Blog
3 Ways You Could Be Losing Money When Saving for Retirement
The average U.S. worker is still struggling to save for retirement -- for instance, nearly half of baby boomers have no money set aside for their golden years at all, according to a report from....
Sears and Kmart Are Closing Even More Stores
Just one month ago, Transform Holdco, the new post-bankruptcy owner of Sears and Kmart, announced another round of store closures for the two struggling chains. Five Kmarts and 21 Sears stores....
Better Cannabis Stock: Innovative Industrial Properties vs. KushCo Holdings
There's good news if you want to invest in marijuana stocks based in the U.S. without buying shares of a company that's technically in violation of federal laws. Several companies that operate in....
3 Pot Stocks Poised to Win in Canada's Cannabis 2.0 Market
Analysts are calling it "Cannabis 2.0." The term references the next wave of the Canadian adult-use recreational marijuana market. On Oct. 17, 2019, the country's legalization of cannabis....
Why Glaukos Stock Plunged 21% in August
Shares of Glaukos (NYSE: GKOS) plummeted 21.3% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. For context, the S&P 500 index, including dividends, fell 1.6% last....
FinCon and Robert Farrington, Student Debt Pro
Forty-four million Americans have student loans, adding up to some $1.5 trillion of debt. It's not a pretty picture. Fortunately, people like Robert Farrington are working to make that burden a....
Will Limoneira's Stock Rebound After Its Upcoming Earnings Report?
If a year-to-date share price loss of 1% is the chosen measure, then on the surface, Limoneira's (NASDAQ: LMNR) lemon harvest woes don't seem particularly troublesome. View the last trailing 12....
America Is Eating Out Like Never Before, but Not Everyone's a Winner
Americans love it when someone else does the cooking.According to data compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, spending on eating out increased 6% in 2018 and is up another 4% in 2019 so far,....
Big Oil Is on the Prowl for Its Next Big Acquisition
Leading energy companies ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX) are no strangers to the merger-and-acquisition market. Both have made big splashes over the years, which has enabled them....
How to Invest in Fast-Food Stocks
Fast food is a massive industry accounting for more than $1 trillion of annual global sales. The associated companies are Wall Street favorites for good reasons, especially the huge, steadily....
How to Invest in Copper Stocks
Copper is one of the most versatile metals. It runs through our homes as part of both our plumbing and electrical systems. It's a key component in our cars, which contain an average of 44 pounds....
Marijuana's "Big Four" Are Burning Through Cash at an Alarming Rate
There are few industries garnering more attention right now than legal marijuana, and it's not hard to understand why. Over the next decade, sales for the green rush could grow more than 18-fold,....
Bed Bath & Beyond Is Down, but Not Out
Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY) stock has been in a downward spiral for the last several years, with the stock down about 75% over the past decade. Investors have all but written off the....
3 Surprising Stocks Hitting New Highs Last Week
The market had a good week, so it's not a surprise to see many of the recent market darlings keep moving higher. More than 625 stocks on the major U.S. exchanges hit new 52-week highs last week.....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks rose last week, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gaining just under 2%. The rally put the indexes closer to the record....
Activision's Strong Slate of Game Releases Nets Back-to-Back Upgrades
After a year of uncertainty, Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) may be getting its mojo back. After the company reached all-time highs late last year, the emergence of free-to-play mobile games....
How Much Are the Streaming Giants Spending on Content?
When Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) got its streaming start in 2007, it was the only service of its kind. Locking down deals to stream movies and TV shows back then was not quite as difficult as it is in....
Here's How Much Amazon's 1-Day Shipping Could Be Worth
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) started offering one-day shipping on select items for Prime members last quarter, and it saw an immediate impact from the faster shipping speeds. CFO Brian Olsavsky....
5 Countries With the Highest Cannabis Spending by 2024
Marijuana is one of the fastest growing industries on the planet. Legal weed sales have more than tripled between 2014 and 2018, and they're on track to roughly quadruple between the $10.9....
3 Unknown but Amazing Dividend Stocks
Income-seeking investors have lots of reliable options when it comes to dividend stocks. Because there are so many choices, some excellent ones can get overlooked.Three such companies are sleepy....
How Brookfield's Acquisition of GGP Looks One Year Later
Brookfield Property REIT (NASDAQ: BPR) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on owning and operating best-in-class retail shopping centers. One year ago the company completed its....
Why Alteryx Stock Surged 21% in August
Shares of data analytics software company Alteryx (NYSE: AYX) jumped 20.2% in August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. For context, the S&P 500, including dividends,....
Better Buy: Aphria vs. Aurora Cannabis
Every stock has a story. Aphria's (NYSE: APHA) story is of a scandal-plagued Canadian cannabis producer that has quietly emerged as one of the more intriguing comeback candidates in the industry.....
Warren Buffett's Investing Plan for His Family: Why It's a Good Plan for Your Family, Too
You've no doubt worked hard to take care of your family. But what would their financial situation be if something happened to you? That's a situation that no one likes to think about, but it's an....
Better Buy: Amgen vs. Celgene
Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) is about to get a piece of Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG). Sort of. To ease the way for the pending acquisition of Celgene by Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) to close, Celgene is....