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These 6 Stocks Make Up 58% of the First-Ever Marijuana ETFs Holdings
Growth in the marijuana industry has been incredible over the past few years, and investors are really beginning to take notice. Over the trailing one-year period, more marijuana stocks than not....
United Technologies Earnings: What to Expect
United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) reports its third-quarter earnings on Oct. 24, and there's a lot for investors in the company and the industrial sector at large to focus on. Here are....
4 Reasons to Consider a Pay Cut
Most working folks strive to earn more money as their careers progress. Many, in fact, are willing to fight for a raise when their companies aren't so eager to be generous.But it's not always the....
If You Think the Equifax Data Breach Is Scary, Check Out This Statistic
Americans love their credit cards. Like really, really love their credit cards. Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve noted that aggregate credit card debt topped the $1 trillion mark, joining....
3 Growth Stocks at Value Stock Prices
It's not surprising that after an eight-year bull market, some are saying value investing is dead. With the cyclically adjusted P/E ratio of the S&P running at a red-hot 31, finding a value....
Exact Sciences Stock Just Hit an All-Time High: Here's Why It Could Go Even Higher
In May, Andrew Left of Citron Research blasted Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS), calling the stock "a poster child for what goes wrong when Wall Street gets a hold of a healthcare concept with no....
70 or Older? 2 Stocks You Should Consider Buying
If you are in your 70s, you're likely looking for dividend income. But you don't want to chase high-yield stocks, because that could lead you into a yield trap. Which is where utility industry....
This Could Be Netflix's Biggest Weakness
It's a great time to be Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX). Shares of the leading video streamer just shot to record highs after announcing a price increase. Not only will the company soon see rising....
What Should Be Your Biggest Financial Goal? Here's How to Pick Your Top 3
The best way to be effective at managing your money is to have clear goals, to prioritize them, and to take action to achieve them. If you're trying to do too many things at once, it can be....
3 Restaurant Stocks With Tasty Dividend Yields
Dividend payments are scarce among restaurant stocks. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL), DineEquity (NYSE: DIN), and Brinker International (NYSE: EAT) might make it onto dividend....
3 Healthcare Value Stocks
When value investors search through 10-Ks and valuation ratios for stocks selling on the cheap, healthcare isn't typically a sector full of stocks selling at a deep discount. When those stocks go....
3 Stocks for an Approaching Bear Market
After an eight-and-a-half-year bull market, lots of people on Wall Street are wondering when it will be time for this bull to be put out to pasture. Bull markets this long are inevitably going to....
3 Value Utility Stocks
Utility stocks make up one of those market sectors known for slow, steady returns and high dividends that many income-seeking investors desire. Very rarely do they ever go on sale as a result, and....
Why 2017 Could Be This Stock's Best Year Yet
Nearly five years ago, Abbott Labs spun off its biopharmaceutical unit into a separate entity. That new company, AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), enjoyed a tremendous first year, with its share price soaring....
Why High-Flying Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Stock Could Still Be Dirt Cheap
If 2017 ended today, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) would rank as one of the biggest winners of the year among biopharmaceutical stocks. Aurinia's share price has more than tripled so far....
12 Facts All Seniors Should Know About Medicare
IMAGE SOURCE: GETTY IMAGES.Medicare provides insurance coverage to 56 million Americans, yet many people don't know everything they should know about this valuable program. Here are 12 important....
How to Invest in BDCs
Among high-yielding stocks, business development companies (BDCs) are some of the most common income investments that few people understand. These companies can boost the yield earned from an....
Stock Offerings, Buybacks, Shorts, and Another Inexplicable Name Change
On this Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker review the most interesting tidbits from the business world today: Delta (NYSE: DAL) beat on earnings....
2 Reasons Pfizer Is on Our Minds Today
In this Market Foolery podcast, and with the big news coming out of healthcare, host Chris Hill calls upon the expert insight of Industry Focus: Healthcare host Kristine Harjes.First, they....
A New FDA Approval Sends Small Cap Flexion Soaring
This week, small-cap biotech company Flexion (NASDAQ: FLXN) received its first FDA approval for Zilretta, a non-opioid sustained-release steroid injection for knee pain. In this week's episode of....
What Is Organic Growth, and When Is It a Smart Idea?
There are two main ways companies grow. They can buy other companies, which represents inorganic growth, or they can grow organically, which is what happens when a company invests its money to....
Why Do Companies Spend Money Buying Other Companies?
When one company acquires another, it generally pays more than the current market value of the target. Why do companies do this, and when is it a smart idea to use capital for M&A? In this....
Why Do Companies Pay Dividends?
In this edition of Industry Focus, host Michael Douglass and Fool contributor Matt Frankel discuss dividends. They agree that dividends can be important features of a stock to income investors,....
When Do Share Buybacks Make Sense?
In this edition of Industry Focus, host Michael Douglass and Fool contributor Matt Frankel discuss share buybacks. They agree that buybacks make sense when a stock is trading for less than its....
Should Advertisers Keep Paying the Rising Prices for Broadcast TV Commercials?
In this segment from the Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser discuss the questions about media Anthony Crupi raised in his Ad Age article....