Morgan Housel
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Ask the Fool: No right numberSep 07, 2015 8:21 am - Q: What's the best number of shares of a stock to own? - C.W., Somers, Wisconsin A: Don't think in terms of the number of shares. Think instead of their total value. You...
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Ask the Fool: Reverse-splitting headachesSep 07, 2015 8:21 am - Q: Should a company's reverse split worry me? - R.S., Larkfield-Wikiup, California A: It's at least a red flag. A healthy and growing company will occasionally execute a...
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The best forecasters rely on probabilities, not predictionsJul 13, 2015 10:29 am - Statistician Nate Silver correctly predicted the outcome of every state in the 2012 presidential election. It instantly shot him to fame in a field most people associate...
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Innovation is only seen in hindsightJul 11, 2015 8:08 am - Wilbur and Orville Wright's airplane flew for the first time in December 1903. It was one of the most important innovations of human history, changing the world in every...
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Earnings, revenue not the same thingJun 26, 2015 2:34 pm - Q: I recently noticed a company post quarterly results that featured earnings growing faster than revenue. Shouldn't those two items grow at a similar rate? — W.A., Wilm...
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It's hard to believe history when numbers conflictJun 21, 2015 6:50 am - Do you read history? Believe almost all of it? Use it as a guide to the future? Me, too. But let's consider something. Take these two statements: 1. "Eleven million jobs...
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