History The Motley Fool

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motley fool headquarters in alexandria, va


the name motley fool taken shakespeare s comedy it.


in august 1994, brothers david , tom gardner parlayed one-year-old investment newsletter content partnership america online. motley fool gained renown recommendations of stocks, such amazon.com, america online (aol), amgen, ebay, paypal, , starbucks, , featured in cover story fortune magazine (1996) emergence of online interactive discussion new form of investment research. in april 1997, site moved aol fool.com website, , uk site, fool.co.uk, established.


motley fool content available public on fool.com , fool.co.uk, , in motley fool money podcast , nationally syndicated newspaper column. gardners have written several bestselling books on investing, new york times best seller motley fool million dollar portfolio, published in december 2008. third book, rule makers , rule breakers, published in 2000. best-known book, motley fool investment guide, in 2003 called #1 all-time classic investment club members of naic.


during financial crisis , dot-com bubble collapse in 2001, company ran trouble, resulting in loss of 80% of staff in series of 3 layoffs , closure of operations in germany , japan. following 2000–2002 stock market downturn, motley fool started cover more strategies, such range of investment styles small cap stock investing growth , technology stocks, dividend investing.


a december 2005 washington post article detailed motley fool s 10-year lease new offices in old town alexandria, virginia, taking on office space vacated time-life.


in september 2006, company unveiled motley fool caps, service monitors , ranks successful stock pickers amongst members.


in 2011, company launched fool australia, followed in 2012 fool canada , fool singapore.








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