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What to Watch When Lululemon Athletica Reports Earnings
lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) is scheduled to report its second quarter earnings after the market close on Thursday, Aug. 31.The past year has been tough for the retail market, with many....
Sears Holdings Earnings: Don't Be Fooled by Management's Optimism
On Thursday, Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) released its second-quarter earnings report. At the top of the earnings release, management touted a "Significant Improvement in Net Loss and Adjusted....
Better Buy: Welltower Inc. vs. Universal Health Services, Inc.
America is getting older, and the demographic shift is driving up demand for healthcare facilities and services. This long-term trend should supply the nursing homes in Welltower Inc.'s (NYSE:....
Tech Stocks This Week: iPhone 8 Rumors, Samsung's Note Returns, and More
Smartphone news dominated tech headlines this week. Shortly after Alphabet's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google announced its latest Android version, Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) brought to life....
What Is Floyd Mayweather's Net Worth?
Floyd Mayweather is one of the world's richest professional athletes and has built an estimated net worth of roughly $450 million throughout his incredibly successful boxing career. The....
Why Verizon Investors Should Be Wary of Pricing Pressure
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has held up well in the face of intense competition from T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint (NYSE: S).In its most recent quarter, the wireless giant saw its adjusted earnings....
3 Stocks the Smartest Investors Are Buying Right Now
Main Street investors shouldn't blindly follow professional investors into their latest stock picks. However, tracking Warren Buffett, Nelson Peltz, and Steven Cohen can be profit-friendly given....
Costco Wholesale Corporation in 6 Charts
As an investor, you'll be well served by identifying the major drivers of the businesses in which you invest. That way, you can spend your time following the metrics that matter most, and....
2 Pipeline Stocks That Turned $3,000 Into More Than $39,000
Pipeline companies can be excellent long-term investments. These entities generate relatively predictable cash flow because long-term, fee-based contracts back their assets, which gives them money....
3 Stocks That Could Make or Break Carl Icahn's Portfolio
Carl Icahn, the activist investor and recently resigned advisor to President Donald Trump, is known for high-profile investments such as Herbalife, which has received lots of attention over the....
3 Reasons Why Retirees Should Own Stocks
The stock market can certainly take investors on a wild ride. With the market's potential for huge up-and-down swings, retirees are often leery about keeping their money in stocks – when you're....
3 Important Numbers About JPMorgan Chase
Because JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is already the biggest bank in the country, it's not going to grow at the same rate as a smaller bank. Nevertheless, it's the type of bank that performs solidly....
Residential Solar Costs Begin to Flatline
When Tesla's (NASDAQ: TSLA) SolarCity was independent and growing quickly, the company's business was driven by the rapidly falling cost of installing solar panels. Not only were panels themselves....
Say What? 2 New Studies Find Little Evidence That Marijuana Helps Treat Chronic Pain and PTSD
When it comes to growth industries, essentially nothing tops legal marijuana. According to cannabis research firm ArcView, the legal cannabis market in North America is slated to grow from $6.9....
Buffet's Oncor Failure Is No Failure at All
Recently, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) lost its bid to buy Oncor, Texas' largest regulated utility. Oncor is part of Energy Future Holdings, which was formed by KKR & Co.....
8 Totally Useless Things That We Buy Anyway
Money-wasting expenses come in all forms, and the losses can pile up quickly. Keep these items in mind as you overhaul your expenses. 1. Landline phone serviceMore than half of U.S. households....
3 Key Takeaways from Anadarko Petroleum's Q2 2017 Earnings
If negative press coverage could kill a company, Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC) would be dead by now. The Colorado home explosion that was traced back to one of the oil and gas company's wells has....
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 posted decent gains for the week, moving 0.64% and 0.72% higher, respectively. While investors were hoping for potential hints from Federal....
3 High-Yield Stocks Safe for Retirees
"Safe" is a relative term as it relates to stocks. However, investments that offer slow-but-steady growth to help combat inflation, along with industry-leading dividend yields for retirees, are....
12 Credit Card Tips that May Surprise You
I don't use a debit card. The safest thing is a credit card because you're using the bank's money. If someone accesses your information, they are stealing the bank's money, not yours. -- Frank....
Is This High-Yield Dividend Stock a Buy?
Believe it or not, sourcing, manufacturing, and delivering wood pellets has turned into a huge business. As power companies in Northern Europe are forced to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and....
Why the Market Doesn’t Know If SunPower Corporation Is a Solar Powerhouse or Dud
There may not be a company in the solar industry more confusing and (in my opinion) misunderstood than SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR). It's a utility scale solar developer combined with a....
3 Creative Ways We Could Fix Social Security
Social Security has plenty of money in reserves to pay out current benefits, but this isn't expected to last. In fact, the most recent estimates predict that Social Security will run out of money....
5 Medicare Advantage Rules to Live By
Also known as Medicare Part C, Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurance companies, and are designed to cover participants' Medicare Parts A (hospital insurance) and Part B....
Retired? Don't Dump Your Stocks
For years, seniors have been told to unload their stocks once they reach retirement and move over to safer investments -- namely, bonds. And to an extent, that advice still makes sense. Because....