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Whole Foods Market Needs More than Price-Tinkering

Harvard Business Review

To be clear, Whole Foods’s financials are still healthy: in FY 2013, its revenue was $12.9B, EBITDA $1.2B, and earnings per share increased by 19%. Even Wal-Mart has entered the game with Wild Oats products and, not surprisingly, a pledge to be 25% cheaper than national brands. As a result, its stock dropped by 19% in one day.

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Women, Finance the World You Want

Harvard Business Review

But the fact is that in the Wild West of investing, an Annie Oakley is rare — the realm of investing is still very much a dude ranch. When she's not at work managing a portfolio that consistently outperforms relevant benchmarks, you can find her at home buying and bearing bonds. Investing is about taking stock in you.