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Plunging boldly into the world of sawdust and timber, Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG) spent a solid chunk of cash in 2019 acquiring Morbark Holdings Group, LLC, a forestry equipment manufacturer. The

Let's face it: Saving for retirement can sometimes feel overwhelming. Money is the number one source of stress among Americans, according to a survey from Northwestern Mutual, and roughly half of

There's no sugarcoating just how important dividend stocks have historically been to investors. According to a report put out by J.P. Morgan Assert Management in 2013, publicly traded companies that

The tricky thing about claiming Social Security is that you get a wide range of ages to choose from. You can claim your monthly benefit starting at age 62, but in doing so, you'll reduce it in the

As the Wuhan coronavirus begins to spread across China -- with more than 2,700 confirmed cases and 80 deaths as of Sunday -- Disney (NYSE: DIS) is starting to feel the pinch. It shuttered the

Retiring with $1 million to your name would give you around four times the net worth that the median American household has in retirement. As a result, even if a million bucks isn't worth what it

It's an unfortunate fact that a lot of Americans are drastically behind on their retirement savings. Close to half of baby boomers have absolutely nothing saved for retirement, a report from the

Over the past six months, Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) has been the worst-performing Canadian pot stock among the top five licensed producers. In fact, the company's shares have lost nearly half of

A company's dividend history is important, with a long track record of payout increases showing a strong commitment to financial stability and returning capital to shareholders.

With nearly a half

For the marijuana industry, last week was fairly eventful. The individual happenings weren't necessarily momentous, but they matter in a business that in many ways is still finding its way to

Healthcare expenses can be brutal, and they can pop up when we least expect them to. That's why setting funds aside for them is crucial -- to avoid financial issues or debt when they inevitably

Comparing any stock to a ship probably isn't the best analogy. However, I couldn't help thinking of the Titanic after seeing some of the headlines over the last couple of months about Aurora

Kimberly Clark (NYSE: KMB) shareholders have had to endure mixed results from their investment lately. While the consumer staples giant posted faster growth and reduced costs in 2019, its rebound

Two weeks ago, I looked at a few stocks that were already trading at least 10% higher just a few days into 2020. Now I'm going to raise the bar, limiting my search to investments that have gained at

The acquisition of Yahoo! by Verizon (NYSE: VZ) hasn't paid off quite the way the telecom giant likely hoped it would, but it may yet fuel some of its biggest growth opportunities. 

In November

Wingstop (NASDAQ: WING) has seen its share price soar in the last five years since its IPO, more than tripling from $30 per share in its first days of trading to over $90 as of this writing. The

The streaming wars are sizzling, and there is debate about how many of the streaming providers will be around when the dust settles. However, you would be hard-pressed to find a case made where

Abiomed (NASDAQ: ABMD), a maker of heart pumps for use during medical procedures, had a difficult 2019. The stock fell 48%, earnings missed analysts' estimates after three quarters of positive

The idea sounded reasonable enough. If a struggling J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) store is beyond salvaging, then cut it loose -- don't let dead weight drag the entire organization down. That's why the

Gold is a commodity that is often bought as a store of wealth to protect against severe market dislocation. With the S&P 500 Index near record highs and at historically extreme valuation levels, it

Stocks declined last week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) shedding over 1% as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) inched lower by 0.9%. Both indexes remain near all-time highs and

Virtual reality (VR) was once thought to be something of a technological holy grail -- the type of tech that science-fiction plots revolved around and a subject that futurists and gadget enthusiasts

Death and taxes may be two certainties few people look forward to, but there's another, rosier certainty -- that many ways to shrink your tax bill exist, and most of us can take advantage of at

Last year was another lackluster one for investors in the energy patch. The average energy stock in the S&P 500 rose only about 5% on the year, which vastly trailed the overall index's 28.9% surge.

Companies that have a long streak of paying dividends (think longer than 25 years) are typically managed by shareholder-friendly management teams and have a competitive advantage. If you invest in a