The Motley Fool by David Gardner and Tom Gardner

The Motley Fool’s purpose is to make the world smarter, happier and richer. While other companies may make you smarter, happier or richer, we aim to do all three by providing outstanding business and investing advice — with a decidedly Foolish bent.

Brothers Tom and David Gardner founded The Motley Fool in 1993 as a print newsletter for family and friends covering literature, investing and more.

Propelled by the wave of the dot-com boom and the rise of online investing in the '90s, the two English majors in jester caps (with no formal training in finance) quickly found themselves leading the largest community of individual investors online at Fool.com.

The Motley Fool has since become a global financial-services company that reaches millions of people each month online and through our nationally syndicated newspaper column and radio show, podcasts, bestselling books, subscription investing services and more.

Today, Tom serves as CEO of The Motley Fool and David is the Chief Rule Breaker. Both continue to dedicate much of their time to sharing their investing ideas and stock picks with our readers helping them build long-term wealth.