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The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005 |
A Foolish Lottery Take Put your math hat on when you think about lotteries. Smart investors shouldn't buy lottery tickets, except as very infrequent amusements.   |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
Rich Smith |
Lottery Nation Even with a portfolio constructed entirely from dividend-paying stocks, you'd find yourself hard-pressed to get by on the income stream that $200,000 can generate. So, forget about lottery tickets and thinking $200,000 qualifies you as rich. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Critiquing the Lottery Critics' Critic If you're a sensible sort, you understand that the odds of winning big money in a lottery are so extremely remote that it's not worth buying tickets. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Win More in the Lottery! Lottery jackpots are growing as your chance of winning shrinks. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Rats, I Won the Lottery! You should wish lottery jackpots only on your most hated enemies. Perhaps, instead of betting on 1-in-80 million odds, you might invest in some shares of companies that can much more reliably, and safely, reward you. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
A Lottery You Always Win Slow, regular savings may not be glamorous -- some might say they're outright boring -- but when you have time and the power of compound interest working for you, regular savings get the job done. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Make This Dumb Decision Do yourself a favor, rein in your desperate impulses, and you'll emerge from this recession in better shape. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Adventure Trips - Lottery Lottery fever has taken over the adventure world, which suddenly makes us miss waiting in line. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2005
Jim Mueller |
The Information Game Information improves the odds and is key to success in the stock market. When gambling, no amount of information will improve your odds. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Golden Tickets Lately, it seems, most state and federal agencies -- and many private ones, too -- have hit on the same solution to growing populations and shrinking everything else: the lottery. |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Bankrupt Man Wins Lottery People need to learn more to prepare effectively for comfortable retirements. Odds are, we won't win any lottery jackpots, but through saving and investing, we can do OK. And if we do win a lottery, we'll be prepared to allocate that money intelligently. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for That Asteroid! You may have only 24 years left on Earth. But don't change your investment plans just yet. Continue investing in stocks for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
Winning the Retirement Lottery Beating the market is seldom easy, but neither is hitting the lottery. Unless you believe the odds of building a successful portfolio are worse than 146,107,962 to 1, the stock market still offers your best bet at a comfortable retirement. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
GTech Is a Money Maker Lottery operator GTech reports record revenues and raises its guidance. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Lottery for Losers The new Florida Lotto ad campaign is a real gamble. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Sure Things Beat Bad Bets Investing and growing your money is a long-term strategy. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to getting rich. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2007
Rich Duprey |
The Long Odds of Lotto Playing games of chance is a losing bet for everyone -- except the companies that make them happen. You have much better odds investing that money. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Rushing Online For Super Bowl Tickets Super Bowl fans log on to find those elusive Super Bowl seats. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Investing World Cup: China Rebuttal China is a lottery ticket with decent odds, whereas Western Europe's payoffs are comparatively smaller. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
A Lottery Jackpot You Can Win You don't have to take huge, improbable chances in your quest for wealth. Try these tips instead. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Of Course You Can Make $200,000 Blow away the lottery on your way to big bucks -- by being rational. Take some time to make sure you're saving and investing as effectively as possible, lest you end up missing out on some thousands more you could have accumulated. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Are You Ready to Hit the Jackpot? How to pay taxes on your lottery winnings. |
Job Journal
August 19, 2012
Robert Wilson |
The Uncomfort Zone: Wishful Thinking Won't do Optimism is important for a successful job search, but it needs to be backed by commitment, and above all, action. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Two Holes-in-One in a Single Day? Yawn ... Don't let big payoffs get you overexcited. You're more likely to rack up some amazing achievements in investing over the long haul -- that's how most multi-baggers materialize. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Beat the Lottery! Scientific Games expands its relationship with the Massachusetts State Lottery. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A Dollar Tree and a Dream The leading dollar store exceeds expectations as store traffic and average ticket sales grow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Beware of Magical Thinking Blind optimism, luck, and hope are not sound retirement strategies. A retirement plan consists of creating an estimate of retirement expenses, which is supported by consistent saving and investments in sound companies. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
GTECH's Holding On Despite all the legal troubles in Brazil, the lottery systems provider's shareholders have still prospered. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Will Your Stock Hit Rock Bottom? Ownership bias may prevent you from realizing the truth worth of your stock. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Do Both! Use your money as if life is both short and long. |
Fast Company
April 2010
Ben Paynter |
Buy Now or Later: SeatGeek Predicts the Next Hot Ticket SeatGeek answers the big question of sports and concert tickets: Buy now or later? |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Marko Djuranovic |
Scientific Games' Hot Hand Despite some debt concerns, this lottery machine maker looks solid. At its current valuation, Scientific Games offers investors a good opportunity to grab a piece of the growing gaming industry pie. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2009
Adrian Rush |
Scalpers Play Scrooge in Boston We've all heard the stories about eager entrepreneurs scooping up the choice tickets for an event and then reselling them for ridiculous profits. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Not Quite a Jackpot Today's GTECH buyout shows that smart bets don't always work out for investors, especially if you're late. |
Job Journal
October 26, 2008
Len Sandler |
Why Aren't There More Good Managers? With the basics of good management well known, why are good managers so rare? |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2007
Richard Gibbons |
The Easiest Path to $1 Million Making your first million really isn't as hard as it seems. Simply buy stocks on a regular basis and wait for them to become worth a bundle. Consider: Moody's... Wells Fargo... etc. |
