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Boost Your Retirement Income With These 7 Tips
Have you been crunching the numbers and can't quite figure out how you're going to make ends meet after you retire? If you have, you're not alone -- the majority of Americans are woefully....
How to Find Your Best First Credit Card
Credit cards are a great financial tool to have; when used responsibly, they can protect you and your purchases while rewarding your regular spending. But when you're first starting out and apply....
Around 150 Million Non-Retirees Expect Social Security to Run Out of Money During Their Lifetime
Social Security is arguably the greatest social program in this country. Since 1940, it's been paying benefits to retired workers, the disabled, and the survivors of deceased workers, and in many....
Is Japan's Casino Gambling Plan About to Come Undone?
Japan's plan to legalize casino gambling was already facing mounting odds, and now the odds that the enabling legislation will get passed are getting astronomical.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has....
Women Worry More About Financial Security in Retirement Than Men
It's no secret that the idea of retirement makes a lot of Americans anxious. In a Gallup poll last year, 64% of Americans listed not having enough money in retirement as their top financial....
How to Help Kids of All Ages Learn Smart Money Habits
On this Motley Fool Answers episode, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by personal finance guru, journalist, and author Beth Kobliner, whose most recent bestseller is Make Your Kid A....
How to Make Sure Your Retirement Savings Are on Track
If you're confident that you'll have enough cash to retire in comfort, you're in a very small minority. Only 18% of America's workers are very confident that they are on track for a secure....
Why Overstock.com, Inc. Surged 35% in September
Shares of Overstock.com (NASDAQ: OSTK) soared 35.3% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Investors cheered the online retailer's new joint venture, which....
Tesla, Inc. Delays Its Semi Truck Unveiling
For a third time, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has delayed the electric-car maker's unveiling of its all-electric semi-truck. "Tesla Semi unveil now Nov 16. Diverting resources to fix Model....
3 Stocks for Retirees in the 21st Century
You've built up a respectable nest egg for your golden years, and now it's time to take that gold watch and leave the old career behind. That doesn't make you any less of an investor, of course --....
Boeing Setting Bad Precedent With Risky Pension Scheme
Boeing (NYSE: BA) retirees and investors should be very worried that the aerospace giant is stuffing its pension plan with company stock. With the plan suffering from a massive $20 billion....
Why Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Could Be a Gold Mine for Conservative Investors
With its stock up 38% this year and share price bumping up against 52-week highs, Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) may not be one of the first investments a conservative investor would look at....
3 Stocks That Could Be Life-Changers
We Fools believe that picking stocks is a worthwhile endeavor since companies can generate life-changing wealth for their investors.But which stocks, in particular, do we think are capable of....
3 High-Yield Stocks to Own for the 21st Century
The definition of an awesome income stock can change over time. What does it take to build a truly impressive income stock here in the early days of the 21st century?We posed that question to a....
Has AMD Become a Significant Threat to NVIDIA?
Over the last few years, graphics processing pioneer NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been riding high on its growing success in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Scientists found....
Should You Keep a Stash of Cash at Home?
Having an emergency fund in a savings account is a basic part of personal finance, but what about the traditional "cash under the mattress" approach? Is there still a place for a stash of paper....
Better Buy: Frontier Communications Corporation vs. AT&T
When you look at Frontier Communications (NASDAQ: FTR) and AT&T (NYSE:), you see two companies with very similar problems. Even though Frontier's issues are more obvious than its sort-of....
Oil and Gas Stock Roundup: Oil Catches Its Breath as Investors Eye Another Storm
Oil prices took a breather this week after rising in each of the past four weeks. During this time, they were pushed up more than 20% from the most recent bottom.This week, however, the U.S. oil....
Apple Inc.'s Touch ID Might Come Back in the Next iPhone X After All
There's been some debate on whether the lack of Touch ID in this year's Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X was due to a decision to forgo the technology in favor of the nifty new Face ID....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Insiders Love
One way to come up with new stock ideas is to listen closely when Wall Street insiders speak. After all, analysts and fund managers often have decades of experience working for them and unlimited....
Costco Earnings Point to Growth Struggles Ahead
Costco (NASDAQ: COST) recently closed the books on a mixed 2017 fiscal year. On the plus side, the warehouse retailer extended its streak of above-average sales growth even as membership fees....
Why an Emergency Fund Should Be a Top Financial Priority
If you're like most Americans, you have lots of demands on your money. You may have student loans to pay, a down payment to save for, and high interest debt you're trying to pay off. Prioritizing....
Discover Financial's Credit Problems Get Personal
When Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) reported its second-quarter results in late July, the stock price was once again hit over fears of credit risks and loan loss rates. Unfortunately,....
Why ExxonMobil Rose More Than 7% in September
Shares of oil industry behemoth ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) were up 7.4% for the month of September, helped along by rising crude oil prices and broad gains across the oil sector.However, it wasn't all....
Why Herbalife Ltd. Stock Popped More Than 10%
Shares of Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) were surging today after the company announced the results of a self-tender offer, or an offer to buy back its stock from investors.The nutritional supplement....