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How Safe Is Cintas Corp.'s Dividend?
No matter how high or low a company's dividend is at any given moment, there is no way for an investor can say that a dividend is a complete certainty. There are simply too many variables -- some....
3 Stocks You Can Safely Own Until 2030
Some stocks force us to keep close tabs on the underlying business. For other investments, you can simply buy the stock and forget about it for the next 10 to 15 years.If you're looking for new....
Move Over, Bitcoin: This 2,700-Year-Old Currency Is Going Digital
Despite the broad-based S&P 500 having nearly quadrupled since hitting its trough in March 2009, this year belongs to cryptocurrencies. Since beginning the year with an aggregate market cap of....
3 Stocks You Don't Have to Babysit
Perhaps the most significant enemy to generating wealth through investing is ourselves. The instinctive reflexes in our cave-people brain tend to give into rash decisions based on greed or fear....
Investing in These 3 Stocks Now Could Make You a Millionaire Retiree
Who doesn't want to retire a millionaire? Unfortunately, studies show that the average retirement savings in America falls significantly short of the amount of money needed for a comfortable....
3 Huge Trends Visa Inc. Can Ride Higher
In March 2008, Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) held its initial public offering, when shares of the company were traded on public stock exchanges for the first time. Even though that was the same month....
Invest Alongside Warren Buffett in These Black Friday Stocks
If you're interested in buying top stocks that benefit from consumer spending over the holidays, you might want to follow in Warren Buffett's footsteps. Buffett is famous for picking stock market....
Best Buy: Berkshire, Mastercard, or Bank of America?
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B), Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA), and Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) are three very large companies that share some characteristics that make them....
5 Things Waste Management Inc. Wants You to Know
After Waste Management (NYSE: WM) reported its third-quarter results, its leadership team shared some important information with investors during the subsequent conference call. Here are the key....
2 Stocks With Strong Double-Digit Dividend Growth
Sometimes, dividend investors' focus on stocks with meaningful dividend yields can distract them from promising under-the-radar opportunities for income growth. Case in point: Both Visa (NYSE: V)....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 50 Years
Warren Buffett is famously known for having said his "favorite holding period is forever." We tend to agree, with so much evidence supporting long-term buy-and-hold generally leading to the best....
Global Payments' Successful Two-Pronged Strategy
Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a payment processing company, meaning it processes credit, debit, and mobile payments at the point of sale or online for merchants and vendors. With a market....
These 3 Stocks Just Raised Their Dividends
Did last week end with some kind of early Black Friday for dividend-paying stocks?It certainly seems that way, as a score of companies declared fresh dividend raises in advance of that famous....
3 Reasons for Mastercard Investors to Cheer
Mastercard Inc's (NYSE: MA) business continues to hum: When the company recently reported its third-quarter earnings, there was a lot for investors to like. Net revenue rose to $3.4 billion, an....
The Average American Has This Many Credit Cards
There are many benefits to using credit cards that make them an appealing alternative to cash. Not only do credit cards offer built-in protection on your purchases, but most offer rewards that....
The CFPB Class Action Rule Is Dead
A new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau rule banning "forced arbitration" clauses by financial companies was set to go into effect in 2018 -- until the U.S. Senate killed it last week. Here's....
Black Friday Isn't Dead, but It's Dying
The Friday after Thanksgiving used to mark the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Called "Black Friday," some say it got that name because it was the day when retailers begin to turn a....
Visa's Very Real Catalyst for Growth
In what has surely become a familiar story for shareholders, Visa Inc (NYSE: V) once again reported a stellar quarter late last month. Looking over the company's numbers from its fiscal....
Automatic Data Processing Boosts Its Outlook
Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) delivered fiscal first-quarter results that were impacted by asset sales, technology investments, and difficult comparisons to its Affordable Care....
Organic Growth and Acquisitions Drive a Strong Quarter for Moody's Corporation
As Moody's Corporation's (NYSE: MCO) third quarter 2017 earnings illuminated, both of its major divisions prospered during the last three months. Moody's Investors Service (MIS) booked record....
Republic Services, Inc. Continued Its Steady Growth
Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) once again delivered higher revenue, earnings, and cash flow, even though it faced some hurricane-related headwinds. Because of that, the company remained on track to....
Ecolab (ECL) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 31, 2017, 1:00 p.m. EDTOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
Don't Let the Hurricanes' Impact on Ecolab's Earnings Distract You From Its Strong Quarter
The U.S. economy grew at a respectable 3% clip in the third quarter of 2017, according to the first official report on GDP estimates, despite multiple devastating hurricanes during that time....
Mastercard Kicks Into Overdrive
Mastercard (NYSE: MA) is tired of being seen as second fiddle in the payment network industry, and it's striving to become the top dog in payments. With an emphasis on new technology, Mastercard....
Better Buy: Square, Inc. vs. American Express
Payment-processing company Square (NYSE: SQ) has shown tremendous growth over the past year or so, and its stock price has roughly tripled as a result. And credit card giant American Express....