The Motley Fool: The Fribble -- 1997 Archives

December

12/30/97 -- Losing Your Money Wisely, By George Runkle
12/29/97 -- My Four Little Chips, by Choklatmlk
12/26/97 -- Asset Allocation? by Phred5252
12/24/97 -- Quality Pays, by John Bain
12/23/97 -- The Broker Ball, by Patrick Chylinski
12/22/97 -- A Rookie's Fribble
12/19/97 -- The Anonymity Fribble
12/18/97 -- Of Sizzle Cymbals and Horn Sections, by Mike Williams
12/17/97 -- What if the Fool Went Public?, by WadaPhooliam
12/16/97 -- A 3,000-Year-Old Investment Strategy, by Bob White
12/15/97 -- The Twelve Days of Fooldom, by David Grimm
12/12/97 -- The Josiah Carberry Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
12/11/97 -- A Foolish History, by John Baker
12/10/97 -- Does the Money Really Matter?, by David Quinby
12/09/97 -- Hiring the Best Manager -- You!
12/08/97 -- Lights, Decorations, Action, by Vince Bourgault
12/05/97 -- Checking the Pencil Marks, by Patrick Chylinski
12/04/97 -- The Junk E-mail Spam Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
12/03/97 -- Wiseguys and Fools, by Mike Kestner
12/02/97 -- Defenestration and Cash, by Wendy B G
12/01/97 -- Market Freeway, by Dan Coyle

November

11/28/97 -- A Day at the Races, by Steve Lane
11/27/97 -- No Report, U.S. Federal Holiday - Thanksgiving
11/26/97 -- A Sure Thing, by Jabinffx
11/25/97 -- Back in the U.S.A., by George Runkle
11/24/97 -- In So Many Words, by Jerry Thomas
11/18/97 -- Lessons from Childhood Applied, by Debora Tidwell
11/14/97 -- The Greeting Card Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
11/13/97 -- Mutual Fund "Opportunities"
11/12/97 -- What, Me Worry? Yes! by Wendy B G
11/11/97 -- The Fool-Lib Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
11/10/97 -- Wanton Consumer Lust, by Richard Dressner
11/06/97 -- The Keystone Portfolio Approach, by Robert Sheard
11/05/97 -- The Wise Dogs of the Dow, by Thomas Roberts
11/04/97 -- Mr. Octobers, by Ward Rice
11/03/97 -- Thanks, Grandpa! by PatAC

October

10/31/97 -- Marathon Investing, by Eric Turkewitz
10/30/97 -- The Good News Bears, by Steve Obeda
10/29/97 -- Insurance as an Investment? Not! by Robert Sheard
10/28/97 -- The Fixties - 1997, by Rick Aristotle Munarriz
10/27/97 -- For the Price of a Soda, by Robert Sheard
10/24/97 -- Karate, Gardening, and Investing, by Jeff Jackson
10/23/97 -- Leave That 401(k) Alone, by David M. Grimm
10/22/97 -- Distribution of Bad Investments, by George Runkle
10/21/97 -- The New Technical Analysis Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
10/20/97 -- A Penny A Day, by Greg Stokes
10/17/97 -- What To Do With a Raise, by Leslie Spencer
10/16/97 -- Everyday Saving, by Dan Coyle
10/10/97 -- What If the Fool Went Away? by Eric Desch
10/09/97 -- The Gardner Gambit by Douglas C. Rapier
10/08/97 -- The What's-All-the-Fuss-about-Tulips Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
10/07/97 -- PHooleD, by Michael Markowski
10/06/97 -- What You Know Sometimes Ain't Enough, by Tod Allen
10/03/97 -- The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
10/02/97 -- Fees, Glorious Fees, by [email protected]
10/01/97 -- Accidental Wealth, by Terry Christopher

