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Rich Smith

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Rich Smith has been a contributing writer and analyst for The Motley Fool since 2003. Smith has also written for Yahoo! Finance, AOL DailyFinance, and served as a contributing analyst for Islero in Norway. Prior to The Motley Fool, Smith served as an international attorney practicing in the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine. He holds a B.A. in International Relations from William & Mary, a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and a Language Certification from the International Institute of Russian Language & Culture. The Globe and Mail featured him in an article titled, "Ex-lawyer one of the best stock pickers since 2009."

Recent Articles by Rich Smith

Dec 19, 2013 by Rich Smith

Congress Asked to Approve C-130J Super Hercules Upgrades for Norway

Lockheed Martin, General Electric, and Rolls Royce named principal contractors.

Dec 19, 2013 by Rich Smith

NASA Awards Boeing and Lockheed $160 Million for New Mars Mission

InSight space probe will focus on figuring out how Mars' geology evolved.

Dec 19, 2013 by Rich Smith

Mortgage Rates Rise Modestly; Taper News Not Yet at Work

Rates inch up across the board in data collected mostly before the Fed's Wednesday announcement.

Dec 19, 2013 by Rich Smith

Thursday's Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)

Analyst picks three winners in the airline space.

Dec 19, 2013 by Rich Smith

Boeing Releases Final Plane Order Update of 2013

Two new 767 orders received aren't enough to lift Boeing past Airbus.

Dec 18, 2013 by Rich Smith

Cabela's to Double Store Presence in South Carolina

As first store in the state opens next year, a second will begin construction in Fort Mill.

Dec 18, 2013 by Rich Smith

Pentagon Awards $474 Million in Defense Contracts Wednesday

Pfizer, Boeing, Textron, Rockwell Collins, and ... Oracle win contracts.

Dec 18, 2013 by Rich Smith

Wednesday's Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)

Analyst picks two winners in the upscale-grocery-store segment.

Dec 17, 2013 by Rich Smith

Pentagon Awards $712 Million in Defense Contracts Tuesday

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Hyster-Yale and Rocky Brands all win work.

Dec 17, 2013 by Rich Smith

Boeing Awarded Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile Export Contract

Pentagon awards Boeing two contracts, one of which will ship missiles abroad to multiple foreign buyers.

Dec 17, 2013 by Rich Smith

Raytheon Wins 3 Defense Contracts Worth $196 Million Combined

Company will supply X-band radars for Missile Defense, recertify missiles for the Navy, and do further radar work for Taiwan.

Dec 17, 2013 by Rich Smith

Tuesday's Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)

Analysts shift stance on Mercadolibre, iRobot, and Huntington Ingalls.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Investors Overreact to a Revolution-ary Contract

Revolution Lighting's Navy contract Monday was good news -- just not as good as people seem to think.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Britain Begins Purchasing Parts to Build New Nuke Sub Fleet

$129 million in long-lead parts purchases are just the tip of the iceberg.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

The United States Will Take Bronze in 2014

We don't know who will win all the Olympic medals -- but America's guaranteed at least one bronze in 2014.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Air Force Hires Boeing and Lockheed for $531 Million Worth of Space Launches

Funds are directed through the companies' combined "United Launch Services" joint venture.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Pentagon Awards $1.12 Billion in Defense Contracts Monday

Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and Abbott Labs all win contracts.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Meet Iraq's New Air Force, Compliments of Lockheed Martin

How much money might Lockheed Martin make off outfitting a rebuilt IAF?

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Monday's Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)

Analysts shift stance on Taser, Smith & Wesson, and Advanced Micro Devices.

Dec 16, 2013 by Rich Smith

Amarin CEO to Step Down; Replacement Named

Amarin President John F. Thero will also become its Chief Executive Officer on Jan. 1.

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