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When a Great Idea and Flawless Execution Aren’t Enough
The year was 1978. The place: Austin, Texas. That's when a young man named John Mackey and his girlfriend decided to strike out on their own and start a health-focused grocery store.That store....
The Fall and Rise and Fall of Funko Stock
It's been a volatile first two months of trading for Funko (NASDAQ: FNKO), the company behind the Pop! line of vinyl big-headed collectible dolls based on licensed characters. The latest turn for....
Disney World Plays Its Trump Card
Politics and the world's most visited theme park don't often intersect, but that's just what's happening at Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Magic Kingdom with this morning's reopening of The Hall of....
16 Cryptocurrency Facts You Should Know
Image source: Getty Images.Historically, no asset has been a greater creator of long-term wealth than the stock market. Over time, stocks have generated a 7% annualized return, inclusive of....
3 Dividend Stocks for in-the-Know Investors
Building an investment portfolio on the foundation of strong businesses that regularly return income to shareholders is one of the most dependable avenues to market-beating performance. Often....
3 Value Stocks Perfect for Retirement
A healthy retirement portfolio has a mix of investments that cover different asset classes and industries. It's also a good idea to include both growth and value stocks, since these two groups....
3 Top Dividend Growth Stocks to Buy Now
Companies that grow their dividends each year tend to outperform those that don't. That's why investors seeking income should focus their attention on dividend growth stocks instead of just....
Bitcoin Stocks: It's the Name That Counts
As the tech sector boomed during the late 1990s, shrewd companies quickly figured out how to send their share prices soaring. If they renamed their company to something that ended with ".com,"....
3 Wonderful Debt-Free Companies to Buy Now
All companies need capital to stay in business. One common way for them to gain quick access to a pile of cash is to issue debt. Given today's low-interest rate environment, issuing debt has....
3 Dividend Stocks That Cut Bigger Checks Than AT&T
With a yield of 5.1%, telecommunications giant AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is pretty attractive to many investors looking for a dependable way to get a steady check. Ma Bell has also raised the....
Wal-Mart Has Invested Heavily In Its U.S. Workforce. Is It Working?
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) completed a two-year plan to invest $2.7 billion in its employees in the United States in February. That investment included raising its minimum wage to $10 an hour, while its....
3 High-Yield Stocks Still Worth Buying
Who doesn't like free money? While they may be somewhat forgotten as the stock market hits seemingly one new high after another, high-yield dividend stocks play an important role in providing....
Better Buy: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. vs. Williams Partners L.P.
Big yields, steady business models, and low-risk oil and gas exposure. Those are three great reasons to consider putting a midstream energy company into your portfolio, and Williams Partners....
3 Value Stocks for Retirement
Retirees have different investing needs than the rest of us: older Americans keep their money in the stock market to preserve their wealth and to generate income to support their lifestyles once....
Why Novavax Stock Is Tumbling Today
Shares of the clinical-stage biotech Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) fell by as much as 18.2% in pre-marketing trading this morning. What's going on? Investors -- or more likely day traders -- appear to be....
This Possible Dog of the Dow Just Got Even More Interesting
If you invest in the Dogs of the Dow every year, you could end up buying Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) on Jan. 1. The strategy calls for buying the top 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones....
Better Buy: Ferrellgas Partners vs. Suburban Propane Partners
The propane delivery industry in which Ferrellgas Partners (NYSE: FGP) and Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE: SPH) operate is heavily reliant on demand from heating applications. That's been a....
Better Buy: Wells Fargo & Company vs. JPMorgan Chase
In the banking world, you don't get much bigger than Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). These sprawling financials are exactly half of the "big four" group of U.S. banks, the....
Will 2018 Be Visa Inc.'s Best Year Yet?
For credit card giant Visa (NYSE: V), 2017 is a hard year to beat. Already huge, the company grew to even more immense size, with several quarters that blew past analyst expectations for....
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Expects a Huge Windfall From Tax Reform
It has been clear from day one that airlines would be some of the biggest beneficiaries of tax reform. Most airlines pay close to the statutory tax rate today, whereas many companies in other....
The Dow Jones Just Did Something It's Never Done in 121 Years
Who says Spain gets to have all the fun with the running of the bulls? The U.S. stock market has enjoyed a rampant running of the bulls for nearly nine years now, with all of the major indexes....
Can Hormel Foods Be a Growth Stock?
Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is a quintessential Dividend Aristocrat. It's a boring, reliable, defensive stock whose portfolio of protein-rich packaged foods has allowed it to raise its dividend....
4 Tips for Conducting Your First Interview
It's natural for job candidates to be nervous going into the interview process. But if it's your first time conducting an interview, you might experience your fair share of jitters as well. The....
How Safe Is Medtronic's Dividend?
Advances in medicine have come at a fast and furious pace in recent decades. New pharmaceuticals and biotechnology solutions have made patients healthier, and medical devices like the ones that....
IBM Takes a Step Toward Commercial Quantum Computing
In a traditional computer, like the one you're using to read this article, data is stored in the form of bits. A bit has two states, 0 and 1, and it can be in one and only one of these states at....