The Motley Fool – When Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A – News) was buying railroad company Burlington Northern last December, Warren Buffett told Matt Rose: “I’ve seen what’s been done here [in the U.S.]. I think I know how the country is going to develop. I think the West is going to do well. I’d rather be in the West than the East. So I really don’t have much of a worry about that.”
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The Motley Fool – In coming up with ways to protect their portfolios, many investors draw on lessons learned from their most recent mistakes. Unfortunately, most people right now are taking the lessons they learned from the 2008 bear market and buying bonds, which could easily prove to be far riskier than they thought.
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The Motley Fool – The recent pullback in the stock market has many investors running for cover. Meanwhile, fear of an imminent double-dip recession and concerns about renewed pressure in the housing market has pushed bond prices to historic highs, reducing bond yields and creating an income crunch for savers. Throughout 2010, billions of dollars have gone into bond mutual funds, and the trend shows no sign of reversing anytime soon.
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The Motley Fool – The U.S. Senate passed financial regulation yesterday, leaving just a presidential signature to transform bill to law. To be sure, the push to passage has been less titillating than Mel Gibson’s ongoing series of vitriolic rants.
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The Motley Fool – BP’s (NYSE: BP – News) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has dominated the news since a Transocean (NYSE: RIG – News) rig exploded and burned, unleashing a nonstop oil gusher from its badly damaged well.
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The Motley Fool – This week, Monsanto’s (NYSE: MON – News) Chairman and CEO Hugh Grant and its CFO Carl Casale both filed SEC Form 4s to record purchases of stock. Grant bought 37,500 shares and Casale bought 30,000. With shares north of $50 a piece, the combined investment of more than $3.5 billion is pretty substantial even for well-paid executives. Money doesn’t grow on corn stalks, you know.
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The Motley Fool – In the financial markets, investors who take risks often reap the biggest rewards. Although most of the bond market has been among investors’ favorite places for new money in recent months, junk bonds just might be giving you enough potential reward to justify their risk.
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The Motley Fool – Investors have gotten increasingly frustrated with companies that hoard their cash instead of putting it to better use — like paying dividends to shareholders. But if you like a particular stock as an investment, but also need to draw income from it, there’s still a way to turn you shares into a stream of income.
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