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Apr 2025
32m 19s

Are Retail Stocks a Bargain?

The Motley Fool
About this episode

“A pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events,” Robert Heinlein.


(00:14) Jim Gillies Ricky Mulvey and discuss:

- Fund managers cutting their positions in US stocks.

- How long-term investors should react to fear in the markets.

- If Abercrombie & Fitch’s stock deserves to be in the bargain bin.


(19:02) Then, Robert Brokamp joins Ricky to discuss what your tax return reveals about your finances.


Companies and tickers discussed: ASO, ANF, XRT


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Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Jim Gillies, Robert Brokamp

Producer: Mary Long

Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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