September

09/30/97 -- You Can Lead Them to Water..., by Dan Coyle
09/29/97 -- A Spoonful of Avarice, by Reynold Bourquin ([email protected])
09/26/97 -- Flower Power and the BTD, Douglas Rapier
09/25/97 -- Blind Hog Finds Fooldom, by Robert E. Oberdorf
09/24/97 -- The Cracker Barrel Lesson, by Walt6807
09/23/97 -- Back To the Sand Dunes, by Hardeep Dhindsa
09/22/97 -- Greed -- A Four-Letter Word
09/19/97 -- The Best Game In Town
09/16/97 -- The Investing Life, by Richard Dressner
09/15/97 -- Investing From the Other Side of the World, by Mike Williams
09/12/97 -- MarketTimers are AlleyWhiners and the Foolish Four Will Always Score
09/11/97 -- Buffetting, Bucking, and Bumping Buffett? by [email protected]
09/10/97 -- The Credit Card Contest, by Debora Tidwell
09/08/97 -- Third-- and Fourth--Generation Fools, by TMF Style
09/05/97 -- The Oseola McCarty Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
09/04/97 -- Wise Innumeracy, by [email protected]
09/03/97 -- To Teach Is to Know, by [email protected]
09/02/97 -- Penny Stocks Aren't the Only Way To Lose Money, by TMF Runkle

August

08/29/97 -- The Quick Buck Spurned, by [email protected]
08/28/97 -- Singles and Doubles, by [email protected]
08/27/97 -- The Parable of 10,000 Nickels, by TMF AnnC
08/26/97 -- Life is Good (Right Now), by [email protected]
08/25/97 -- Wise Advice From Your Average Bear by [email protected]
08/22/97 Ten Percent Savings, Guaranteed! by [email protected]
08/21/97 -- Permanent News or Traffic Jams in Abu Dhabi by TMF Runkle
08/20/97 Sensibility and Suitability by [email protected]
08/19/97 -- Fly Foolball Logic by TMF Edible
08/18/97 -- The Fred Schwed Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
08/14/97 -- Me! by TMF Mishap
08/13/97 -- A Tale of Two Pennies, by TMF Edible
08/11/97 -- Report From Al-Dhafrahor Dry Foolishness, by TMF Runkle
08/07/97 -- The First Ambition of Every Man ,by [email protected]
08/06/97 -- Solid Gold Cadillac Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
08/05/97 -- Patience, Commitment, Rewards, and the Nintendo Generation, by [email protected]
08/04/97 -- Socially Responsible Funds, by [email protected]
08/01/97 -- Give Me da Rok, Baby! by TMF Weekly

July

07/30/97 -- The Klark Kent Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
07/29/97 -- Ignorance Isn't Bliss; It's Costly, by [email protected]
07/28/97 -- Fifteen-or Thirty-Year Mortgage? by [email protected]
07/25/97 -- Why Not GE? by [email protected]
07/24/97 -- The Bull Market is Ending in My Office by DrMovieGuy
07/23/97 -- The Mythology and Psychology of Stock Splits, by [email protected]
07/22/97 -- Taking My Own Advice by [email protected]
07/21/97 -- The Marching Band Fribble by TMF Selena
07/18/97 -- When a Foolmobile Is No Longer Foolish by TMF Runkle
07/17/97 -- Too Many Stocks, So Little Time by TMF Python
07/16/97 -- The Trouble with Wish Lists, by [email protected]
07/15/97 -- Fishing on the Message Boards, by TMF Runkle
07/14/97 -- Shooting Stars, by o2jibe
07/11/97 -- I Went, You See, to See the Sea, by TMF Weekly
07/10/97 -- The Pterodactyl Wing Fribble, by TMF Selena
07/09/97 -- A Day Without the Dow (Almost) by [email protected]
07/08/97 -- Bless the Slow Mail by [email protected]
07/03/97 -- Two Brains, or Too Much Brain, by [email protected]
07/02/97 -- Gooroo Perils, by Roger Dooley
07/01/97 -- Cost Savings Through Mergers, by Jim Lemke

