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Why You Shouldn't Go Back to School
Perhaps you're tired of being bored on the job. Or maybe you've had enough of waiting for a promotion that's yet to come your way. If your career isn't taking off the way you hoped it might, the idea
3 Real Estate Stocks to Buy With Dividends Over 5%
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can make excellent dividend stocks. Thanks to their favorable tax structure, they tend to offer some of the highest dividend yields in the market, and they also
NVIDIA -- When 56% Revenue Growth Isn't Enough
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock has been an unquenchable fire lately, and with good reason. The company has consistently put up year-over-year growth numbers that would make most companies
What to Know About the Potential Sale of 8point3 Energy Partners
It has been known for months that First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) wanted to sell its stake in the yieldco 8point3 Energy Partners (NASDAQ: CAFD) as it shifts gears from building solar projects to selling
Why Tesla Inc. Will Never Be a Warren Buffett Stock
We will never have another superinvestor quite like Warren Buffett. Working out of the same modest Omaha digs he's had for decades, eschewing an "aw-shucks" persona you can't help rooting for, and
How Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Makes Most of Its Money
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is one of the largest master limited partnerships (MLPs) in the world. However, what's interesting about the company is that oil and natural gas weren't the
3 Incredibly Cheap Tech Stocks Right Now
The tech sector as a whole is up 27% in 2017. The only space that has performed better is the financial sector, which is up 29%, and no other group of stocks has come even close to matching those
Netflix Just Made a Huge Next Step in Becoming Disney
If you're looking to become a multi-media powerhouse, why not emulate one of the most storied companies in the world, one whose vast vault of intellectual property is matched only by its ability to
Don't Make These 4 Social Security Mistakes
You pay into Social Security during your working years -- and not a small amount -- so that it's there for you in the future. It therefore makes sense to approach Social Security strategically so that
Ready to Retire? Not Until You Read This!
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. -- Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama may not be most famous as a retirement expert, but his comment about happiness is very applicable to
Which Solar Companies Manufacture the Best Solar Panels?
Which solar companies make the best solar panels for homes? Search the internet, and you'll find almost as many opinions on this subject as there are websites offering opinions -- up to and including
18 Things You Didn't Know About Polaris Industries Inc.
Polaris Industries (NYSE: PII) may have gotten its start as a manufacturer of snowmobiles, but today the powersports-vehicle manufacturer also dominates the off-road vehicle market and is the No. 2
5 Reasons to Think Twice Before Buying a Bigger Home
Homes today are much bigger than they were just a few decades ago. In 2015, the average size of a home hit an all-time high, and the median size of a new home also hit a new record. The average home
1 Oil & Gas CEO Has a Harsh Warning for the Rest of the Industry
Any investor with a financial stake in the oil & gas market is doing themselves a disservice if they don't listen to Schlumberger's (NYSE: SLB) management call every quarter. As the world's largest
Credit Card Debt Just Hit an All-Time High -- and So Did Credit Card Interest Rates
Without question, Americans really love their credit cards. According to the latest update from the Federal Reserve, credit card debt stood at $1.027 trillion, an all-time high that now surpasses the
How to Protect Your Retirement Plan from Emergencies
It would be wonderful if everyone could save 15% of their income for retirement their whole lives, every year like clockwork. Unfortunately, once you get such a savings plan going, life tends to
3 Smart Medicare Advantage Moves
About 58 million people are currently enrolled in Medicare -- roughly 18% of the U.S. population -- and close to 20 million of them are actually enrolled in "Medicare Advantage" plans instead of the
Here's How Social Security Generated $957 Billion in Income in 2016
For millions of retired workers, Social Security is a financial lifeline that they simply couldn't do without. Of the nearly 42 million retired workers receiving a monthly benefit check, some 61% rely
So You Want to Invest in Bitcoin: Here's What You Should Know
This article was updated on August 7, 2017, and originally published on March 25, 2017.Earlier this year the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rejected a bid by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the
Why Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. Stock Dropped 29.3% in July
Shares of Tile Shop Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: TTS) fell 29.3% in the month of July, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the specialty flooring retailer announced
The Best Dividend Stock in Fast Casual
Often when we think of fast casual restaurants images of newer entrants supplanting older fast-food joints come to mind -- places like Chipotle and Panera. But fast-casual isn't necessarily for the
3 Stocks Retirees Should Buy on a Market Pullback
Legendary investor Warren Buffett likes to buy great businesses at fair prices. Sometimes, that means keeping an eye on a fantastic company until its shares are available at a reasonable price.We
Tesla Just Did Exactly What Elon Musk Telegraphed It Would Do
In this Market Foolery segment, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman discuss the utterly unsurprising news that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) is
How Big a Deal Is Netflix’s Comic Book Company Buy?
In this Market Foolery segment, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman weigh in on the significance of Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) latest
Why Micron Technology, Inc. Shareholders Have Something to Worry About
As a shareholder of Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU), I know of one risk that keeps me on my toes. This is the one issue that will eventually move me to sell my Micron shares, and I keep an eagle eye