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Social Security benefits are an essential part of most Americans' retirement plans, but in order to receive them, you typically need to have worked and paid Social Security taxes for at least 10

Shares of SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) jumped 56.9% in 2019, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, as financial conditions improved and the company announced a

As I sit here on my couch on Tuesday evening, Jan. 7, I'm reminded of the fact that the stock market can be a fickle creature in the short term.

Following reports of a missile attack from Iran on an

Last year was supposed to be marijuana's true moment in the sun, with the industry proving to Wall Street and investors that it could translate strong sales growth in recurring profits

Ask pretty much anyone who's on the hook for taxes, and he or she will tell you that paying the IRS is a drag. But if you're not careful this year, you may find that taxes are even more of a burden

If you're a long-term investor, then chances are that 2019 treated you pretty well. When the curtain closed, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite, and benchmark S&P

Healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs) are all, basically, preparing for the same thing: The aging of the baby boom generation. LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) is no different in that regard

When will Elon Musk's Boring Company build its first working, commercial-scale "Loop" subway tunnel, and morph from a billionaire's science project into something more resembling a real-world

While $1 million doesn't go as far as it used to, it's still more than 10 times the median net worth of American households. And it's still a huge sum of money that could make it possible to do many

Social Security is a key income source for millions of older Americans, so much so that 21% of married seniors and 45% of unmarried retirees rely on it for 90% or more of their income. If you expect

Most of us make poor financial decisions. We might take a trip we can't really afford, or repeatedly eat lunch out when our budget calls for brown-bagging it.

Making small, incremental changes can

Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) reported preliminary estimates of its fourth quarter results on Sunday with total revenue expected to come in between $294 million and $296 million. Most of the revenue

Telecare expert Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) plans to acquire privately held InTouch Health for $600 million, consisting of approximately $150 million in cash and $450 million in shares of Teladoc

It's a brand new year, and boy, does 2020 have some big shoes to fill. Last year, we witnessed the benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gallop higher by nearly 29%, which is quadruple the historic

Millions of seniors get health coverage through Medicare, and whether you're relatively new to the program or have been on it for years, it pays to get as much out of it as possible. Here are a few

The 38th annual J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) Healthcare Conference kicks off on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 in San Francisco and healthcare investors are closely listening to presentations by executives

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) and its investors had an interesting year in 2019. The semiconductor giant's share prices were headed for the moon in April, only to lose most of that jump the next month

This article originally appeared on InHerSight.com, a website where women rate the female friendliness of their employers and get matched to companies that fit their needs.

The start of the year is

This article originally appeared on InHerSight.com, a website where women rate the female friendliness of their employers and get matched to companies that fit their needs.

Journaling isn't just for

Shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) climbed 86.4% in 2019, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after there were signs of renewed demand for the semiconductor equipment

As President Eisenhower famously said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."  While he was directly referring to war planning, the

In this week's Wildcard Wednesday, Jason Moser talks with video game industry analyst Aaron Bush about the business of games. Aaron explains what the industry really looks like today -- like how

In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Energy, Nick Sciple talks with Fool contributor Matt DiLallo about Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK). While popular with individual investors, the company's

It's important to have goals in life, especially when it comes to your finances. Setting a target for how much you want to have saved for retirement or the amount you want to have stashed away for a

Credit has to be given where it's due. Advanced Micro Devices CEO Lisa Su has orchestrated the turnaround she intended to when she took the helm in 2014. The company was largely left for dead by