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Don’t Make This Huge Mistake with Your Pension
If you're fortunate enough to have a pension from one of your employers, you'll generally have two options for getting the money: as an annuity, meaning you'll get a regular payment each month for the
What to Do if Your 401(k) is Underperforming
Saving enough to finance your entire retirement requires a major commitment of your disposable income, so it's no easy task. Forunately, you can put your money into investments that will generate more
Why Ellie Mae's Stock Is a Buy
Recently, I made the case that the market's sell-off of Ellie Mae (NYSE: ELLI) was overdone. Concerns about rising interest rates and slower mortgage activity were detracting from the long-term
Zynga Earnings: Second-Quarter Results Bode Well for Turnaround Strategy
Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) reported earnings after market close on August 2, delivering sales and earnings results that were better than expectations. The company's transition away from browser-based games
Large Customers Drive Growth For Zendesk
Software-as-a-service provider Zendesk (NYSE: ZEN) reported its second-quarter results after the market closed on Aug. 3. Customer gains drove revenue growth, with the addition of larger customers
Impinj Slashes Guidance Due To Customer Delays
RAIN radio-frequency identification solutions provider Impinj (NASDAQ: PI) reported its second-quarter results after the market closed on August 3. The company posted solid revenue growth and managed
The Motley Fool Interviews Shopify Co-Founder and CEO Tobi Lutke
Image source: Shopify.Thirteen years ago, a computer programmer wanted to start his own business -- an online store for snowboarding equipment. In the process, he would go on to tackle a much bigger
Vertex Pharmaceuticals vs. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals: Which Company Reported Better Earnings
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: REGN) are two big-cap biotech stocks, and each recently reported second-quarter financial results that were better than
Travelport Worldwide Delivers Another Solid Quarter
Travelport Worldwide (NYSE: TVPT) released strong second-quarter 2017 results on Thursday morning, detailing modest overall growth led by strength in Asia for its eNett commercial payments business.
Intel Corporation Scores Another Major Design Win at Apple Inc.
Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) cellular modem business is really starting to make some inroads at Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL).After winning a deal to supply cellular modems to Apple in support of the iPhone 7-series
Why This Airline ETF Has Crushed Its Transportation Peers
Airline stocks have a long and varied history, having gone through boom periods only to see many industry giants suffer through bankruptcy, leaving shareholders with massive losses. Yet things have
Universal Display Easily Beats Expectations, Raises Guidance (Again)
Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) announced strong second-quarter 2017 results on Thursday after the market closed, highlighting the company's best-ever quarter in terms of revenue and
Better Buy: Twitter, Inc. vs. Netflix, Inc.
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) built a DVD-mailing empire, then abandoned it to fulfill a much grander digital-video-streaming vision. Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) turned SMS-powered microblogging into a social
Berkshire Hathaway: Insurance Losses Drag Down Second-Quarter Operating Earnings
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) reported that operating earnings, a figure which excludes volatile investment gains and derivative fluctuations, declined 11% to $4.1 billion in the
Activision Blizzard Inc. Earnings Point to More Record Growth Ahead
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has a habit of under promising and over delivering. The video game developer this week announced second-quarter results, and -- for the sixth consecutive time -- the
Unfavorable Weather Dents Cedar Fair's Second-Quarter Results
Cedar Fair (NYSE: FUN) reported second-quarter results on Aug. 2.The amusement park master limited partnership saw it's early season attendance figures hampered by poor weather, but management remains
Why Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. Stock Jumped on Friday
Shares of rental-car company Hertz Global (NYSE: HTZ) jumped on Friday. The stock gained as much as 11.2%, but closed the trading day up 10.3%. The stock's rise followed an optimistic report on the
Etsy, Inc. Swings to a Profit
In June, online marketplace Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY) announced a revitalized plan to double down on key initiatives for driving gross merchandise-sales (GMS) volume and improve profitability. The
Xilinx, Inc. Beat the Street Again -- so Why Isn't the Stock Soaring?
Reprogrammable microchip giant Xilinx (NASDAQ: XLNX) reported results last week, covering the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The company beat Wall Street's earnings estimates for the reported
Ford Motor Co.'s Secret Weapon Pulls Through Again
Ah, Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) secret weapon. The entity responsible for some of the most misguided bear arguments out there, and also responsible for the vast majority of company profits outside
Infinera Tumbles on Downbeat Guidance, but the Bottom Might Finally Be in Sight
Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), a provider of optical equipment, reported its second-quarter results on August 3rd. Management had previously warned investors that its headline numbers were going to remain
Shopify Continues Its Torrid Growth
Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) has been on quite a roll lately, and expectations were high going into the release of its financial results. The company, which provides software for small and medium-sized
Is Disability Pay Taxed?
If you suffer some disabling ailment or injury, you'll be glad to have disability pay coming in. However, it's important to understand that the IRS -- and your state -- may want to take a cut of that
Post Holdings Inc Margins Up in Latest Results
Post Holdings Inc (NYSE: POST) has struggled to grow its business in recent years as new competitors entered the grocery business and consumers switched to organic and natural foods. That's impacted
Here's Why Agenus Inc. Stock Slipped 13.6% in July
Shares of Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company, fell 13.6% in July according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors viewed a clinical-trial failure