What Is the Motley Fool?

The Motley Fool was founded by brothers Tom and David Gardner in 1994 as a place where investors could meet on American Online. That’s still its major role, but now its Web site offers an expanded variety of educational materials and advice, often with a sense of humor. The Gardners (with their Fool staff) run the AOL and Web sites and create this feature. An interview with the Gardners and the text of their speech at the Times’ Investment Strategies conference last February can be found under “Additional information” at https://latimes.pages.dev/fool