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3 Dividend Stocks Ideal for Retirees
In an ideal world, retirement would be a period of relaxation and relatively stress-free living. But that's not always how it pans out. Some individuals find retirement to be more expensive,....
5 Things You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts
With healthcare growing more expensive by the minute, many working Americans and retirees alike are grappling with costly medical bills. If that sounds like you, then it pays to learn more about....
Don't Waste Your Money on Penny Stocks: These 3 Stocks Are Better Buys
There's something fundamentally appealing about penny stocks: the alluring combination of paying an incredibly low share price for an unbelievably high reward is every investor's dream.....
This Is, Statistically, the Worst Age to Take Social Security Benefits
Seniors will make a lot of important decisions, but few, if any, have as much bearing as deciding when to begin taking their Social Security retirement benefit.Every month, over 63 million people....
Why YUM! Brands, and Taco Bell in Particular, Can Beat Out its Competitors
Confidence is often an indicator of success, and one fast-casual brand is emanating poise in a highly competitive market -- YUM! Brands' Taco Bell (NYSE: YUM).Taco Bell recently made news....
CenturyLink Cobbles Together a Decent Second Quarter
Investors have been none too happy with CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) this year. Shares are down 27% year to date, with that fall fueled by the mid-February announcement that the company would be more....
This High-Yield Stock Will Finally Give Investors a Raise in 2020
Crestwood Equity Partners (NYSE: CEQP) is nearing an inflection point. The master limited partnership (MLP) is winding down a three-year expansion program that will fuel accelerated cash flow....
Is Marijuana Stock Tilray on the Verge of Collapse?
Shares of Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) fell more than 10% on Friday, after an analyst said investors should bet against the struggling cannabis company's stock. Vertical Group analyst Gordon....
This Oil Stock Continues to Prove It's a Cash Flow-Gushing Machine
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) launched a strategy to differentiate itself from its oil-producing peers in late 2016. Instead of focusing on growing production, the U.S. oil giant aimed to increase....
3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Retirement Easier
It's reasonable to worry about retirement. After all, you'll probably be living with less income than you enjoy today, and you can't know how much certain future expenses will cost you. Health....
Why This Miner Is Excited About Copper
Teck Resources (NYSE: TECK) is a diversified Canadian miner that recently wrapped up a big oil investment. With that project now complete, the miner has started to mend its balance sheet and it....
Amazon Management Talks One-Day Shipping, Video Advertising, and More
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) saw its revenue growth rate accelerate in Q2. The top-line figure rose 20% year over year, to $63.4 billion. This is an acceleration from 17% growth in Q1. Unfortunately,....
Why the Offshore Drilling Recovery Is Real
After several years of declines, the offshore drilling market is on track to see its first annual increase in investment spending since crude oil prices started tanking in 2014. The industry's....
Is SEI Investments a Good Long-Term Buy?
SEI Investments (NASDAQ: SEIC) is an odd duckling in that it is a financial software provider but is also an investment management shop. Most people have never heard of the company, but the....
3 Reasons to Go With a Traditional IRA
When planning for retirement, every decision can have serious consequences, including the type of IRA you contribute to. Roth IRAs get a lot of attention because you can make tax-free withdrawals....
4 Industry Leaders With Ultra-High Dividends
With long-term bond yields at historically low levels, conservative investors may be looking to high-dividend stocks in order to get the returns they seek. Investors that love their dividends....
After the DowDuPont Split: An Investor’s Guide to the 3 New Companies
Less than two years after its formation, DowDuPont -- the chemical giant formed by the merger of Dow Chemical and E.I. du Pont de Nemours -- is now history. In its place are new....
Yum! Brands Wants Pizza Hut to Be More Like Domino's
Pizza is arguably the first fast food. Whether by the slice or a whole pie, it was and is the premier grab-and-go, quick-serve item.Pizza Hut, however, positioned itself as the anti-fast-food....
What a BAANG Stock Is -- and the Best Options for Your Portfolio
For years, investors have been talking about FAANG stocks, which is a collection of the largest and most influential technology names on Wall Street. But recently a new acronym has cropped up:....
Contracts Galore as NASA Ramps Up Project Artemis to Land on the Moon
By 2024, NASA plans to return to the moon, 2028 at the outside.To help get it there, and keep its astronauts alive when they arrive, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been....
3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life
There's a balance in the dividend space between high yields and dividend sustainability. In the end, it's generally more important to find stocks that can keep paying -- and hopefully increasing....
The U.S. Rig Count Is Falling -- Here's Why Oil Production Keeps Rising Anyway
After plunging between late 2014 and mid-2016, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. rebounded sharply over the following two and a half years. Indeed, it nearly tripled over that....
This 5.5%-Yielding Dividend Isn’t Going Away
Oil prices have bounced around quite a bit over the past few years, which has held back the anticipated recovery in the oilfield services market. Instead of the "V-shaped" rebound that oil....
Visa Doubles Down on Fintech
When Visa (NYSE: V) reported its third-quarter results last month, investors were looking to see if problems from the company's first two fiscal quarters of the year -- specifically, low....
Better Marijuana Stock: MedMen vs. Innovative Industrial Properties
With legal cannabis markets opening in states across the U.S., you might think that the stocks of companies serving these markets would be sizzling hot right now. Some are, but others....