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3 Stocks for the World of 2030
2030: It's only 13 years away. At the same time, 2030 can seem like an eternity away to investors. Technology and innovation have been disrupting businesses forever, but it seems as if the pace of....
FactSet Research Sees Big Opportunities for Future Growth
When Wall Street is healthy, FactSet Research Systems (NYSE: FDS) tends to be healthy. The provider of financial research and institutional support has benefited tremendously from the eight-year....
3 Stocks to Hold for the Next 10 Years
Legendary investor Warren Buffett once opined that "time is the friend of the wonderful company, the enemy of the mediocre," referring to his preference for buying wonderful businesses, even at....
Investing in These Stocks Now Could Make You a Millionaire Retiree
How much money will you need in retirement? Probably more than you think, since it'll take about $1 million to generate $40,000 in retirement income you can count on for years. But don't fret: You....
The Best Waste Management Stock to Buy in 2017
Businesses that provide essential services tend to perform steadily through the different phases of the business cycle. Thus, they can be fertile ground from which investors can cultivate a....
How Safe Is ADP's Dividend?
Dividend investors like consistency, and Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP) has done a good job of treating shareholders well over its long history. The payroll services giant has delivered....
Why Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Shares Lost 10.5% in August
Stock in Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) lost 10.5% last month, according to data from S&P Global Intelligence.Shares of the payroll and human resources software giant settled....
3 Stocks You Can Safely Own Until 2030
We Fools believe that the best way to make money in the markets is to buy high-quality companies and hold them for the long term. But which companies, in particular, do we think are worth owning....
Could an Identity Data Breach Get Any Worse Than Equifax's?
In this MarketFoolery podcast segment, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman try to get some perspective on the Equifax (NYSE:....
10 Things ADP Management Wants You to Know About This Billionaire Activist
Recently, I summarized activist investor Bill Ackman's proposed changes for Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP), the largest company in payroll services. Ackman, who announced an 8.3% stake in....
1 Weekend, 2 Very Different Disasters
On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman open the week with a pair of discussions of the "How bad is....
4 Things This Billionaire Investor Wants You to Know About ADP
There's a juicy melodrama playing out at Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ: ADP). While the company has actually performed quite well over the past few years, activist investor Bill Ackman thinks....
2 ETFs to Help You Make More Money in Retirement
Retirement investing doesn't have to be complicated. A few well-chosen exchange-traded funds can go a long way toward providing you with the capital preservation, growth, and income you'll need to....
How Safe Is Ecolab's Dividend?
Water, hygiene, and energy technology company Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) has easily beaten the returns of the S&P 500 in the last decade. The scoreboard shows total returns of 254% and 108%,....
143 Million Americans May Be at Risk of Identity Theft Due to Equifax's Data Breach. Here's What to Do Now
Equifax, one of the three major consumer credit bureaus in the United States, announced on Thursday that hackers may have accessed the personal information of more than 143 million people.The....
Equifax Stock Drops 13% After Massive Data Breach
Credit monitoring company Equifax (NYSE: EFX) announced a massive data breach on Thursday evening that exposed the personal information of 143 million U.S. consumers. Among the information stolen....
Mastercard Inc.'s Dividend Could Double in Just 5 Years
There are multiple good reasons to love dividend stocks, but one of the best reasons investors should want them in their portfolio is that some of them will see their annual dividend payments grow....
4 Key Takeaways From Paycom Software's CEO
Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) can seemingly do no wrong, having recently reported the latest in a string of impressive quarterly results. With its history of outperformance, you'd think the....
PayPal Strikes Another Clever Deal
It was a bit unexpected when earlier this month PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced that it agreed to acquire privately-held Swift Financial. That's because PayPal isn't really a frequent....
Vantiv Acquires Worldpay for $10 Billion: Everything Investors Need to Know
The past couple of years have seen a number of acquisitions, mergers, and consolidation in the payments industry. Some of the highlights include:It appears further consolidation is coming to the....
Global Payments' Active Approach to Growth
While many of today's best fintech companies garner their fair share of press, a precious few are still under most investors' radars. Take Global Payments Inc (NYSE: GPN), for instance. This payment
Visa's Latest Big Bets in Fintech
When extolling the virtues of long term, buy-and-hold investing, it's hard to think of a better example than Visa Inc. (NYSE: V). Since going public in March 2008, Visa's shares have returned well
Why Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Stock Jumped 16.1% in July
Shares of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADP) climbed 16.9% in July, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the HR management software and services specialist announced
Ask a Fool: How Can I Evaluate Fast-Growing Stocks?
The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is perhaps the most commonly used metric to evaluate stocks, but it isn't always useful, especially in the cases of rapidly growing companies. For example, shares
What’s New in BDC Land: Golub Capital, Ares Capital and Monroe Capital Corp.
It's earnings season for a little-followed niche of the financial market: business development companies. From billion-dollar giants like Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ: GBDC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ: