In this video as part of the Motley Fool's "Ask a Fool" series, Fool analyst Jamal Carnette takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "What's your Foolish opinion on Telefonica (TEF -1.89%)? Do you think Telefonica will merge with Telecom Italia (NYSE: TI) or just take its best parts and let Telecom decay? How will the Italian government react? How can a stock be downgraded by Moody's and at the same time rise by 7%?"
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Ask a Fool: What's Your Foolish Opinion on Telefonica?
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Here's one Fool's take on the future of Telefonica.
About the Author
Inspired by the idea of "making your money work for you" at a young age, mostly because he was a lazy child, Jamal parlayed that inspiration into a love of the psychology of markets, competitive advantages, and thematic investing. He later shrug off that laziness, with a career that included stints as a mortgage trainer, a stockbroker, and a corporate restructuring financial analyst at a Big 4 firm. Jamal graduated from George Mason University with a bachelors of science in finance, American University with a masters in finance, and is a CFA Charterholder.
Jamal Carnette has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. 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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