Motley Fool Errors and Misleading Writing. Editorial Guidelines? Contact for Editorial Team?

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I posted this in the subscription forum but did not receive any feedback on my question. Does Motley Fool have published Editorial Guidelines or a way to contact the Editorial Team about errors and mistakes?

The Motley Fool writer Billy Duberstein in his most recent public article on Wolfspeed :

“earnings per share plunged to negative $0.91, well below the $0.09 forecast.”

The forecast was (1.00) and Wolf beat the Estimate by 7.5%. This is a major error considering the tone of his writing.

In addition to above error, Mr Duberstein writes:

“the fruits of its massive debt-fueled buildout haven’t shown up yet”

  • This misleading statement implies Wolfspeed is not earning revenue from it’s new buildout.
  • FY24 Q1 Mohawk Valley contributed revenue of$49M up more than 20% Q/Q.

Only eight days ago, another misleading statement was written by Billy Duberstein and published by The Motley Fool.

Investopedia recently published a similar statement regarding their new factories. Their articles have links to Editorial Guidelines and contact info for addressing errors.

I can’t seem to find anything like that on TMF articles. Can anyone help me figure out a way to address the errors in The Motley Fool public content?

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Why waste time trying to correct the mistakes made by TFM’s writers? Why not just depend on resources that have a long track record of honesty and reliability?

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I grew up with TMF and thought it was generally honest and reliable. I guess things changed when it became a stock picking service. Maybe a waste of time but I just can’t believe they no longer have Editorial Guidelines or ways to address errors and misinformation.

This is not going to help the growing distrust of older media outlets.

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Like you, I started with TMF back in their AOL days. But as they began trying to monetize everything, the value offered went down, as did the reliability. One could try to fight that trend or look just elsewhere for financial info and commentary with the realization that “things change”.