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Petco Animal Supplies may be going public again after confidentially filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission its plans for an initial public offering (IPO).

Although the private equity

Housing has been a big story throughout 2020. As remote work took hold during the coronavirus pandemic, stories flooded the news about workers leaving expensive big cities to relocate to the

At first blush, you might think that Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) had an underwhelming third quarter. After all, the company -- which provides a platform for just about anyone to establish an e-commerce

Retirees got some good news recently, when the Social Security Administration announced there would be a 1.3% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2021. COLAs raise the size of Social Security

Hindsight is always 20/20, but take a trip in a time machine with me. Let's go back to March 16 of this year. You have an extra $10,000 in your pocket. The world is intensely focused on a major

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Securing a livable income after you leave the workforce is no small task. Most of us have to save for decades, often with little insight into whether we're doing enough.

If you're not sure how your

Shares of Wix.com (NASDAQ: WIX) are down over 20% from their all-time high as of this writing. The website-building and e-commerce company has been dragged down by optimism surrounding progress on a

Our experts issued a rare "Double Down" Buy alert on this one stock... Learn more.

There's value in avoiding restrictive investing labels. For example, two common labels are "growth" and "value,"

Picking out winning stocks is hard, especially when you are just starting to invest. The universe of companies to pick from is very large, which can make it difficult and intimidating for anyone new

There's a narrative out there that a vaccine might be "bad news" for technology stocks. Why? Well, with people staying at home, the pandemic has accelerated digital transformation that allows people

The COVID-19 pandemic forced department stores to close their stores for much of the spring -- and even longer in some cases -- while weighing on traffic even after they reopened. As such, most

This year has tested the resolve of investors like few before it. Although stock market corrections are more common than investors realize, a 34% decline in the S&P 500 in a span of less than five

No matter your income level or age, it's always a good idea to keep your tax bill to a minimum and stay on top of tax-related matters. Here are a few smart tax strategies to incorporate in the

The Las Vegas Strip seemed to be having a relatively remarkable recovery from its spring shutdown compared to gambling locations like Macao and Singapore. But the momentum may be shifting now that

I took a look at three stocks to avoid last week, predicting that Despegar.com (NYSE: DESP), Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), and Gap (NYSE: GPS) were going to lose to the market. I missed.

The three stocks

Fool.com's Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina interviewed Richard Horton on Motley Fool Live on Oct. 9. Horton runs the British medical journal The Lancet and has been at the

Peloton Interactive (NASDAQ: PTON), the leading maker of connected home-exercise equipment, reported powerful fiscal first-quarter 2021 results (for the period ended Sept. 30) on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Fool.com's Healthcare and Cannabis Bureau Chief Corinne Cardina interviewed Richard Horton on Motley Fool Live on Oct. 9. Horton runs the British medical journal The Lancet and has been at the

Though it's been a wild journey for the North American marijuana industry, cannabis could well be one of the fastest-growing industries this decade. A green wave on election night pushed the number

Deciding when to claim Social Security isn't easy. If you wait until full retirement age (FRA) to file, you'll avoid a reduction in benefits. If you delay your benefits beyond FRA, you'll boost them

The unprecedented coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made this a trying year for Wall Street and investors. Though the broad-market S&P 500 is actually up for the year, it experienced

Few stocks have delivered the kind of returns that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has.

The e-commerce stock has gained more than 150,000% since its 1997 IPO, and the company is so powerful that it's created

Everyone has a side hustle these days. But the taxes on that income can be very different from what you're used to seeing with salary and wage income from traditional employment. 

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It's a question that cuts straight to the heart of investors' indecision. Is this the time to seek safety in numbers, or does one take a shot on what's arguably the market's highest-quality stock?