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March 1, 2005 |
Holding Companies Explained Holding companies are conglomerates that own the securities of other firms. |
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August 18, 2005 |
Are You Holding a Holding Company? Holding companies are conglomerates that own other firms. |
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April 2, 2004
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What Is a Holding Company? Learn the definition of a holding company and see some examples. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006 |
Holding Companies Explained Investors, in a general sense, holding companies are conglomerates that own other firms. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Making a Fortune Diversified consumer products company Fortune Brands has a breakout quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Lucky Fortune Brands Investors toast Fortune Brands' improved outlook for the first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2004
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Fortune Brands' Future Solid in 2003, the consumer products company looks forward to a similar '04. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Fortune Hunting Fortune Brands' continued positive outlook warrants closer consideration of its stock. The firm sells a broad range of consumer products, including Moen bathroom fixtures, Titleist golf clubs, and Jim Beam whiskey. |
BusinessWeek
December 25, 2006
Gene G. Marcial |
Fortune's Spirits Rise Shares of Fortune Brands have vaulted despite concerns that a housing slump might crimp 2007 earnings. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Fortune Brands' Out-of-Office Message The consumer-brands company will help create a new power in office products. Investors approve. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Jim Beam Can't Save Fortune Brands Fortune Brands operates in the disparate spirits and wine, home products, and golf businesses. The only thing tying them together is that the products are market leaders. Investors, the only thing untying current results is exposure to housing. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
Jim Royal |
What's Fortune Got Up Its Sleeve? There's a lot to like about this conglomerate. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2004
Bill Mann |
Did Buffett Say "I Don't Sell"? A reader picks up a seeming contradiction from the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffet. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2004
Salim Haji |
Buffett Sells. Should You? Warren Buffett is clearly not finding many opportunities to invest the U.S. stock market today. Despite the fact that he has $27 billion of cash sitting idle, concerns about valuation are driving him to sell some stocks and increase that pile of cash. In doing so, he is sending a strong, clear message not only about the specific stocks he is selling, but also about the U.S. equity market in general. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2004
Bill Mann |
Warren Buffett: World's Greatest Sandbagger Berkshire's performance in 2003 was magnificent. Bill Mann reviews the letter from the chairman. Each year, Warren Buffett puts pen to paper to tell Berkshire Hathaway shareholders exactly what he thinks about his company's performance over the past year. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2003
Mathew Emmert |
Warren, Show Me the Money Why Berkshire Hathaway should pay dividends. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2004
Bill Mann |
Oh No! Berkshire Earnings Down! Headlines hollering about the drop in earnings at the company ignore the rapid change in investment gains or losses, which are based on transactions, as well as the very nature of the insurance business. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2004
Salim Haji |
Buffett Continues to Sell Again acting on his concerns about overvaluation in the U.S. equity markets, he further reduces holdings. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Berkshire Hathaway Bear Berkshire Hathaway trades at a premium to other insurers, is stingier to its shareholders than other conglomerates, and looks to be too cash-rich to invest its entire hoard successfully in the future. |
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2004 |
Why Companies Split Stock Don't get excited when a stock of yours splits -- it's no big deal. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2004
Bill Mann |
Buffett on White Mountains Berkshire Hathaway completes its warrant exercise to take a 16% stake in White Mountains Insurance. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Cadbury Schweppes Schlepps On It is the soft drinks and confectionaries company's strong brands and the expectation that it can expand its margins to at least match peer levels that keep the stock price selling at what looks like a premium multiple. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2006
Philip Durell |
The Best Blue Chip for 2007: Berkshire Hathaway Management doesn't get any better than Warren Buffett. It's hard to find a better lower-risk investment or a better blue chip than Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool
May 1, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Fortune Brands Shows Strength in Diversity Fortune Brands, Otter Tail, and 3M all look like safe holdings for the long term, shielded from disasters in any one business area by extremely diverse operations. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Five-Star Financials: Berkshire Hathaway Investors just can't get enough of this financial giant. While the company continues to produce excellent results and massive amounts of cash, the stock has basically tracked the S&P over the past five years. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Water in Your Portfolio? Southwest Water is a steady grower with the flexibility to continue that trend. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2008
Timothy M. Otte |
Fortune Still Down on Its Luck Management explains that they're growing market share and positioning the company for success in the long term. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2004
Matt Logan |
Building a Fortune Since becoming CEO, Norman Wesley has presided over a near doubling of earnings per share, and a 133% surge in Fortune's stock. Wesley talks about the company's history, expansion, and innovation. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2004 |
The Scoop on Splits Stock splits are much less meaningful than most people think. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Berkshire Hathaway's Lackluster 2011 Berkshire's stock didn't shine in 2011. What went wrong? |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Valentine's Day Stats Valetine's day is profitable for the retailers that cater to it. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2011
Tom Jacobs |
Breaking Up Is Fun to Do When a company plans a breakup, investors have plenty of good options. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
Buy, Sell, or Hold: Berkshire Hathaway With all due respect to Mr. Buffett, let's lay out the cases for buying, selling, and holding Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Even Warren Buffett Fell Behind Warren Buffett experienced a five-year period when his Berkshire Hathaway performed behind S&P index funds. What two traits did he use to get on top again? |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2005
Philip Durell |
Buffett's AAA Discount Is Berkshire Hathaway's credit rating at risk? Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Berkshire Takes Stake in Pier 1 Is the home furnishings retailer on the road to recovery? |
The Motley Fool
March 6, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
So Easy, a Caveman Can Shoot It Could Berkshire Hathaway cash in on ABC's sitcom idea based on GEICO's caveman characters? |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Are Big Banks Better? Find the financial services companies that meet your needs best. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
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What You Don't Know About Berkshire Hathaway If you're not reading Berkshire's filings, you may have overlooked some important facts about the company. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Buffett Buys. Should You? Warren Buffett says that Berkshire Hathaway will invest at least $5 billion in Goldman Sachs. What does Buffett's latest move mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
5 Reasons to Invest in Berkshire Hathaway Now In the midst of everything going on in the world, now is the time to be buying Berkshire Hathaway. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Chief Justice Roberts Sold Pfizer. Should You? Maybe, but not for the same reason. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Is Fortune Brands' Luck Finally Turning? Positive news out of the housing market may pass by Fortune Brands. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2004
Bill Mann |
Gates Joins Berkshire Board Taking Warren Buffett's late wife's seat, Bill Gates joins the Berkshire Hathaway board of directors. Here are some comedic ways things may change. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Fortune's Mixed Bag of Brands Fortune Brands has a business model with 44% of profits dependent on the struggling home improvement industry. But it is a growing player in the highly profitable spirits and wine segment of the alcohol industry. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2004
Bill Mann |
ServiceMaster Looks Clean to Berkshire The purchase of ServiceMaster and Comcast, along with Pier 1, seems to fit into a pattern of Berkshire Hathaway stock purchases of the last few years -- all seeming to focus on the home. |
BusinessWeek
December 5, 2005
Adrienne Carter |
What's In Buffett's Shopping Bag Warren E. Buffett's making up for missed chances and stocking the liquor cabinet while staying mum on key stakes. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Warren Buffett's Recommended-Reading List What to read to get ahead in the investing world. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2007
Chuck Saletta |
Inherit Warren Buffett's Investing Legacy You can become the next super-investor by buying businesses for less than they're worth. Moody's... Wells Fargo... etc. |
