Overheard:

Grocery checker: Yes, I know that stock is up 6X this year, but what's the P/E ratio?

Bagger: Did you look at its free cash flow?

Checker: That's too much work. I don't want to actually do any work. All I need is a ratio I can easily find on one of many web sites.
Bagger: Don't you think you should understand the actual business?

Checker: No. All you need is a P/E ratio. Everyone knows this. Well, that and CAPE. And of course whether the stock price has formed a short double bottom chart pattern. It looks sort of like the letter "W."
Bagger: How often do you trade stocks?

Checker: Who cares? It's free!

Bagger: Where do you get your trading ideas?

Checker: I keep my eyes open for Motley Fool's rare double or even triple down alerts. Taboola is one of those free financial websites that I would pay to use.
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