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Rich Smith

Rich Smith

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Twitter @RichSmithFool

Rich Smith has been a contributing writer and analyst for The Motley Fool since 2003. Smith has also written for Yahoo! Finance, AOL DailyFinance, and served as a contributing analyst for Islero in Norway. Prior to The Motley Fool, Smith served as an international attorney practicing in the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine. He holds a B.A. in International Relations from William & Mary, a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and a Language Certification from the International Institute of Russian Language & Culture. The Globe and Mail featured him in an article titled, "Ex-lawyer one of the best stock pickers since 2009."

Recent Articles by Rich Smith

Financial statements under a magnifying glass.
Letters AI on a 3D tower rising from the middle of a semiconductor chip.
SpaceX Starlink satellite dish on a rooftop in the countryside.
Artist's conception of a planned Northrop Grumman E-130J IS NOC
Bottles glasses and mugs of beer, wine, and liquor
Mother and son hold hands in a field of flowers outside a nuclear power station.
Tanker truck labeled H2 Hydrogen next to a solar panel and a wind turbine under blue skies.
Lots of satellites orbiting Earth.
Boeing 737
11.25.2024 Electron rocket launch from LC-1 in New Zealand IS Rocket Lab.
Red muscle car burning rubber
Delta IV Heavy rocket launch at night.
Electric car with headlights glowing and plugged into a charging station.
2024 with a rocket with boosters resembling Atlas V substituted for the 0, against a background depicting a rising sun.
Piggy bank on a rocketship flies along a red stock arrow going up towards a checkered finish line flag.
A barrel of oil is tipped over to pour money on two people running to catch it.
Rocket with dollar sign payload launches to the moon.
Tethered JLES at Aberdeen Proving Grounds IS US Army
Three glowing satellites beaming down transmissions to Earth.
Mother and son hold hands in a field of flowers outside a nuclear power station.

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