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3 Reasons to Claim Social Security Early
Many people take Social Security as early as possible, choosing not to wait several years longer to reach the current full retirement age of between 66 and 67 years old. For some, the decision is....
Bitcoin's Biggest Competitor Isn't Ethereum -- It's This
To borrow and modify a catchphrase from sports commentator Dan Patrick: "You can't stop cryptocurrencies, you can only hope to contain them."Since the year began, the aggregate value of all....
Delphi Automotive Takes Another Step Towards Becoming a Driverless Car Investment
If you're invested anywhere in the automotive industry, you've no doubt heard and read the words "autonomous vehicles" about a million times already. Even if you sometimes mentally swap in such....
Here's How Canadian Solar Inc. Crushed It in 2017
Shares of Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ) are up 50% so far in 2017, a surprising result for a company that's barely making money. But the performance was driven largely by low expectations coming....
Investing Newsletters: Motley Fool Pro vs MDP
Everyone invests to make money. (Well, at least we hope they do.) So the key thing when buying an investing newsletter should be its ability to make money.Yet it's a little more complicated than....
Investing Newsletters: Motley Fool Explorer vs MDP
Every Motley Fool newsletter aims to help its subscribers make money with great investing picks. Yet each has a slightly different angle for doing so. Some investors want hyper growth and maximum....
Investing Newsletters: Motley Fool Options vs Motley Fool Pro
Investors looking for exposure to options have two great 'options' (see what we did there?) in Motley Fool Options and Motley Fool Pro. Both run by advisor Jeff Fischer, these services aim to help....
74% of Employers Offer This Crucial Benefit
When it comes to compensation at work, salary isn't the only factor to look at. Rather, you'll want to pay close attention to the workplace benefits being offered by your company or any you're....
Some Great News for Apple Inc.'s iPhone X Sales
Analyst Jun Zhang with Rosenblatt Securities recently claimed in a research note, by way of Street Insider, that production of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X flagship smartphone now sits at 3....
Black Friday Showed That Malls Aren't Dead Yet
Mall traffic has been falling steadily for the past five years. This situation has led to widespread talk about the "death of the mall" among business pundits.There is certainly some truth to this....
This Is the Best Tech Dividend Stock
Many investors buy technology stocks for growth. That strategy is certainly working this year -- the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index is up a whopping 32% year to date. Some large tech companies,....
Will 3M Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Some companies are known by just a handful of products, and for many people, 3M (NYSE: MMM) will forever be associated with the Post-It Note. Yet the company goes well beyond consumer products....
2 Unloved Dividend Stocks for Savvy Investors to Buy
As the markets continue to trade around all-time highs, finding sound value stocks is no simple task. And as many stocks are unloved for a reason, there's a certain amount of risk investors must....
Hate Your Job? Now May Not Be the Time to Quit
The holiday season can make having a bad job seem even worse. The happiness of people around you can magnify your own misery and make quitting seem like a good idea.It's even easy to use the....
A Strong Case for Buying Wal-Mart
As America undergoes a major retail shakeup, the winners will be the companies that can give companies what they want, when they want it, however they want it delivered.Doing that requires scale....
The Smart Way to Choose a Medicare Part D Plan
Medicare Part D plans, also called Medicare Prescription Drug Plans or PDPs, allow you to add prescription drug coverage to your original Medicare package. Given how expensive prescriptions can....
3 Growth Stocks for the Long Term
What investor doesn't like growth? If a stock generates enough growth, dividends and valuation become relatively insignificant. Growth is king.We asked three Motley Fool investors which growth....
3 Stocks Wall Street Hasn't Heard of Yet
One way that we Fools get an edge in the market is to buy great companies that Wall Street hasn't discovered yet. So which under-the-radar stocks have captured our attention? We asked a team of....
What This Week's Mega-Merger in Magazines Means
In this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill is joined by Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser and Stock Advisor Canada's Taylor Muckerman to discuss the most interesting business news as the....
3 Biggest Challenges Facing Dunkin' Brands Group
Even the best businesses have risks, and it's important to study the threats that could derail your investments. That way you won't be blindsided by them, and you can identify the key trends that....
Why No One Cares That Lowe's Q3 2017 Profit More Than Doubled
Home improvement store Lowe's (NYSE: LOW) recently reported results for its third quarter of 2017 that beat revenue and profit expectations. Despite the great report card, though, the stock fell....
Better Buy: Kraft Heinz vs. Restaurant Brands International
In this stock matchup, we're pairing a food industry giant against the parent company of three restaurant chains you might have heard of -- Burger King, Tim Hortons, and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.....
Hackers Can Hijack Siri and Alexa With $3 Worth of Parts
Voice-activated digital assistants have become one of the more pervasive technologies in the world, found on nearly every smartphone, with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) Siri being one of the most....
3 Top Index Funds for Your IRA
It can be tough picking the right stocks to buy, and tracking individual stocks requires a significant investment in time that many people can't afford to make. Instead of trading in individual....
JPMorgan Chase Stock Soars Following Tax Bill Advance
It isn't often that shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) climb 3.5% in a single day, but that's what happened on Tuesday, after optimism grew that the Senate may soon pass its tax reform bill, a....