June

06/30/97 -- The Mishap in TMF Mishap, by Neil Campbell
06/27/97 -- The Not So Nifty Fifty, by TMF Runkle
06/26/97 -- The Future Starts Now, By TMF Catlst
06/25/97 -- Was I Asleep Or Am I Just Dense? by Mike Meador
06/24/97 -- Foolish Childhood, by [email protected]
06/23/97 -- She coude speke no frenshe', by Dave Berger
06/20/97 -- The Hippo Feet Fribble, by Selena Maranjian
06/19/97 -- The Stuffed Green Peppers of Investing, by Mike Williams
06/18/97 -- Fribble III on Dollar--Cost Averaging, by TMF Runkle
06/12/97 -- The True Competitive Spirit, by TMF Twitty
06/10/97 -- Fool in a Strange Land, by TMF Taxes
06/09/97 -- Something to Put Away, by TMF Python
06/06/97 -- Burt Bacharach on Investing, by (TMF Selena)
06/05/97 -- Two Foolish Lessons Learnt by One Foreign Fool, by Dave Berger
06/04/97 -- How a Fool and a Radio Promoter Saved the Country, By SandyPrice
06/03/97 -- The Investor's Green Thumb, by TMF 2Aruba

May

05/30/97 -- DRiPs: Investing For The Foolish Proletariat, by TMFRunkle
05/28/97 -- Investing For The Really Long Haul, by Cormend
05/27/97 -- Your Insurance or Your Life, by TMF Runkle
05/22/97 -- Start Early...Finish Big, by TMF Sheard
05/22/97 -- The Rule of 72, by Mike Buckley
05/19/97 -- I Want My, ummm, TV?, by tom pedersen
05/16/97 -- So You Say Your Luck Is Awful? by TMF Sheard
05/15/97 -- Country & City Mice from E--Sop's Frables
05/14/97 -- City Girl Kills Fatted Calf, by Abonner201
05/13/97 -- A LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS , by Jerry Thomas
05/12/97 -- Insuring Foolishness, or I'll Bet You Can't Believe I'm This Nasty, by TMF Runkle
05/09/97 -- Send in the Clown, by TMF Sheard
05/08/97 -- The Ex--Widge! by Roman A. Clef
05/07/97 -- Let's Hear It For Self Investing, by [email protected]
05/06/97 -- Imbibing vs. Investing, by GrapeWiz
05/05/97 -- Styles On Video, by David Wolpe
05/01/97 -- Foolish Guide to Simpleton Investing, by Tom Gardner

April

04/30/97 -- I Sold Coke For 3Com, by TMF Runkle
04/29/97 -- Getting Soaked, by Norm DePlume
04/24/97 -- Pensees of a Telecommuter, by TMF Sheard
04/22/97 -- Bricks and Mortar: Just How Safe Is Safe?, by [email protected]
04/21/97 -- Eenie, Meenie, Teenie, Beanie, by [email protected]
04/18/97 -- Where Are the Molly and Dan of Wall Street?, by TMF Sheard
04/17/97 -- Cold--Calling Buzzards, by Phred5252
04/16/97 -- Las Vegas, Mr. Spock and the Foolish Investor, by [email protected]
04/15/97 -- Folly Within the Academy, by [email protected]
04/14/97 -- Easing a New Fool Into the Market, by [email protected]
04/11/97 -- Trade Show Sideshow, by GrapeWiz
04/10/97 -- Dollar-Cost Averaging Part 2, or A passionately Dull Subject?, by GWRunkle
04/09/97 -- Now is Not the Time to Misuse Money [email protected]
04/07/97 -- Ten Little Race Cars Clarified, by [email protected]
04/04/97 -- Variable Annuities: A Way to Plan for the Future, or a Tax--Deferred Bad Investment?, by GWRunkle
04/03/97 -- Foolish Gambling, by [email protected]
04/02/97 -- The Merit of Immaturity or Daffy Duck the Righteous, by MF Jesting

