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This Could Be the Worst News for Marijuana Stocks Since Jeff Sessions' Appointment
Marijuana-stock holders were understandably rattled when President Trump selected Jeff Sessions as attorney general several months ago. Sessions is a longtime opponent to legalization of....
9 401(k) Tips That Could Earn You Thousands
If you have a 401(k) or similar retirement plan at work, the smartest thing you can do is to learn some basic concepts about retirement investing, such as proper asset allocation, how 401(k) fees....
Will Blue Apron Ever Turn a Profit?
From first to last, hero to zero. That's the story so far of Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN), the meal-kit delivery service that was once one of the most highly-anticipated IPOs of 2017 but quickly became....
HomeGoods Continues to Excel for Off-Price Giant TJX
Off-price retail giant TJX (NYSE: TJX) still gets the bulk of its revenue and profit from the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls chains, which primarily sell apparel, shoes, and accessories. However, in....
Why Leveraged ETFs Are More Dangerous Than Ever
Exchange-traded funds have revolutionized the investing world, giving investors access to many different parts of the market that used to be closed to them. However, ETFs have also introduced....
Intuitive Surgical Stock Split: Everything You Need to Know
Robotic surgical pioneer Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) has had quite a run lately. So far this year, shares are up 56%, and over the past three years, the stock has more than doubled.....
Warren Buffett's Top 10 Stocks
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) owns the common stock of more than 40 different companies, as of the latest available data, but the majority of the stock portfolio's value is....
Pfizer's Besponsa Is Yet Another Win for the Biopharma Giant
Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE) scored another cancer drug victory this past week when the FDA green-lighted Besponsa, a drug that battles back against a rare and deadly type of leukemia. The approval....
How Safe Is Colgate-Palmolive's Dividend?
Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL) has been a consumer stalwart for decades, reliably supplying customers with the toothpaste, dishwashing soap, and other household products they need. Reliable....
2 Rules for Investing in the Retail Apocalypse
There's no question that the retail industry is in upheaval. Retailer bankruptcies are soaring, store closings are becoming commonplace, and profits at a wide variety of retail chains are in....
3 Things Activision Blizzard's Management Wants You to Know
With Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) stock up 70% since the beginning of the year, a lot was riding on the game maker's second-quarter performance. This year is a light one for new game....
7 Fascinating Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nucor Corp.
It's one thing to dig into a company's numbers, but it's another to take a little time and really get to know how it operates. Often that leads to a deeper understanding of how those numbers came....
Don't Take a Job That Doesn't Offer These 3 Benefits
Many times, when people consider a job offer, they focus only on salary. That's a mistake because while how much you make is important, it's not reflective of the full compensation you'll be....
The 3 Biggest Misconceptions About Financial Planning
Financial planning is something that everyone should do, but many find it hard to make time to come up with a detailed financial plan on their own. Turning to a professional financial planner is a....
Here's How Much $10,000 Invested in Pfizer in 1977 Is Worth Now
Forty years is a long time. But it's not an unimaginably long time. For many Americans, 40 years is roughly the length of time they will spend or have spent in the workforce.Those years will end....
NVIDIA CEO: Here's Our Road Map for Growth From Autonomous Cars
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) reported powerful fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Aug. 10. The graphics-chip specialist's revenue jumped 56%, earnings per share rocketed 124%, and adjusted EPS soared....
Everything About Your Paycheck That You Were Afraid to Ask
I feel like I've won every year the show has been picked up by Logo because, really, nothing beats a paycheck.-- RuPaul Few things are as critical to our well-being as our paychecks. Few of us are....
India Could Be Solar Energy's Next Oasis
Two years ago, India's solar market was basically non-existent. According to the World Resources Institute, the country had 2.9 Gigawatts (GW) of solar installed at the end of 2015, about as much....
3 Dividend Stocks I'd Buy Right Now
There's nothing more exciting on planet Earth than dividend stocks.OK, I know that's laying it on thick. There are plenty of more exciting things. Still, though, dividend stocks are pretty....
3 Tips to Help You Find Your Retirement Age
The decision to retire from your career isn't one to be taken lightly. With retirement comes a world of repercussions, from the financial to the emotional. It's therefore crucial to put a....
The Little Understood Competitive Advantage That's Propelling Amazon Studios
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may vastly outnumber Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) when it comes to Emmy nominations -- 91 to 16 for the current competition -- but there's one thing the streaming king lacks....
The Netherlands Is Taking Aim at One of America's Fastest-Growing Sectors
One of the fastest growing and most important pieces of the American economy is also often one of the most overlooked. Despite accounting for an estimated $324 billion in GDP in 2012 -- over 2% of....
Uh-Oh! Social Security Benefits May Not Increase Much After All in 2018
Social Security is a critical source of income for many of the nearly 42 million retired workers receiving a monthly benefit check. Data from the Social Security Administration shows that more....
4 Habits of Retirement Super Savers
Are you one of the 67% of Americans worried about your financial future? There's plenty of reason for worry, given that nearly half of all Americans don't have any retirement savings, according to....
3 Top Dividend Stocks in Big Data
Thanks to the explosive proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices, as well as the rapid growth of cloud-based computing and the Internet of Things (IoT), the volume of digital....