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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%.

This jump was powered by an

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was weak on the final trading day of the year, down 0.2% at 1:25 p.m. EST. If that loss holds, the Dow will end the year up 21.8%.

If you had to guess at the

Macy's (NYSE: M) stock price has been in a precipitous decline for the past five years. After reaching its all-time high of $72.31 on July 13, 2015, the price shed more than 75% of its value. Macy's

Shares of Sol-Gel Technologies (NASDAQ: SLGL) rose as much as 36.2% today after the company announced positive results for its acne treatment Twyneo in multiple phase 3 clinical trials. The drug

Among large-cap defensive stocks, I can think of few that are better positioned to outgun the S&P 500 in 2020 than consumer stalwart Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO).

Over the last two years, the company's

When those stodgy stock indexes are generating 30% returns for the year, you know it's a special time for the market. So it should come as no surprise that technology is the best-performing sector

For most people and most businesses, $215 million is a lot of money. AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC), Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), and McKesson (NYSE: MCK) will jointly pay that amount to two counties

For all the challenges that marijuana stocks have faced in the past year, including a lack of profitability and analysts being bearish on the industry, there's been no shortage of investors who have

Shares of DURECT (NASDAQ: DRRX) are up 8% at 11:54 a.m. EST, having increased as much as 12% today, as investors jump in ahead of a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meeting to review

Shares of Meritor (NYSE: MTOR), a global supplier of drivetrain, braking, and other aftermarket automotive solutions for vehicles, jumped as high as 16% Tuesday morning after markets digested the

Saving money for your golden years is crucial. Without a solid nest egg, you'll risk struggling to pay the bills once your career ends.

Most seniors need about 70% to 80% of their former income to

The market for smart audio devices has enjoyed a banner year of growth and innovative product introductions. Many of those products are considered hearables, or ear-worn wearable devices that

WarnerMedia's head of direct-to-consumer streaming, Bob Greenblatt, has a secret. "The dirty little secret is that HBO has hit a ceiling," the AT&T (NYSE: T) exec told Hollywood Reporter.

HBO was

Neither Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) nor Charlotte's Web (OTC: CWBHF) has escaped the bloodbath cannabis stocks experienced this year. Since early January, Aurora's shares have plunged by about 55%

PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently acquired a 70% stake in GoPay, a Chinese online-payments provider, in its first move into China's payments market. The deal, which was cleared by China's central bank

Last year was a monster one for the solar sector. Solar stocks went on a blistering run, with the average one in the Invesco Solar ETF -- an exchange-traded fund that holds more than 20 of the 

Supermodels like Claudia Schiffer and Anna Nicole Smith were once the face of Guess? (NYSE: GES), back in the company's prime, and shoppers bought the brand to mimic their stylish and sultry looks