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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....
Here's Why Losing "Friends" and "The Office" Won't Matter to Netflix in the Long Run
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) set fire to the blogosphere with back-to-back announcements -- less than a month apart -- that the company was losing two of the most popular programs on its streaming....
Better Buy: GW Pharmaceuticals vs. Amarin
This biotech has a product on the market with tremendous growth potential. Investors' interest in its stock has skyrocketed over the last couple of years. And with a market cap of only around $5....
Disney World's New $299 Trick Is Brilliant but Risky
Just when you thought that Disney (NYSE: DIS) was running out of ways to milk more money out of its biggest theme-park fans, it raises the bar with a new big-ticket offering. Mickey's....
TJX Companies Earnings: What to Watch
Betting on growth at TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) is one of the safer predictions an investor could make these days. After all, the off-price retailer has proven it can expand sales in just about....
3 Top Stocks That Are Cash Cows
One of the best strategies for finding rewarding stocks for the long term is to focus on how well a company generates free cash flow. Earnings per share is the most widely touted profit metric,....
The Surprising Industry the U.S.-China Trade War Could Throttle
The writing would appear to be on the wall: A recession may be coming.Earlier this week, researchers at Goldman Sachs lowered their forecasts for fourth-quarter U.S. GDP growth by 20 basis points....
38% of Parents Are Making This Big Savings Mistake
It's no secret that college costs a lot of money, but saving for that milestone in advance can help families avoid taking on unhealthy levels of student debt. Thankfully, 44% of parents have....
Why Argentine Stocks Continued to Rebound on Friday
After their implosion on Monday and their remarkable rally from Tuesday to Thursday, it was anybody's guess which way Argentine stocks would go next. After the final trading day of the week, it....
Millions of Americans Are Letting This 1 Thing Stop Them From Saving for Retirement
Student loan debt has become a $1.5 trillion crisis in the U.S., sparking a lot of talk and increasingly more concrete plans for reform. We know it's hurting young adults' finances and sometimes....
This 1 Thing Could Be Killing Your Employees' Productivity
The more productive your employees are, the more value they'll offer. But most people who work in an office environment are negatively impacted by one unavoidable factor: noise.In fact, 70% of....
3 High-Growth Stocks That Are Just Getting Started
Most stocks will never beat the long-term returns of the S&P 500. In fact, just 4% of all publicly traded companies have accounted for the net gain of the entire stock market since 1926,....
3 Reasons to Go With a Roth IRA
One of the biggest decisions you must make when saving for retirement is whether to go with a traditional or Roth IRA. You're not locked into one -- you can start with one and transition to the....
4 Ways You May Be Wasting Money in Retirement
Many seniors find themselves struggling financially in retirement when they realize their living expenses are higher than anticipated. If you're having a hard time making ends meet, it pays to....
Why Illinois Tool Works Is Worth Buying
It's no secret that growth in the industrial sector slowed down in the second quarter -- the trend has been much in evidence in the earnings reports of industrial supply companies. A slew of them....
Craft Beer Keeps Growing as Consumers Go Local
Craft beer is still growing in 2019, with production volumes up 4% during the first six months of the year. With nearly 7,500 craft brewers operating in the U.S., over 1,000 more in existence....
Why Retiring Early Doesn’t Work for Everyone
The average age for retirement in the U.S. is about 61-years old. For many, this is perfectly fine but for some, retirement can't come soon enough. Those who seek to retire decades before their....
3 Ways Congress Can Expand Social Security Benefits
Each and every month, more than 63 million people receives a benefit from the most storied social program in our nation's history, Social Security. According to an analysis from the Center on....
Briggs & Stratton (BGG) Q4 2019 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Briggs & Stratton (NYSE: BGG)Q4 2019 Earnings CallAug 15, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ETOperatorContinue readingSource Fool.com
NVIDIA's Earnings Suggest It's Got Its Game Back; Stock Pops 7.3%
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported second-quarter earnings for fiscal 2020 after the market closed on Thursday. The graphics processing unit (GPU) specialist's revenue fell 17% year over year to....
Will SpaceX Lose Its Monopoly on Reusable Rockets?
How does the saying go? Turnabout is fair play?Inspired by the success of small rocket companies like Rocket Lab, and of launch capacity resellers like Spaceflight Industries, last week SpaceX....