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Why Dillard's, Inc. Stock Spiked Last Week
Three months ago, department store operator Dillard's (NYSE: DDS) released a dreadful second-quarter earnings report, as an inventory glut undermined gross margin. Dillard's ended the quarter with....
4 Smart Money Moves for Your 40s
Your 40s can be a fabulous time of life. You've made it through your early working years and may have reached a level where you're doing work you really enjoy. You can also see retirement on the....
5 Things General Dynamics Wants You to Know
You saw General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) earnings report, how Wall Street sold off the stock after that news broke, and you read my after-action report on all of the above. And while all these events....
Now That the T-Mobile Deal Is Dead, What Next for Sprint?
What a wild ride it's been for shares of Sprint (NYSE: S) over the last year. After the election of President Donald Trump, shares of the beleaguered wireless provider rallied, as many financial....
3 Top Warren Buffett Stocks to Consider Buying Now
The stock market is close to its all-time high, and it is increasingly difficult to find attractively valued businesses to invest in. Even in Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) stock....
Are There Any Bitcoin Stocks Worth Buying?
When the dust finally settles and the calendar changes over to 2018, investors are likely to look back on 2017 as the year of the cryptocurrency. Having begun the year with a $17.65 billion....
Nordstrom Rack Just Had Another Terrible Quarter
In the past few years, Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) has stood out as one of the only companies in the department-store space that was still growing. Most of that growth has come from its Nordstrom Rack....
NVIDIA Corp. Delivers a Great Earnings Report
Analysts were expecting graphics-giant NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) to report $2.36 billion in sales and $0.94 in earnings per share for its most recent quarter. As often seems to be the case for....
5 Top Diversified REIT Stocks to Consider Buying Now
A diversified REIT is a real estate investment trust whose portfolio contains more than one type of property or other real estate assets. For example, a diversified REIT might invest in office....
3 Reasons It's Smart to Take Social Security Benefits at 62
There's a reason 62 is the most popular age for workers to start collecting Social Security -- it's the earliest possible age to take benefits. The problem, of course, is that filing for Social....
Is It Time to Buy These Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Stocks?
If your portfolio doesn't have offshore oil and gas services stocks right now, you can't be blamed. Lower oil and gas prices over the past three years have made for a dismal performance for these....
Don't Let Fees Destroy Your Investment Returns
Sixty-one percent of Americans don't know how much they pay in investment fees, according to a recent report by Personal Capital. And about one-third of people also believe that higher fees for....
About to Take Social Security? Read This First
Social security plays a major role in the financial security of more than 60 million Americans, and it's likely to supply a significant portion of your retirement income, too.Don't assume that....
The Most Important Retirement Chart You'll Ever See
The excitement generated by retirement advice is (almost always) inversely proportional to how useful it is. Hearing a "secret" strategy no one knows about or a tip to "buy plastics" is powerful....
The Republican Tax Plan: 30 Things You Need to Know
It took more than nine months since Donald Trump entered the Oval Office, but House Republicans finally unveiled their long-awaited tax plan, known officially as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, on Nov.....
2 Top Railroad Stocks to Consider Buying Now -- and 1 to Avoid
Railroads, as the transporters of much of what a country imports, exports, and consumes, are cyclical stocks that tend to move up and down with the overall health of the economy. So perhaps it's....
8 Warren Buffett Deals That Won Big
Image source: The Motley Fool.Warren Buffett is widely considered to be the best investor of all time, and for good reason. Since he took control of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B),....
Why a Billionaire Pulled the Plug on the T-Mobile and Sprint Merger
A combined Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) would have claimed a comparable subscriber base to AT&T and Verizon. However, disagreements over control of the new company ultimately....
Why Wal-Mart Stores Stock Jumped 11.7% in October
Shares of Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) popped nearly 12% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The retail behemoth announced a massive new share-repurchase program....
More Americans Are Planning Vacations -- but Should They?
Vacations are a luxury many of us hope to enjoy. It's therefore encouraging to hear that more Americans are planning vacations this year than they have in the past. In a report by the Conference....
2 Reasons to Worry About Nordstrom After the Latest Report
Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) stock has held steady following its third-quarter earnings release. However, this wasn't the usual solid quarter investors have gotten used to seeing.In addition to....
Will 2018 Be Procter & Gamble's Best Year Yet?
It's a safe bet that Procter & Gamble's (NYSE: PG) management team is happy to close the books on 2017. Sales have been sluggish, competition was fierce, and the company narrowly beat back an....
NVIDIA Strengthens Offering for Gamers Heading Into Holidays
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) recently announced its new GeForce GTX 1070 Ti graphics card, which fills out the graphics specialist's roster with several gaming cards spanning every performance level....
3 Serious Problems with the 4% Retirement Rule
Most of us know that we need to be socking away a lot of dollars for retirement, and many of us are doing so. It's hard to know how much money we will need, though, which makes it hard to know how....
Better Buy: Facebook Inc vs. Google
It's hard to imagine, but just over twenty years ago neither Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) nor Google -- now Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) -- existed. Combined, these behemoths are worth over....