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Mid-cap stocks, generally defined as stocks with market caps between $2 billion and $10 billion, can offer investors the best of both worlds. They have enough room to deliver serious growth but

Everybody loves Disney's (NYSE: DIS) new streaming service, and for now that's been more than enough for the media giant to beat the market in 2019. The buzz was strong ahead of the mid-November

Over the last five years, shares of Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) have doubled in value, and it could double again over the next five. There are a few reasons why I believe Electronic Arts could

Opening an IRA is a good way to build retirement savings. And there are numerous tax breaks you'll reap for funding one. With a traditional IRA, your contributions are tax-free, and investment gains

Textron (NYSE: TXT) came into earnings season in need of a catalyst to get investors excited about holding its shares. Fourth-quarter results did come in slightly ahead of expectations, but the

Big plans are afoot at Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) for the coming year, including a China expansion, new food offerings, and a pact with Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB). At the 2020 ICR Conference in January

"Buy what you know."

If there's any advice more familiar to investors than the wit and wisdom of Warren Buffett, it's got to be this single gem from the silver-haired patron saint of individual

Dividend-paying stocks can be a terrific way to fund your retirement. Strong, financially sound companies can grow their cash payouts to investors over time, thereby providing you with a reliable

Almost 60 million people are under lockdown in China, stores and offices have closed, and the U.S. and other countries are evacuating their citizens from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak

For those looking to achieve significant stock price gains, one time-honored strategy is to invest in companies that are on the cutting edge of technology, catching the wave of a broader societal or

Let's face it, February can be a rough month. The holiday cheer has long faded away, and springtime still feels more like a distant dream than a coming reality. But there's a silver lining to

Social Security is or will be a vital source of retirement income for the vast majority of Americans. Indeed, it makes up 90% or more of the income for a fifth of married elderly Social Security

Shareholders of Clorox (NYSE: CLX) completely missed the stock market rally of 2019, with shares edging lower on the year compared with a 29% surge in the S&P 500. That slump came courtesy of weak

At an investor meeting in late 2018, Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK) executives laid out a long-term margin target for the first time. Just two years earlier, the airline's adjusted pre-tax margin had

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) changed a lot of things when it pioneered the subscription video on demand (SVOD) streaming space back in the late 2000s. Its success helped spark the cord-cutting trend and

Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), one of the largest utilities in the United States, has been much loved by Wall Street over the past year or so. That's not unusual, with the broader utility sector, as

In January 2020, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) announced that it plans to acquire Billie for an undisclosed amount. For those unfamiliar, Billie is a subscription-based women's body care company. It

On January 22nd, NOVAGOLD RESOURCES (NYSEMKT: NG) released its 2019 fiscal year results and held a conference call the following day. Since the company last reported its quarterly results, the share

When Corning (NYSE: GLW) announced fourth-quarter 2019 results early Wednesday, the market's initial positive reaction was no surprise considering those results arrived comfortably above both Wall

Technological advancements continue to change the way we live our lives. One of the most disruptive technologies of the past few years is the invention and adoption of the smartphone. And for some

Last year was supposed to be when the cannabis industry proved to Wall Street and investors that it deserved a lofty valuation. Canada had recently become the first industrialized country in the

MoviePass is now officially dead and can be buried. The movie ticket subscription service and its parent Helios and Matheson Analytics (OTC: HMNY) have both declared bankruptcy and will seek

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) both produce chips for an increasingly connected world. Skyworks sells radio frequency (RF) chips for the mobile, automotive, broadband

Naspers (OTC: NPSNY) is mostly known for its giant stake in Chinese internet conglomerate Tencent (OTC: TCEHY), a massive investment win that Naspers made all the way back in 2001. The Tencent

Penske Automotive Group (NYSE: PAG) stock trailed the market in 2019, pressured by mixed operating results. While the used and new car retailer notched a few key wins last year, including strong