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Will You Still Be Paying Off College Loans in Your 50s?
When most people think about borrowing money for college, they anticipate paying back that debt during much of their 20s, and possibly even their 30s. But if you're not cautious about borrowing,....
Netflix Is Raising Prices, But Subscribers Should Still Be Happy
If you love Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) originals like House of Cards or Orange is the New Black, you may have reason to cheer the streaming service's latest price hike.The red-lettered streamer said....
The Biggest Retirement Savings Mistake and How to Avoid It
If you're still several decades from retiring, then building a steady source of retirement income may not seem like your top priority. However, messing up your retirement savings plan early on in....
3 Stocks that Turned $10,000 into $82,000 or More in 5 Years
Although biotechnology stocks in general have a reputation for offering some of the best potential for high returns, they also come with substantial risk. In fact, investors can actually find big....
Why Is Amazon Buying Up Mall Property?
Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been opening fulfillment centers at a rapid pace ever since it announced earlier this year that it would create over 100,000 jobs in the U.S. over the next 18....
Everything Is Going Right for AbbVie: Is It the Best Biotech Stock to Buy Right Now?
Have you ever had one of those days where everything seems to fall into place for you? AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) is having one of those kinds of years. The big biotech's stock is up more than 40% so far....
8point3 Energy Partners Posts Another Strong Quarter
8point3 Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CAFD) is in the midst of a strategic review by its sponsors First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) that could result in the sale of the entire....
Constellation Brands Earnings: Booming Beer Sales Drive Another Growth Upgrade
The broader alcoholic beverage industry is enduring weak growth lately, but investors have still pushed Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) stock higher this year on hopes that its premium beer,....
The Most Important Dividend Stock Chart You'll Ever See
Investing well can be hard. Everyone who tries his or her hand at it wants to do well. Unfortunately, too many of us do poorly for a litany of reasons, including trading too often or chasing yield....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Aggressive Investors
Aggressive investors are more than willing to accept higher levels of risk to get the potential for high returns. Many think of aggressive investors in terms of chasing growth, but some of these....
Why a New "Terminator" Movie Is a Big Opportunity for Viacom
Better start brushing up on your Arnold Schwarzenegger impression: "I'll be back."Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) (NASDAQ: VIAB) and its Paramount Pictures division are resurrecting the Terminator franchise....
Where Will Cara Therapeutics Be in 5 Years?
Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) has been one of the most exciting biotech stocks to watch in 2017, and the excitement has stemmed from both positive and negative developments. By late June, the....
Here's Why Transocean LTD Stock Was Up 26% Last Month (and Is Still Worth Buying)
September was a great month to own shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE: RIG), which gained a very strong 25.7% on the month. If we go back a couple of weeks further, Transocean's stock price jumped a....
10 of the Most Anticipated Movies Being Released in 2018
Image source: AMC Entertainment.There are a lot of big movies coming to a multiplex near you next year, and that's a good thing given the weak box-office results that theaters have experienced....
Stay Away! This Dividend Stock Is a Yield Trap
GameStop (NYSE: GME) serves a valuable retail niche, trades at only six times earnings, and offers a tantalizing 7.5% dividend yield. Sounds appealing, doesn't it?Unfortunately, in the words of....
You'll Probably Need Long-Term Care. Here Are Your Options
If you live long enough, the odds that you'll need long-term care at some point become quite high. Few people base their retirement plans on an early death, which means you'll need to prepare for....
Owning Both Amazon and Kroger Stock Makes Sense as a Way to Profit From Groceries
Industry competition is often characterized as a sport, with a clear winner and loser, however, the business world is not always like that. Oftentimes, there can be more than one winner in an....
3 High-Yield Tech Stocks
High-technology and exciting growth stocks go hand in hand. That's the traditional theory, at least -- those newfangled tech stocks can't be good for traditional investment strategies like....
Here's What Apple Inc.'s 2018 iPhone Lineup Could Look Like
A little while back, based on several reports from reputable publications, it looked as though Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) 2018 iPhone lineup would consist of three iPhones. All three would essentially....
Ford's Strategy Update: Big Promises, Few Specifics
As expected, Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) CEO Jim Hackett announced a revamp of Ford's strategy during a presentation to Wall Street analysts on Oct. 3.Hackett didn't give a lot of details;....
SpaceX Hints at Moon Base Plans
Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, last week, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made it clear he still has his sights set on colonizing the red planet.But here's....
How Fitbit's Smartwatch Looks to Pump Up the Business
Fitness tracker company Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) announced its long-anticipated Ionic smartwatch at the end of August. While Fitbit's stock has seen a positive bump since the announcement, it is still....
Will This Two-City Experiment Speed Up Google Fiber's Expansion Plans?
Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is changing its sales tactics around the Google Fiber high-speed network service. When Google Fiber opens its doors in Louisville and San Antonio, the....
What’s Happening to Travel Stocks?
Travel stocks have faltered since late summer. Some blame has been laid on terror attacks and hurricanes, and there's no doubt that those horrible events have affected the industry.But there's....
Should You Sell Celgene Stock Following an Analyst Downgrade?
Celgene Corp.'s (NASDAQ: CELG) is arguably one of the globe's most successful biotech companies, yet analysts at investment researcher Morgan Stanley cut their rating on the company from equal....