Is Waste Management a Buy Today?

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January 25, 2012 | Comments (5)

The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which editor/analyst Isaac Pino and editor/analyst Austin Smith discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Austin and Isaac look at the trash collection industry to expose a strong company that investors should consider for their portfolios. Many companies in this area were able to weather the economic downturn over the past few years. The most diversified players not only generate cash and strong margins, but they continue to invest in growth opportunities. Find out which company Isaac likes for the year ahead.

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Austin Smith and Isaac Pino have no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Waste Management. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Waste Management. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Report this Comment On January 25, 2012, at 11:53 AM, djohn1969 wrote:

Good info. Just a thought here... I own and follow so many different individual stocks that I have to save copies of most the info I read since it's simply impossible to remember all the info I encounter that's useful to to my ongoing due diligence. Can't do that at all with video clips... plus, I'm not the only one who prefers the option to scan articles quickly, rather than be forced to sit through banter for a few gems of info... perhaps transcripts could be posted as .pdf files along with video clips... ambitious, I know, but perhaps worth considering.
Report this Comment On January 25, 2012, at 6:14 PM, 1caflash wrote:

Your articles are informative, and the video clips make The Motley Fool more personal.
Report this Comment On January 25, 2012, at 6:16 PM, 1caflash wrote:

Your articles are informative, and the video clips make The Motley Fool more personal.
Report this Comment On January 25, 2012, at 6:18 PM, 1caflash wrote:

My computer became impersonal.
Report this Comment On January 27, 2012, at 11:44 AM, RedtheBear wrote:

I live far out in the middle on nowhere and the high speed internet service is unavalible to me except thru the expensive sat. service. I like, djohn1969, like to save copies of the various articles for reference and further study. I have found Motley Fool's information every helpful and interesting but film clips are impossable to save
If it were possible to provide written transcrips of these interviews it would be great.
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