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How To: Horse Betting Horse racing has its own language. Thankfully, it's easy to learn.   |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2004
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7 Lessons From the Racetrack Horseracing and investing have much in common. These seven lessons are just as helpful for turning good handicappers into good bettors as it is for turning good business analysts into better investors. |
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March 2002
Michael Kaplan |
The High Tech Trifecta They've got multimillion-dollar bankrolls, lightning-fast networks, and a probability-crunching system that leaves the odds in the dust. Meet the pari-mutuel fund managers who are redefining horse racing... |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2005
Rich Smith |
Simplify, Simplify Your Stocks Why the stock market isn't as un-level a playing field as it seems. All it takes is an understanding of a few obvious key metrics to help you separate the winners from the losers. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
3 Themes to Watch Right Now In investing, it's not simply about what is likely to happen, but how likely something is to happen and how that compares to valuations. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Big Money in Horse Racing Horse racing is certainly a high-risk business -- for all concerned. But if you can foresee the next Secretariat or Smarty Jones, the profits will more than make up for the costs. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2010
Diane M. Grassi |
Horse Racing Industry Saddled With Financial Meltdown The 2010 thoroughbred horse racing season has seen its Triple Crown races pass, yet thoroughbred racing fans can still look ahead to some key summer races. |
Salon.com
May 8, 2000
Steve Kurutz |
Pony up for OTB Who needs horses when you've got a row of TVs in an airless storefront at the off-track betting parlor? |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 31, 2004
Lukas & Kirby |
Horse Sense: D. Wayne Lukas on Managing Should managers be treated like high-performance racehorses? This top trainer has experience with both. A Harvard Business Review excerpt. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
This Is More Important Than Investment Profits Profits are not the only way to judge the success of an investment. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot Gets Religion The board of directors requires a two-thirds vote to approve CEO pay. Now let's see what else its members can come up with to restore investor confidence in their ability to lead Home Depot forward. |
The Motley Fool
February 28, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Small Advantages, Big Wins Here's why so many value investors ignore the next big thing to concentrate on the boring ideas right under our noses, like big retailers. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Horse of a Different Color UPS's sponsorship of Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown is a new breed of endorsement. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2010
Seth Jayson |
Where's the Cash Coming From at Home Depot? Over the past 12 months Home Depot turned 6.2% of its revenue into FCF. That sounds OK, but let's compare that figure to sector and industry peers and competitors. |
Sports Illustrated
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Chat Reel: Bill Nack SI writer dishes the dirt on this year's Kentucky Derby |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
Brian Grow |
Out At Home Depot Behind the flame out of controversial CEO Bob Nardelli. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Face-Off: Home-Improvement Giants One of the biggest questions on investors' minds is what will happen to the homebuilding market in 2007. Home Depot wins the face-off, with three wins to Lowe's two, but the best strategy may be to consider a weighting in both. |
AskMen.com
Steve Seepersaud |
Wealthy Animal Athletes Successful athletes raking in thousands or even millions of dollars aren't always creatures of the human variety. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull Home Depot offers growth at a reasonable price. |
Salon.com
May 3, 2002
King Kaufman |
Equal opportunity at the Kentucky Derby Where billionaires and Arab sheiks mingle with lesser Backstreet Boys and B-movie actresses with three names, and all that stuff about how every horse can win turns out to be sorta true... |
Sports Illustrated
May 3, 2002
Tim Layden |
Breaking down the Derby field It's not entirely true that Saturday's 128th Kentucky Derby is completely wide open... |
Salon.com
December 19, 2000
Mark Miller |
Julie Krone At 2 years old she was already on horseback. Last year saw her become the first female jockey inducted into thoroughbred racing's Hall of Fame... |
Sports Illustrated
May 19, 2000
William Nack |
Chat Reel: SI's William Nack Other horses seem to be racing for second |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The Vilification of Bob Nardelli, Part 2 What can investors learn from the departure of Home Depot's boss? |
Registered Rep.
May 2, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
Race Horses: Good For A Gamble, Bad For Investment Yet plenty of shirts have been lost to a horse both on Wall Street and in Bluegrass Country. Some financial advisors and industry experts say that investing in the horserace industry is a sucker bet. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Is CEO Pay Really Out of Whack? Their companies' performance may be faltering, but CEOs' pay packages sure aren't. Is this a new era of corporate greed? What does it mean to shareholders? |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Andrea Kalvesmaki |
Home Depot Turns Fizzle to Sizzle A lean management style pays off for this retailer. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Road Apples on Wall Street Is the market truly a big gambling machine governed by Lady Luck? |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
A Do-It-Yourself Analysis Home Depot turns in another fine operating performance. At 18 times earnings, and a double-digit percentage increase in earnings on the way, the stock is value-priced. |
Sports Illustrated
May 17, 2001
Mark Beech |
Congaree can If Richly Blended sets fractions on Saturday in the Preakness that are solid but not blistering, say 46 seconds for the half-mile instead of 44, then Congaree should be the horse to beat... |
Sports Illustrated
April 7, 2000
Mark Beech |
Derby weekend out West Outside of the three Triple Crown races, it's hard to imagine a deeper lineup of quality 3-year-olds than the one that will head to the post in the Santa Anita Derby this Saturday.... |
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2007
Diane Brady |
"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium" With likability a buzzword among CEO headhunters, it can make all the difference. |
Sports Central
July 19, 2005
Mark Chalifoux |
A Visit to Redneck Wall Street The author recounts his first exposure to betting on horse races at River Downs. |
Salon.com
May 5, 2002
King Kaufman |
Still life with horse War Emblem jockey Victor Espinoza had simple instructions for the Kentucky Derby: Don't do anything. He didn't, and the colt went wire to wire... |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Say It Ain't So, Smarty Belmont Stakes turned out impressive results, despite the outcome. Race tracks, media companies, and retailers benefited from Smarty Jones' popularity. |
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May 2007
Kathleen M. McBride |
Opening Day Chuck Akre's FBR Small Cap Fund is once again accepting new business. |
The Motley Fool
May 30, 2006
Rich Duprey |
Home Depot Abdicates Responsibility When management and directors abdicate their responsibilities, what can shareholders do? Either oust management and the board, or oust the stock from your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Home Depot The home improvement retailer reports first-quarter 2006 numbers tomorrow. Here's what you need to know to make sense of the news. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Hello, American Greetings To sum up, the greeting-card company is selling less, making less profit on what it does sell, its stock price is lagging, and management has spent $200 million of shareholders' money to buy back shares at 11% higher prices than those shares are worth today. |
Salon.com
May 1, 2002
Allen Barra |
They shoot horse racing, don't they? The glorious sport of thoroughbred racing is dying -- and part of the reason is the greed of owners who put champions out to stud in their prime... |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
8 More Stock Market Mistakes Investors Make The truth is, all people make mistakes with their money. But what separates the winners from the losers are those who can apply what they've learned. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005
Djuranovic & Hwang |
Stocks 2005: Silicon Labs vs. Home Depot Who'll win this cross-industry match-up? Join "Stock Madness 2005," a contest based loosely on the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, a.k.a. March Madness to find out. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2004
Whitney Tilson |
Gaining an Investment Edge Here's how to beef up your portfolio and beat the market. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Come Join the Gawkers This time of the year, everyone seems to care about retail sales. Does that mean anything to investors? |
