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Brian Richards

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Now: I work on global strategy for The Motley Fool with a focus on Canada, Europe, and South America. Former: Managing Editor of Fool.com. The longer version: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-richards/31/164/461/.

Recent Articles by Brian Richards

Central District of Hong Kong -- financial Hang Seng Index

Oct 19, 2018 by Brian Richards

4 Troubling Things About the State of Investing in Hong Kong

The Hang Seng has been a long-term winner. Are Hong Kong investors benefiting?

Bitcoin

Jan 17, 2018 by Brian Richards and Matt Koppenheffer

Bitcoin: Don't Say You Weren't Warned

Leading financial figures across the world have issued a series of sober warnings about Bitcoin.

Hayford Peirce 2017

Nov 25, 2017 by Brian Richards

The Remarkable True Story of a “Dividend Millionaire”

Lessons from Hayford Peirce’s 30-year portfolio plan.

Japan Cherry Blossoms

May 23, 2017 by Brian Richards

14 Fascinating Facts About Japanese Stocks -- From 1989

Things were so different back when Tokyo ruled the financial world. (Except for the ways that they're eerily familiar.)

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Jan 24, 2017 by Brian Richards and Tim Hanson

Why We Were Wrong About Stock Splits

And why that kind of matters.

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Oct 25, 2015 by Brian Richards

This 1979 Magazine Article Basically Predicted the Internet Revolution and the Modern White-Collar Workplace

Looking back at long-ago predictions has me marveling at how far we’ve come.

Apr 28, 2015 by Brian Richards

Investing Enemies Worth Fighting

Regulation and technology have allowed us to trade stocks for a couple bucks while sitting in a coffee shop. Here's why that's good … and bad.

Jan 31, 2015 by Brian Richards

41 Things I've Learned in the Past 10 Years

Reflections on what I've learned since starting work at The Motley Fool on Jan. 31, 2005.

Sep 8, 2014 by Brian Richards

Did You See That Story About the Impending Market Crash?

The headlines are as interesting as they are exhausting. Why investors must maintain some perspective when reading financial media's favorite story.

Apr 29, 2014 by Brian Richards

How to Make Money in Penny Stocks

Not you, but scammers can. Here's their playbook.

Jan 18, 2014 by Brian Richards

The Simple Genius Behind My Favorite Investing Quotation of 2013

One of the best investors around doesn't read investing books. He prefers to read books about business. Here's why that makes sense.

Jan 6, 2014 by Brian Richards

Why Great CEOs Ignore Their Company's Stock Price

A look at why there's so much short-term thinking in publicly listed companies.

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Feb 7, 2019 by Brian Richards

The Desperate, Deceptive Measures Penny Stock Scammers Use to Dupe Investors

From bribing bloggers to faking celebrity tweets, here's how they get naive, greedy, or unwitting investors to buy the hype.

Apr 5, 2013 by Brian Richards

Remembering Roger Ebert

The Pulitzer prize-winning film critic passed away last week. He'll be missed.

Mar 14, 2013 by Brian Richards

How to Change Capitalism's Declining Reputation

Whole Foods Market's John Mackey explains how to change the paradigm of American capitalism.

Mar 7, 2013 by Brian Richards

Whole Foods Co-Founder John Mackey's Career Advice to Entrepreneurs

The organic grocery king's simple advice: "Follow your heart."

Feb 26, 2013 by Brian Richards

Why Shareholders Are the Easiest Stakeholder to Keep Happy

Whole Foods’ John Mackey talks Conscious Capitalism.

Feb 20, 2013 by Brian Richards

The Story of T. Rowe Price’s Longtime Investment in Whole Foods Market

Here’s how the asset manager has been a model shareholder.

Feb 19, 2013 by Brian Richards

How Whole Foods Transformed Its Relationship With United Natural Foods

John Mackey on how his company redefined its dealings with UNFI, one of its major suppliers.

Feb 19, 2013 by Brian Richards

How Wall Street Is Like a "Cancer"

John Mackey on why the financial sector will be the last domino to fall en route to a more conscious form of capitalism.

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