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College costs continue to climb despite public outrage over their egregious rate of inflation. The result? The student debt crisis is spreading. Americans now owe roughly $1.6 trillion in

Many investors have a simple reason for choosing to leave small-cap stocks out of their portfolios. While these companies as a group tend to perform better than the wider market, the risk of owning

Everywhere you look, there's change happening at Disney (NYSE: DIS) these days. It will go all in on streaming with the mid-November launch of Disney+. Its theme parks are going through major

The global economy needs to invest a staggering amount of money to transition away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy. The cost of decarbonizing the U.S. power system alone is an

Wall Street loves a good story and, usually, takes story stocks to extreme heights. When reality creeps in, such previously adored stocks generally fall hard as investor enthusiasm wanes. That's

GameStop (NYSE: GME) burned many investors as its stock plummeted about 90% over the past five years. Sluggish mall traffic and competition from digital downloads torpedoed its core business, while

At long last, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has jumped into the wearables market. The e-commerce tech giant has been steadily expanding its first-party hardware portfolio in recent years, focusing

Retiring comfortably takes a lot of money -- often $1 million or more. You don't need a six-figure income to save that much, but you do need a plan and the discipline to stick to it. Yet many people

A sales slowdown that began a few years ago left Pier 1 Imports (NYSE: PIR) with little room for error by the beginning of last year. Unfortunately, the home furnishings chain experienced yet

In the second quarter, U.S. electric and gas utility Southern Company's (NYSE: SO) adjusted earnings came in at $0.80 per share, flat from the same period in 2018. Analysts asked some questions

NuStar Energy (NYSE: NS) is offering a generous 8.9% yield today. Magellan Midstream Partners' (NYSE: MMP) yield is 6.1%, still notable but a lot lower. These two midstream oil and gas players will

Drive around middle America and you'll see wind farms of various sizes scattered across the country. One of the most common wind turbines you'll see is a model from General Electric (NYSE: GE)

For the past three years, marijuana has taken Wall Street by storm. Even with cannabis stocks in a six-month funk, the biggest names in the industry are many multiples higher than they were three

You might have run across headlines in recent months about how Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is too cheap of a stock to ignore. I've seen several articles that trumpeted the big biotech's attractive

I hold lots of stocks in my portfolio. That approach allows me to make small bets on dozens of exciting companies. However, while I typically like to keep my position sizes small, I do make some

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (NYSE: SKT) has long been considered one of the best-run mall real estate investment trusts (REITs). And yet its shares are down roughly 60% from their 2016 highs while

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently unveiled a slew of new Alexa-enabled devices including new Echo smartspeakers, a set of truly wireless earbuds, a "smartoven," and limited edition Alexa-enabled

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a transformative player in the retail space. The company's low-margin business model works well because it's able to lure customers to pay for memberships in

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) subsidiary Waymo has been an early pacesetter in self-driving cars. Its autonomous cars have clocked millions of miles on public roads and billions in

PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) has been a favorite of dividend investors for decades. The consumer staples giant, which dominates several niches in the snack food and soda industries, has paid a dividend in

Last month, Macy's (NYSE: M) released another disappointing earnings report. Comparable-store sales inched up 0.3% in the second quarter, but that included a big tailwind from online sales, which

Since I last caught up with Seagate Technology (NASDAQ: STX) and Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) at the end of April, Seagate stock has gained about 11.3% and Western Digital is up 19.7%

ANGI Homeservices (NASDAQ: ANGI) has been mostly a disappointment since the company was created out of the 2017 merger between HomeAdvisor and Angie's List. Today, the stock is limping along

If you've been dreaming about retirement for decades, chances are you're itching to retire as soon as you can. However, more and more Americans find themselves working longer than they anticipated

The lines are blurring between luxury and casualwear. Streetwear brands like Supreme, Cotton Citizen, and Hanesbrands' (NYSE: HBI) Champion are finding a huge market for premium, limited-edition