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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. 

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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

Social Security is the largest retirement plan in the United States, providing income to more than 63 million people. And the vast majority of working Americans will receive Social Security

Valuations are a touchy subject in the cannabis industry. That's because many pot stocks are wildly overvalued, and investors are still struggling to determine what they're worth today. One stock

The story for much of the past decade has been one of outperformance. Following a steep descent during the Great Recession, the stock market came back with a vengeance throughout the 2010s. The

Show me an investor who wouldn't love to see his stocks gaining 1,000% in 10 years, and I'll show you a liar. The tech sector happens to be full of extreme growth stocks that actually achieved that

There's probably not an investor on the planet who's more closely followed by Wall Street than Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett. That's because his long-term track

As you're preparing for retirement, there are a lot of costs you'll need to consider -- like your everyday living expenses, travel, and any new hobbies you want to pick up during your golden years.

The 2010s have come to a close, but they were very kind to many people financially, as the stock market recovered from the worst recession in 70 years and core unemployment fell to extremely low

In this week's mailbag episode of Rule Breaker Investing, David Gardner reads and responds to some listener mail. The number of public companies on the NYSE is trending down -- will it ever trend so

It's that time of the quarter again. In this week's episode of Rule Breaker Investing, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner ropes in two Foolish analysts for a reworked version of the Market Cap

In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill talks with Fool analyst Shannon Jones about 2019's healthcare industry and 2020's marijuana space. Shannon explains how we got here, with so many of the

In this special episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill interviews entrepreneur Zia Zaman. Among other things, Zaman's published multiple papers on the pulling-the-goalie problem. Tune in to hear him

In September 2017, I named Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW) as one of two top dividend stocks in industrial machinery. Since that time, its shares have soared 65% on a total-return basis, with most of

Several top Canadian marijuana stocks soared by double-digit percentages on Tuesday. Shares of Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) were up by 12.3% as of 3:08 p.m. EST. Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) stock was

Shares of Michaels Companies (NASDAQ: MIK) rose as much as 12.3% on Tuesday. By 1:45 p.m. EST, the arts and crafts retailer's stock had cooled down to a gain of 7.5%.

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