Motley Fool

Pros: This is a hard one. hmmm, it's funny read for fiction lovers and republicans.
Cons: If you value your money, don't get deceived, go somewhere else. 

The article titles by these guys are over exaggerated and often blown out of proportion. The content tends to be very Republican oriented or Extreme Rightist opinionated to attract certain type of audience. They are too much racially focused as ...

Pros: The discussion boards
Cons: Poor half-baked investment advice.

The Motley Fool is the financial supersite of brothers Tom and David Gardner. It is the wildly successful offspring of a financial newsletter the brothers started in 1993. After receiving only 38 subscriptions after their first publication,...

Pros: Free financial information
Cons: Cutesy commentary, poorly organized

The Motley Fool was one of the earliest financial websites on the web and the only I know of that is famous for it's sense of humor. The light-hearted advice is new twist on staid, boring financial websites, but it rubs me the wrong way. Although I enjoy...

Pros: An entertainment company, just minting money by selling books and services to "loyal" followers
Cons: Too afraid to compare last 3 yrs, last 5 yrs data on a regular basis

Motley Fools does not share their last 1 year, last 3yrs, last 5yrs, last 10 yrs data for Rule Breaker strategy. They only share YTD and "since inception" data. Which is misleading to most of the investors. Rule breaker portfolio is essentially the...

Pros: supposedly free
Cons: bad investment advice is often far from free

I'm sorry but who in there right mind would get there investment advice from these crackpots? There's an old saying that in a flood even ?><:"<>? floats. Well let me tell you folks, it's been pretty easy to make money in...

Pros: Decent, basic advice.
Cons: Dont take it too seriously.

Fool's Advice in A Nutshell Here's the Motley Fools (good) advice in a nutshell - 1.Save money. 2.Avoid taxes. 3.Look out for fees. 4.Dont try to beat the market, since you probably cant. Some More Good Advice Here's some ...

Pros: much good information
Cons: doesn't leave me feeling confident somehow

Although I don't often visit the webpage, I've been on the Motley Fool mailing list for some time. When I signed up, I clicked on everything that looked vaguely interesting, and as a result receive more mail from them than I could ever read. There are...

Pros: e mail alerts, useful info
Cons: n/a

The Motley Fool is a great site for beginning investors, thus giving a foundation for investment strategies. They stress holding on to good companies no matter what. The cost of day trading is high and can be very risky for the beginner. Eventually,...

Pros: Great information, stock quotes, commentary, timely.
Cons: Lots of annoying pop-ups. Occasional quirks/downtime.

Being an avid stock-market fan I subscribe to a plethora of websites; some useful, some not. Fool.com is one of those that falls into the first category. I have been using Fool.com since mid June '01 and have found their webpage very helpful for advice...

Pros: Wonderful marketing
Cons: Not so sure the substance of the site is up to par

Out of all of the financial websites this is the one that I find to be most needlessly hyped. Essentially, the Motley Fool site has managed to gain legions of fans because they are very good at marketing themselves. Now this is not a crime, but some of...

Pros: Solid, well-written, and interesting basic financial information. Very good message boards (I'll write about these separately)
Cons: Hypocritical criticism of the financial establishment. Nearly cult-like atmosphere.

Fools, they call themselves, inspired by Shakespeare's court jesters. Instead of kings, the Motley Fool's targets are full-service brokers, financial advisers, the mainstream press, and all other purveyors of conventional financial wisdom, who the...

Pros: Good induction to the basics
Cons: Little advanced material

One of the first things you will notice as you start on the Motley Fool home page is a distinct difference in approach over other financial web sites. That would be the picture of a Fool. But unlike the expected imagery you might conjure in your mind,...

Pros: well written content
Cons: hard to navigate, find your way around

I'm no usability engineer, but I know what I like and I don't like how this site is laid out. What could have been an awful user experience is just made bad by the incredibly good content scattered throughout the site. Problem is, it's hard to get to...

Pros: useful advice
Cons: not for beginners

well I'm no financial wizard, not even a good financial guesser. I approached this site because of a link I received saying that it will help the beginner learn how to invest. I suppose I was as "beginner" as they come. I looked but couldn't...

Pros: Well-written features, comprehensive company news, well-thought-out investment philosophy, lots of consumer information, well-attended message boards
Cons: Little on-the-run information, not as slick as some others

This is a curious site. Born on America Online in 1994, the Motley Fool is a Mother Earth meets the Wall Street Journal, chaperoned by Peter Lynch and Bill Gates. Down home advice on controlling spending, intelligent commentary on the markets, stock...