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Could This Be Warren Buffett's Greatest Weakness?
Warren Buffett is, without question, one of the greatest investors of all time. Over the past 50 years, the company he runs, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), has generated....
Is iRobot's Dominance Coming to an End?
In the past three years, iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) has pulled off a truly impressive feat. During that time, the maker of home robotics has increased its revenue by nearly 40% while simultaneously....
A Timeline of Wells Fargo's Sales Scandal
It has now been a year since industry regulators revealed the sales scandal at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). As the following timeline shows, a lot has happened since then at the 165-year-old bank.Dec.....
The Most Terrifying Social Security Graphic Yet
Social Security is widely regarded as the most important social program for senior citizens. As of July 2017, according to data released by the Social Security Administration (SSA), just over 42....
3 Monster Biotech Stocks in the Making
Were the biggest biotechs in the world today always so big? Of course not. They all started out as much smaller companies. Along the way, each of today's big biotechs had a successful product that....
Is Kinder Morgan, Inc. a Buy?
Kinder Morgan's (NYSE: KMI) stock has been pummeled over the past three years, nearly getting cut in half. What's surprising about that plunge is the fact that the underlying cash flow from the....
3 Top Marijuana Stocks to Buy This Fall
Marijuana stocks weren't all that hot in the first half of 2017. The situation began to turn around for several leading marijuana stocks in the summer, though. What's the outlook for fall? Pretty....
Hotel Investors May Be Ignoring the Airbnb Threat
It's been a surprisingly strong year for hotels.Both Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) have outperformed the S&P 500 by significant margins;....
You'll Never Believe Which Alcoholic Beverage Is Growing Fastest
As craft beer's growth slows, sales of wine and spirits are taking off, but the fastest-growing alcoholic beverage in the U.S. today is one you've probably never heard of. Mead is the oldest....
What You Need to Know About 529 Plans
The cost of a college education has skyrocketed, and the result has been extensive student loan debt that has put a huge burden on graduates emerging from institutions of higher learning to find a....
NextEra Energy Partners Could Be a Growth Machine
Every yieldco wants to have a low cost of capital it can use to fund projects that drive long-term dividend growth. And if the market has confidence in a yieldco, it can drive a low cost of....
Report: Apple Inc. iPhone X Production Delayed Even Further
When Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X on Sept. 12, one disappointment was that the iPhone X -- easily the most interesting phone of the bunch -- would come....
Americans Finally Feel Good About Saving -- Even Though They're Pretty Bad at It
Though it's natural to stress about money, in a survey last year, 85% of U.S. adults were found to be suffering from full-fledged financial anxiety, and a big reason boiled down to a general lack....
3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy This Fall
Any season is the right season to invest in high-yield dividend stocks. However, which stocks are the best to pick can change. With fall now here, several dividend stocks look especially....
5 Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About Warren Buffett
Did you know that Warren Buffett earns thousands of dollars in dividends per minute? Or that lunch with the Oracle of Omaha is apparently worth millions? These are just a couple of interesting....
Big Changes Could Be Coming From These Industrial Giants
By coincidence, General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) are both under significant pressure to undertake far-reaching strategic restructurings. Let's take a look....
The Most Amazing Retirement Chart You'll Ever See
There are few psychological forces more powerful than hedonic adaptation. As former Fool Morgan Housel once described this phenomenon: "What we always dreamed of becomes nothing more than normal....
Getting Divorced? Here Are 4 Ways Your Taxes Will Change
Divorce is a time of major change and upheaval, and given everything else that's likely going on in your life, you may not have given much thought to the tax consequences. However, it's important....
The Best Acquisition of the 21st Century
Business students know the risks of mergers and acquisitions. There are no perfect numbers on the issue, but according to Harvard Business Review, between 70% and 90% of M&A deals fail. ....
What It Takes to Get a Perfect Credit Score
Fewer than 1% of American consumers have a perfect FICO credit score, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. However, a perfect credit score requires a thorough understanding of the FICO scoring....
7 Reasons Your Obamacare Premium Could Soar by a Double-Digit Percentage in 2018
In just over five weeks, open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which is best known as Obamacare, will begin. The upcoming enrollment period could very well rival the first enrollment....
Best Buy: The Coca-Cola Co vs. PepsiCo, Inc. vs. Procter & Gamble Co
They are three of the biggest names among dividend investors. Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) , and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) have been offering investors dividend increases for a....
If You Like Dividends, You Should Love These 3 Stocks
Income investors aren't suffering from a lack of stock choices right now. But while generous yields aren't very hard to find today, the combination of steady income and solid growth is much more....
AbbVie's Unfazed by the Risk of Generic Humira
Over 60% of AbbVie Inc.’s (NYSE: ABBV) sales come from demand for Humira -- an autoimmune-disease drug prescribed to patients with a variety of conditions -- that racks up sales of $16 billion per....
Here's Why You Didn't Get the Job
Even in a healthy job market, some people find themselves on the outside looking in. They may look good on paper, have good backgrounds, and seem very employable, but they fail over and over at....