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Two Fools Featured in Barron's

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 12:05 by Motley Fool

Last October, in the heart of the financial crisis, The Motley Fool launched the Motley Fool Pro service. Armed with a $1 million real-money portfolio and the ability to go long and short the market using equities, options, and ETFs, the Pro portfolio weathered last winter's market tempest -- its worst one-month return was negative-2.45% (February) -- and has also profited from the subsequent rally. It's currently outpacing the S&P 500 by 3.1%.

The success of the Pro portfolio hasn't gone unnoticed by the larger investment community. In last weekend's edition of Barron's, Fool co-Founder Tom Gardner and Pro Advisor Jeff Fischer discussed, among other things:

  • How the Pro team shorted a sector index to profit in a down market.
  • Why companies with strong competitive advantages and recurring revenue streams -- not unlike IBM (NYSE: IBM), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) -- are particularly attractive.
  • Using options to generate additional portfolio income, hedge, and speculate.
  • Leveraging the knowledge of the Motley Fool CAPS community to identify promising -- and not-so-promising -- companies to go long and short.
  • How the proprietary CAPShot screening tool takes community intelligence one step further. Sneak preview: Today's top CAPShot scores include Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD), Noble (NYSE: NE), and Atwood Oceanics (NYSE: ATW).
  • Why the Pro team wants to keep adequate cash on hand at all times.
  • Introducing investors to advanced options strategies like "Stock Repair," which in some cases can help you get back to breakeven on your investment.

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