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Making a retirement plan involves taking many different factors into account. If you fail to consider some of these key issues, you could end up undermining your efforts to build financial security

Choosing the right stocks is crucial to your investment success, of course. However, it is also important to avoid certain companies that will prove detrimental to your investment performance.

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Cable giant Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) and retailer Walmart (NYSE: WMT) may be teaming up to make television sets, according to recent reports from The Wall Street Journal.

Neither company has

Millions of Americans have been impacted financially during the coronavirus pandemic. Some have seen their savings increase as a result of work and lifestyle changes, while others have seen their

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Shares of digital data platform LiveRamp (NYSE: RAMP) have been off to the races this year. The stock has more than

Shares of industrial equipment manufacturer Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) soared to a new intraday all-time high of $176.37 per share on Monday as the market celebrated the effectiveness of the new

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Making payments for goods and services with a credit or debit card or digital wallet has become entirely commonplace for customers in the retail world. But behind the scenes in the realm of

The COVID-19 crisis has unleashed a mortgage refinancing wave that comes around once every 20 years or so.

When the economy slammed to a halt, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as a low as it

There's a lingering fear that the remote work trend will cause more people to leave cities in the postpandemic world. And this has weighed heavily on urban-focused residential REITs like AvalonBay

In the third quarter, Visa (NYSE: V) saw overall payment volume increase on its network, but revenue and earnings were both down year over year. The reason? Fewer international money transfers. In

If you're like most investors, at least some of your stocks were likely chosen because they were prominently featured in the news. There's nothing inherently wrong with choosing trendy stocks. But

Earlier this week, Sprout Social (NASDAQ: SPT) released a strong third-quarter report, beating revenue and guidance estimates.The stock has risen a whopping 178% since its IPO last December, a big

During the coronavirus pandemic, the financial sector has been one of the worst performing parts of the stock market, down by about 12% year to date versus an 11% gain in the S&P 500. And there are

Earlier this year, Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) one-year-old namesake streaming service, Disney+, benefited from elevated demand as consumers sheltered at home. However, skeptics had concerns that the

If you're nearing retirement or are already retired and you've found your Social Security benefit is insufficient to provide the income you need, you aren't alone. The average benefit in 2021 will

SPACs have rapidly become the hottest way for companies to go public, but they aren't well understood by many investors. In this Oct. 29, 2020 Fool Live video clip, Fool.com contributor Matt

Investors have some conflicting signals heading into Home Depot's (NYSE: HD) third-quarter earnings report next week.

On one hand, industry demand has soared through the pandemic, and the housing

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, haven't performed too well in 2020, and retail REITs have been some of the biggest laggards. But Realty Income (NYSE: O) isn't just any retail REIT. In this

From opening its first store in Arkansas in 1962, Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has since become a colossus in the retail industry. Walmart's revenue in fiscal year 2020 totaled $524 billion, and over 2.2

Medicare provides essential health coverage to millions of seniors, including those who are still working, as well as those who are retired and on Social Security. But Medicare isn't free. In fact

Approximately half (51%) of Americans are not actively contributing to a 401(k) plan, according to a survey conducted by Edward Jones.

If you have access to a 401(k), it's wise to make the most of

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

If I could pick a single phrase to describe the events of this year, "expect the unexpected" is the first that comes to mind. The economic volatility induced by the pandemic is particularly evident

Digital payments company Square (NYSE: SQ) has been a juggernaut in 2020, soaring more than 180% this year at recent prices. The overwhelming catalyst for the company's recent growth has been its