Playboy's 20Q: The Motley Fool

February, 1999

Brothers David and Tom Gardner wanted to loosen what they perceived as Wall Street's grip on investment information. Their principal tool: the Internet, where investors can share advice and compare strategies.The Gardners, both English majors and fiercely proud that they hold degrees in neither business nor finance, have dubbed their outfit the Motley Fool, after the colorfully garbed court jester.The brothers--who claim to have "grown up with common stocks" and began investing family...

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