closer Inspection Third-quarter earnings report from Retail Ventures suggests that the retailer appears to be increasing the odds of breaking its recent string of annual losses. But does that make this stock a gamble worth taking?  |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann |
Heinz's Debt- and Equity-Holders Duel The ketchup giant's choices benefit one group at the other's expense. Shareholders and debtholders alike should keep an eye on company developments, though they affect each group in different and sometimes opposite ways.  |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 |
Some Debt Is OK The important thing is the interest rate -- and your ability to pay.  |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2006 Tim Beyers |
Invest or Pay Down Debt? The choice isn't as simple as you think. It all depends on whether, through investing, you're able to create value by earning more than the cost of your debt. So, rank your obligations, review your investing choices, and then act wisely.  |
The Motley Fool May 10, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Two Forgotten Rules of Investing The author explores two forgotten rules of investing that can refocus us on the big picture: the rule of 72, and asset allocation.  |
Entrepreneur November 2004 Jacquelyn Lynn |
Buy Now, Pay More Later Paying insurance premiums over time can cost your small business.  |
The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Brokerage Statement Bewilderment You don't have to be flummoxed by your financial statements.  |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Richard Gibbons |
Turn Adversity Into Opportunity Here is how to profit from companies experiencing bad times -- without losing your shirt. For investors, understanding liquidity may seem like a lot of work, but it can be worth it.  |
Entrepreneur June 2005 Amanda C. Kooser |
Tech Buzz 06/05 New financing help for small and midsize businesses... In the U.S., 43% of all mobile text messages are spam... The number of PCs in use worldwide is expected to surpass...  |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2004 Dave Braze |
9 Ways to Pay Off Debt You can dig yourself out of the quicksand.  |
AskMen.com April 1, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
Can Debt Be Good For You? This might surprise you, but debt is not always a bad thing. It depends on how it's being used and what kind of debt holder you are...  |
U.S. Banker December 2009 Kevin Mellyn |
Payments: The Lever of Bank Profitability A better understanding of the importance of payments to a bank's overall health can help bankers manage customers behavior for greater long-term profit.  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2003 |
Warn Collegians About Credit Don't let them start adulthood with massive debts.  |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Nathan Parmelee |
Alderwoods Passes On Death-care provider Alderwoods is snapped up by Service Corp. International. Since the share price is still a bit below the $20.00 per share being offered, it looks like the market agrees and isn't expecting a higher offer to come along.  |