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The U.S. healthcare consumer is under duress. America has some of the highest costs of care, with one estimate from the American Medical Association pegging average annual spending at $11,000 per

Bruce Linton has been a visionary for the cannabis industry. He helped build Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) into the pot giant it is today and hasn't been shy about making big moves. This includes the

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) recently announced that it would start offering its Prime members free in-game content for mobile games. The perk will roll out with exclusive items for Tencent's popular

It might seem a little daunting to invest in companies that haven't generated a consistent profit and trade at high valuations. But fast-growing companies are sometimes unprofitable in the early

Nothing is less sexy than an emergency fund. Save up enough money to cover your basic expenses for three-to-six months. Put that money in the safest place possible -- like a money market account

Entering 2019, Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) executives warned investors that the company would likely report unusually high unit cost growth this year. Back in January, Southwest projected that

You'd think it'd be obvious that one of the key tasks of an oil company is drilling for oil. However, oil major ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) hasn't exactly been doing a good job of that recently, with

By Amy Elisa Jackson

What do recruiters and hiring managers really want to hear from you during an interview? If you're mid-job search and are honest, you can admit that you've pondered this

The FDA recently approved the first tablet form of an extremely popular type of diabetes treatment and it could shake things up for some of the world's largest drugmakers. Unless you follow the

Nearly 60% of Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck, according to a survey from Charles Schwab. When money is tight, you might be mostly focused on paying your bills and keeping your

If you'd like to buy stocks with the intention of holding them forever -- just as legendary investor Warren Buffett does -- you need to choose them mighty carefully. Even today's most successful

Few industrial companies have been the subject of worse headlines in 2019 than General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Boeing (NYSE: BA).

General Electric, which is in the early stages of what figures to be

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) should be reporting its third-quarter results in just four weeks from this week. While no firm date has been announced, various sites peg the e-commerce behemoth's report

Healthcare can be a daunting prospect for seniors, namely because health issues can creep up as folks age, and because Medicare comes with a lot of hidden costs that seniors aren't well-prepared

When Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) introduced the Powerwall in 2015, it was the start of a race toward energy storage becoming a standard offering with residential solar. At the time, the Powerwall was meant

One of this month's biggest IPO winners is Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG). The provider of cloud monitoring and analytics tools went public at $27 on Thursday morning, and two days into its brief trading

Six months ago, cannabis kingpin Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB) could not be stopped. The company's share price more than doubled from its December lows to hit a closing high that was just pennies from

Although renewable power has been making big headlines for years, the truth is that the industry is still quite new. And, equally important, there are years of growth ahead as renewable power

Saving enough for retirement is a challenge for almost all Americans. Even if you know how much you need to hit your goal, finding that extra cash in your monthly budget isn't always easy. But

Chances are, email is an integral part of doing your job. In fact, you probably check your email not only at the office, but on your way to work and after hours as well. But while spending some time

Over the next five to 10 years, marijuana is expected to become the greatest thing since sliced bread. Following a more than tripling in legal worldwide sales between 2014 and 2018 to $10.9 billion

Millions of seniors rely on Social Security to provide a substantial portion of their retirement income. But should you do the same? The reality is that those benefits won't come close to taking the

It's not unusual to make a financial decision and bemoan it after the fact. Maybe you took on too much house. Maybe you racked up debt that cost you lots of money in interest. Or maybe you simply

The service industry will always exist for one reason: There's a group of people out there with a mastery of a skill or craft for which the general public has little clue.

For example, if my

You might be reluctant to consider investing in healthcare stocks in the current climate. Politicians in Washington are talking about drug pricing reform. Presidential candidates are proposing