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Tom Jacobs

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Tom Jacobs is the Lead Advisor and Portfolio Manager for Motley Fool Special Ops, a premium investment service specializing in event-driven value situations such as spinoffs. He is the co-author of What's Behind the Numbers? A Guide to Exposing Financial Chicanery and Avoiding Huge Losses in Your Portfolio (McGraw-Hill). He doesn't bite, except when teased.

Recent Articles by Tom Jacobs

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Top 10 Cash Offender Countdown: No. 10 to No. 7

Sooner or later, operating cash flow that's all from adding back stock-based comp is unsustainable. Right now, there are 10 really bad offenders -- don't go near them.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

The Stock That Burned Me: General Maritime

Oil tankers operators were in deep trouble: They lost money per voyage but it was less than leaving the ship in port. Would things turn or sink?

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

The Stock That Burned Me: NETeller

It was 2006 and the U.S. was crazy for online poker. I went all in. And then it was over.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Halliburton "Misplaces" Radioactive Rod

A seven-inch radioactive rod is not exactly a missing dirty bomb, but it’s not great when one falls off a Halliburton truck. Out here in West Texas, good luck finding it, but don’t lose sight of great investments among similar energy service companies.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Kill the S&P 500

The S&P 500 is a bully. It will rule you until you deliver a knockout punch. You can do it. Here's how.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

2 Stocks for the Coming Boom in LNG

LNG exports are three to four years away, but with company revenues estimated at three times projected costs, investors aren't waiting around.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

A Recovering Lawyer on Health Care, the Supreme Court, and 2 Great Stocks

The Court's result is impossible to predict, will be muddy, and has given investors five good deals and two great ones.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

A Small-Cap Potential Multibagger Everyone Hates

On Monday, sellers made this nuclear waste handler a bomb. Investors may have the chance of a lifetime.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

OpenTable Can't Make It up in Volume

Lost in the chatter about OpenTable's quarter is the real cause for lost appetite: Each new seated diner is worth less money.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

4 Stocks if (Gulp) Israel Attacks Iran

Be rational and protect yourself now against the uncertainties of Israeli-Iran conflict. Here are four stocks.

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

1 Major Insurer You Can Steal Now

You don't always have to search high and low to find cheap stocks. How about one right in front of your nose?

Apr 7, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

The American Way to Natural Gas Vehicles -- and Investor Profits

Heckmann Corp. is leading the charge to turn America's trucks from black smoke-belchers to clean, natural gas-powered machines. Good for investors, good for the country.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Bill Ackman Is High on Lowe's

Need a great place to find stock ideas? Look no further than the quarterly 13F filings put out by the superinvestors. Today, Pershing Square activist Bill Ackman.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Bruce Berkowitz: Sears for Tears?

Need a great place to find stock ideas? Look no further than the quarterly 13F filings put out by the super-investors. Here's Bruce Berkowitz, whose taste in retail is questionable.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

I Was Wrong When I Didn't Buy Apple

When Apple offered the juiciest potential in late 2002 and early 2003, I didn't bite. Hindsight aside, here's why I missed the low-risk, high-potential return.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

What's Eddie Lampert Up to This Quarter?

Need a great place to find stock ideas? Look no further than the quarterly 13F filings put out by the Superinvestors. Let's dig into Eddie Lampert's latest moves.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Bank Investors Beware

Some big banks in the U.S. are reporting record earnings. But are these earnings all they're chalked up to be?

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

4 Second-Chance Stocks to Bank On

Recapitalized banks and financials offer new upside and less of the risk than three years ago. Get there first on these companies' second chances.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

Breaking Up Is Fun to Do

When a company plans a breakup, investors have plenty of good options.

Apr 6, 2017 by Tom Jacobs

4 Mouthwatering Stocks Others Ignore

Investors steer clear of companies out of bankruptcy, even though they're stronger. Get there first and beat the latecomers to the gains.

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