March

03/31/97 -- Cargo Cults, by cbstd
03/27/97 -- Enlightenment, by MF Edible
03/26/97 -- On Money, Time, and Happiness, by MF DowMan
03/25/97 -- Dollar-Cost Averaging: An Excellent Investment or a Big Surprise? by MF Runkle
03/24/97 -- The Ten Foolish Commandments, by MF Cormend
03/21/97 -- Ten Little Race Cars, by [email protected]
03/20/97 -- Cold--Call Repartee, by [email protected]
03/14/97 -- Robot Dogma or Good Ideas Gone Bad, by MF Jesting
03/13/97 -- Keep Them Pennies A--Flowing!, by David Berger
03/12/97 -- Is Foolishness Finished? Are the Wise Losing Their Zip? by MF Runkle
03/11/97 -- The Physics of Foolishness, by MF Buck
03/10/97 -- Foolish Sound Check, by MF Edible
03/07/97 -- A Fribbless Fribble, or Words Madly in Search of an Idea, by MF Runkle
03/06/97 -- On Jay Gatsby, the Motley Fools, and the Woodstock Music Festival, by MF Yorick
03/05/97 -- OK, So I'm Still Learning, by MF Shrimp
03/04/97 -- Welcome, Foolish Mortals, by MF Edible
03/03/97 -- Zen Investing: Family Treasures, by [email protected]

February

02/28/97 -- The Dow is Falling, by [email protected]
02/27/97 -- Trend Spotting, by MF Apollo
02/26/97 -- Extra! Extra! Get Your Hype Here! by MF Shrimp
02/25/97 -- Where is Chicken Little When You Need Him, by MF Cormend
02/24/97 -- Beating the Footsie -- A Fribble from the Old World, by [email protected]
02/21/97 -- An Open Fribble to All Engineers, by MF Runkle
02/20/97 -- It's the Teeth, Stupid!, Not by MF Buck, but by Bigfootmm
02/19/97 -- The Name of the Game, by JC Belke
02/18/97 -- Making Money on the Market, Part 2, by MF Runkle
02/14/97 -- Making Money on the Market, Part 1, by MF Runkle
02/13/97 -- Credit Where Credit is Due, by MF Ham
02/12/97 -- A Word By Any Other Name, by MF Edible
02/11/97 -- Further Thoughts on 3Com, by [email protected]
02/10/97 -- A Trip to Hawaii, or Fools in Grass Skirts, by MF Runkle
02/07/97 -- Today's Youth, Tomorrow's...What?, by MF Shrimp
02/06/97 -- Sound Bites and the Market, by [email protected]
02/04/97 -- Beaning the Dow, by MF Cormend
02/03/97 -- But My Broker Said It Would Fly!, by MF Shrimp

January

01/31/97 -- Technology Dilemmas, by MF Dowman
01/30/97 -- A Study In Black and White or A Lesson to the Contrary by MF Shrimp
01/29/97 -- Chocolate and Your Portfolio, by MF Ptah
01/28/97 -- Alas! For the Would--Be Foolette!, by NThomas329
01/24/97 -- Vague Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by MF Cheeze
01/23/97 -- A Tale of Two Dogs, by MF Runkle
01/22/97 -- (Twenty) One Up on Wall Street, by MF Cormend
01/21/97 -- More Wise Advice, by Frank Womble
01/20/97 -- The Horrors of a New Millennium, by MF Osprey
01/17/97 -- Liberation from Within, by MF Runkle
01/16/97 -- Foolish Etiquette 101, by MF Shrimp
01/15/97 -- Alien Investing Strategies, by MF Runkle
01/14/97 -- Tax Refund Follies, by [email protected]
01/13/97 -- The Best and Worst of '96, by MF Runkle
01/10/97 -- Not All Brokers Are Like This, But ... by [email protected]
01/09/97 -- Fundamental Risk, by MF Bogey
01/08/97 -- Budgeting Foolishly, by MF Ham
01/07/97 -- Revisiting Our Friend Amiga, by MF Runkle
01/06/97 -- A Prehistoric Parody, by O2jibe
01/03/97 -- Mastering Life--Saving Techniques, by MF Cormend
01/02/97 -- You Get What You Pay For, by MD5000