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Marijuana Stocks Are Destroying Shareholder Value
The marijuana industry is budding, and investors are really beginning to take notice. According to Cowen & Co., legal marijuana sales in the U.S. have the opportunity to reach $50 billion....
How Renewable Energy Will Destroy Fossil Fuels
There's an energy revolution taking place before our eyes, but it doesn't seem to be getting a lot of attention from the media or investors. Over the past decade, energy from wind and solar has....
5 Monster Stocks in the Making to Buy for 2018
The best stocks in the market have produced life-changing wealth for their investors. Take the strongest companies with the brightest prospects and hold them for the long run, and you can see your....
3 Stocks That Could Double in the Next Decade
There are two ways to make money in the world: by rolling up your sleeves and working hard every day, or by putting your money behind well-selected stocks and watching your nest egg grow. Each has....
3 Pros and Cons of Working With Headhunters
Like them or not, headhunters play a pivotal role in helping countless job seekers find work. If you're in the market for a new position, you may be considering working with a recruiter. But is....
Carbon-Fiber 3D Printing Start-Up Snags Porsche, Siemens, and Microsoft as Investors
Industrial 3D printing start-up Markforged announced earlier this month that it raised $30 million in a Series C funding round, which included "significant investments" from new investors....
Better Buy: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. vs. Cypress Semiconductor
2017 was a great year for the semiconductor industry thanks to robust demand for chips across multiple industries. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rallied 46% this year, easily beating the....
Here's What Medicare Part D Costs and Covers in 2018
Medicare celebrated its 50th anniversary back in 2015, and since its inception in the mid-1960s, the healthcare coverage program has seen some major changes. One of the biggest enhancements to the
Invest Alongside Warren Buffett in These Black Friday Stocks
If you're interested in buying top stocks that benefit from consumer spending over the holidays, you might want to follow in Warren Buffett's footsteps. Buffett is famous for picking stock market....
The Remarkable True Story of a “Dividend Millionaire”
IN 1995, Hayford Peirce, a science-fiction and mystery writer by avocation, sat down in a Tahitian café. He was 53 years old.Peirce pulled out a legal pad and pen, and wrote down his list of stock....
These Are the 5 Best-Selling Trucks of 2017
What are America's top-selling trucks so far in 2017?All five of the trucks on our list have something big in common: They're highly profitable for their makers. Not only do all of these trucks....
Forget Black Friday -- You're Better Off Shopping on Cyber Monday
It's easy to get caught up in the wave of Black Friday promotional ads, doorbuster deals, and the feeling that if you're not shopping the day after Thanksgiving, then you're missing out on all of....
4 Things Retailers Don't Want You to Know About Black Friday
Black Friday is one of the biggest retail shopping days in the U.S., and this year 115 million people will brave crowds on that day in search of the best deals. The National Retail Federation....
9 Hobbies You Can Turn Into Serious Cash
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Given that 57% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, it's clear that many of us could use more money -- and what better way to snag some extra cash than by....
3 Reasons Xilinx Is Built for Growth
Xilinx's (NASDAQ: XLNX) second-quarter results turned out to be a mixed bag, but this hasn't dented investors' confidence in the stock given the chipmaker's bright long-term prospects. The company....
6 Career-Ending Mistakes You Should Never Do on the Job
There's more than enough advice out there about what you should do when you land a job and want to jump-start a successful career: Show up on time, do what you say you'll do, and be curious (among....
Better Buy: Ambarella, Inc. vs. Intel Corporation
Chipmakers Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) both underperformed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index's 44% rally this year. Ambarella stayed nearly flat, while Intel rallied about....
Burlington Stores: Huge Upside, but High Risk
As Amazon.com has upended the retail landscape, off-price chains have been among the few retailers to continue posting steady sales and earnings growth. Ross Stores (NASDAQ: ROST) has been....
8 Hot Products Your Tech-Savvy Friends Will Love
Image source: Getty Images.There's no shortage of amazing tech gadgets available these days, but narrowing down which one's your tech-savvy friends will like can be tough -- especially if you want....
The Biggest Obstacle Facing Amazon Payments
Amazon Payments is a platform that allows Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) account holders to pay for merchandise from other vendors using the account and payment information from their Amazon accounts.....
5 Key Differences Between Republicans' 2 Tax Bills
The House of Representatives and the Senate have each presented their own version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the GOP's tax reform bill. Unfortunately, the House and Senate versions of the bill....
1 Safe Bank Stock for Retirement
When people are in, or on the verge of, retirement, they're often advised to avoid stocks and to buy bonds. Bonds tend to be safer, so the story goes, because they take priority over stocks in the....
3 Top Gold Stocks to Consider Buying Now, and 1 to Avoid
There are different ways to invest in gold, and the method you choose to get exposure to this precious metal really depends on the role you want it to play in your portfolio. The big benefit of....
Signet Down Huge on Foreboding Earnings
This week, Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) reported earnings, and while the report itself wasn't terrible, the stock dropped a whopping 30%. In this episode of MarketFoolery, Chris Hill talks with....
3 Big Focus Areas for Apple Inc.'s 2018 Premium iPhones
Next year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch three new iPhones. Two of those three are expected to target the premium portion of the smartphone market, with a third expected to have a....