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Dunkin' Brands (NASDAQ: DNKN) has struggled with its identity. The company dropped the word "Donuts" from its name even though it still sells the tasty pastries.

The coffee and pastry brand has

Restaurant-equipment maker Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) had a rough year in 2019. The stock fell 16% over the last six months while the S&P 500 gained 11%. The company missed analyst revenue targets in

Investing in small-cap stocks isn't for everyone. By their very nature, these companies have the deck stacked against them. In the real world, the Davids (small caps) usually lose to the Goliaths

After a decade of virtually no returns -- thanks in large part to the bursting tech bubble in 2000-2001 and the Great Recession of 2008-2009 -- technology stocks roared higher in the 2010s. As

When first learning of a proposed acquisition, it can be easy to subconsciously slip over the word "proposed" as linguistic fodder. But although many acquisitions earn regulatory approval relatively

Once you retire, you have different needs from your portfolio than you do when you're working. Unless you have a strong, well-funded and inflation-adjusted pension that adequately meets your

Harvard graduate, Columbia Ph.D.-holder, prolific author, and host of National Geographic's "StarTalk," Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson also serves as the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York

As a senior, you get a lot of power over your Social Security income. Once you turn 62, you'll have the option to claim benefits, and you can do so at any age past that point. But if you're not

Growth has been the buzzword for investors for the last couple of years, as the stock market has defied expectations to continue to head higher. However, investors cannot take it for granted that

Coming off a year where we witnessed more than a dozen cannabis firsts, the expectation had been that a number of marijuana milestones would again be reached in 2019 -- and that prediction did prove

If you have a health savings account (HSA), there's a good chance you're not flexing its full financial muscle, since research shows that only 5% of HSA holders are using one of the account's most

Nobody wants to pay more in taxes than they have to. Fortunately, the federal government gives taxpayers lots of ways to reduce their tax bills, with a host of deductions, credits, and other breaks

January can probably be described as the calm that follows the storm as the Christmas shopping frenzy abates. The first week of sales can still see a spike as consumers return gifts and buy

This past year proved profitable for investors in Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) and Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN). Handily beating broad market and biotech indexes, these two drug manufacturers hit the

The restaurant industry is a tough nut to crack. Consumer tastes can be fickle, competition is fierce, and profit margins are low. Plus, only a handful of restaurant stocks -- nearly all of them

Medical expenses can wreak havoc on your finances if you aren't prepared for them. And unfortunately, most Americans aren't. Only 45% have used savings or available cash to pay for a medical expense

Two of the biggest healthcare stocks on the market in terms of market cap haven't delivered big returns for investors in recent years. Both Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) have

It's an open secret among defense investors: When the government approaches the end of a fiscal quarter, the Pentagon goes into panic mode. Act fast, or money appropriated for defense purchases

This has been a great year for the overall stock market and a banner year for a handful of drugmakers that don't even have a product to sell yet. 

These three biotech stocks entered 2019 ready to

One of the best ways to learn vital lessons is the hard way -- by making mistakes that we don't forget. That's not the preferred way to learn, though. It's much better simply learning from others

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) enjoyed an excellent run from 2010 to 2017, climbing from $63 to $140 before entering a more volatile period over the past two years. Since then, the stock has bounced

Many people are looking forward to 2020 simply because it's the start of a new decade. But if you plan to retire in 2020, then you clearly have your own set of reasons to get excited for the year

Social Security pays benefits to tens of millions of Americans, and just about everyone expects to get monthly checks from the program at some point during their lives. By making money available to

According to the Social Security Board of Trustees, America's most important social program is nearly at an inflection point -- and it's not one that folks have been looking forward to.

Based on

In the latest of a series of fundraising rounds, HEXO (NYSE: HEXO) announced Thursday it has reached agreement to issue new shares to investors. The issue, which was effected by a registered direct