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3 Reasons to Delay Taking Social Security
The vast majority of Americans take Social Security at or before their full retirement age, but there are some pretty compelling reasons to wait. If you're in a position where you could delay....
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
The trading week ended on an odd note with stocks falling Friday after former national security advisor, Michael Flynn, pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents in regards to potential Russian....
A Reduced Payout Could Be Incoming for These 3 High-Yield Dividend Stocks
Every investor loves a juicy dividend payout, but not all high-yield dividend stocks are created equal. It's important for dividend investors to track their stocks' payout ratios so they can be....
Why Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. Rose 20% in November
Shares of Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) jumped 20.4% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the retailer reported better-than-expected....
You'll Never Guess How Much You Need to Earn to Buy a Typical Home in These Cities
Most Americans would like to own their own home, but that's easier said than done -- more so in some locations than others, because of great fluctuations in home prices from region to region. It's....
Why Mattel, Inc.'s Shares Popped 29% in November
Shares of toymaker Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) jumped 29.2% in November, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, driven by news that Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) has....
Will 2018 Be Johnson & Johnson's Best Year Yet?
There are still several weeks left in the year, but Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) appears to be on course to generate its second-highest stock performance over the last decade in 2017. A....
What to Expect From United Technologies in 2018
There are two main themes to United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) coming year. The first is the completion of the acquisition of Rockwell Collins, Inc (NYSE: COL) and the second is the....
Here's How Acadia Pharmaceuticals Crushed It in 2017
About 1 million patients in the U.S. suffer from Parkinson's disease. Unfortunately, nearly 40% of them will experience hallucinations and delusions in their daily life, which is a disease state....
Millions Face a Social Security Tax Hike of Up to $186 in 2018. Will You?
Most people complain that their taxes are too high, and that has prompted numerous calls to provide tax cuts for Americans. Yet despite the possibility that a tax reform package might bring some....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like eBay in 1998
Of all the stocks our market has to offer, few have delivered long-term gains as staggering as eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY). Shareholders who bought and held a piece of the online marketplace shortly after....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: Should I Invest a Lump Sum at Once or Spread It Out?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and unearths this basic question: Is it better to take a large amount of cash you've recently acquired....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: Should I Rebalance to Stick to My Allocation Targets?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and discovers two readers with very similar questions: When your investments rise and fall, the balance....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: Does the Fool Use Discounted Cash Flow to Judge Stocks?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and finds a question from a new Fool whose university education included a fair bit on methodologies....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: Should I Sell Ahead of the Impending Crash?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and finds a couple of readers who in different ways are asking the same question: If the gurus and....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: Is There a Good Investment Strategy for Investing on a 25-Year-Old's Income?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and finds a question he doesn't feel he has a good answer for: Beginning investor Dylan recently took a....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: How Can You Buy Partial Shares of Stock?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and discovers a listener who signed up for the Robinhood virtual brokerage, which allows investors to....
Rule Breaker Mailbag: How Does the Fool Calculate Its S&P 500 Returns?
In this segment from the Rule Breaker Investing podcast, David Gardner dips into the mailbag and resolves the confusion of a Foolish service subscriber on the subject of benchmarks.The Fool likes....
3 Growth Stocks That Could Put Facebook's Returns to Shame
When Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) went public in mid-2012 at $38 per share -- or a valuation of over $104 billion -- it marked the biggest technology IPO of all time. But its size certainly didn't stop....
3 Dividend Stocks That Cut Bigger Checks Than Procter & Gamble
Thanks to its enviable stable of consumer brands -- from Charmin to Pampers, Tide, Bounty, Crest, Gillette, and dozens of other popular names -- Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) is one of the most....
5 Things to Do Differently at Work Next Year
So you had your annual performance review at work, and it didn't go as well as expected. Maybe your boss had a lot of criticism. Or perhaps it's not that you did anything wrong, per se, but....
3 Reasons the Hottest Marijuana Stock of 2017 Will Go Even Higher
It's still a little too soon to declare Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH: ACBFF) the best marijuana stock of 2017. Perhaps another stock will surge over the next few weeks and take the top spot. For....
Where Will Organovo Holdings, Inc. Be in 5 Years?
This has been a year Organovo Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ONVO) investors would like to forget. Revenue growth has come to a halt, inciting the market to lop off roughly half of the company's market....
What Retail Investors Should Be Watching in December
Executives at retailers including Kohl's (NYSE: KSS) and Macy's (NYSE: M) have gone on record recently, stating that sales trends were strong throughout November, including the key Black Friday....
Dave & Buster's Stock Has a Lot to Prove on Tuesday
If there's a company that can use a good financial report here near the end of earnings season, it would have to be Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ: PLAY). The big-box eatery and....