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In every industry dominated by a small number of giants, there's an opportunity to seek a niche audience and create a strong business.

Skechers (NYSE: SKX) has been carving out such a niche

Social Security benefits can have a major effect on your retirement, particularly if your savings aren't as robust as you'd hoped they'd be by the time you retire. But in order to make the most of

Since the Great Recession enveloped the global economy back in 2008-09 related to a crisis with sub-prime mortgages, there has not been any real indication of a similar crippling economic downturn

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) is "a leading global alternative asset manager."  Over its 120 years, the company has developed a portfolio of real estate, infrastructure, renewable power

Kudos to Walmart (NYSE: WMT) CEO Doug McMillon for thinking outside the box.

The retailer's 4,800 stores peppered across the United States mean most of the country's consumers live within 10 minutes

Many of us look forward to it for decades -- retirement! Work can be pleasant or even fun, but it's exciting to think of when we can stop working and enter our golden years, perhaps even achieving

As 2009 came to a close, we were still surveying the wreckage of the financial markets' collapse and the worst economic recession the U.S. suffered since the Great Depression. While many industries

Curaleaf Holdings (OTC: CURLF) and Trulieve Cannabis (OTC: TCNNF) have been taking two very different approaches to expanding their cannabis businesses. Curaleaf's been focusing on expanding

NBA all-stars score 20-plus points a game, while showing off their defensive prowess. A baseball all-star might log 25 home runs and 60 RBIs before the All-Star break. But what are the markers for

Don't think for a second that just because many marijuana stocks performed miserably in 2019 that there weren't any big winners. One key to finding those winners is to focus on U.S.-based stocks

As a new decade begins, it's a great time for investors to review the stocks in their portfolio. This is especially the case after a year of strong returns for the market. The S&P 500 climbed nearly

All bull markets come to an end, and this past decade has been a remarkable one for investors who've escaped largely unscathed from any corrections. While no one knows when the next recession will

Canadian cannabis companies are still in the honeymoon phase of what's been rapid early growth for the new recreational marijuana market in Canada. However, in 2020 that's going to change in a

2020 is here, and many people are excited about starting a new decade. Yet for those who watch Social Security's financial condition, New Year's Day just means we're a year closer to the challenges

Many investors in marijuana stocks are probably breathing a sigh of relief that 2019 is over. The year brought dismal performances for most pot stocks. To put things in perspective, the two leading

Carnival (NYSE: CCL) in late December issued earnings results that pleased most investors. The cruise ship giant's growth and earnings both beat expectations despite some unusual challenges that

Raises at work certainly aren't a given. But if you've been fortunate enough to snag one so that your 2020 paychecks are starting off higher than they used to be, then it pays to put that extra cash

At first glance, buying stocks and holding them for decades might seem like a silly move. After all, how can any investor know what's going to happen with a company's management team, its products

Past performance tells you nothing about the future gains or losses of any stock, but investors who bought into these three stocks 10 years ago have been smiling all the way to the bank.

The three

It's been a tough year for AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) as the stock is closing 2019 not far from where it finished the year before. Question marks about the future of its business have made investors wary

If you're kicking off the new year in debt, you're in good company. It's estimated that 182 million Americans have credit cards and are carrying over $1 trillion in debt as the result of mismanaging

Being better with money is always one of the most common New Year's resolutions -- money makes the world go round, and having more on hand is always helpful. 

In this video from our YouTube channel

The start of a new year is a great time to take stock of your financial situation, and perhaps find ways to improve on it. Some of that will mean actively doing more things right, but it also means

Last year was supposed to be when marijuana stocks proved their worth, transcending from speculative investments to worthwhile long-term holds. However, this didn't even come close to happening.

2020 could be a momentous year for many reasons. But if you're trying to do tax planning for 2020, it doesn't look like this year is going to bring much in the way of massive changes to tax laws. No