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3 Reasons to Claim Social Security Early
Claiming your Social Security retirement benefits early will result in a monthly benefit that's permanently reduced by up to 30%, depending on your full Social Security retirement age and how....
3 Value Stocks for Nest-Egg Growth
Stock investing can be volatile, creating short-term risk. But if you invest in stocks at their best value points, you can reduce some of the risk and set yourself up for better long-term returns.....
3 Reasons Why Gilead Sciences Stock Is a Buy Now
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) is a biotech behemoth, but its shares have fallen on tough times because hepatitis C sales are slipping. While headwinds in hepatitis C remain, the company's recent....
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The Bitcoin Bubble Is Beginning to Burst on Wall Street
There has arguably not been a hotter investment opportunity in 2017 than cryptocurrencies, which as an aggregate had seen their market caps grow by more than 800% at one point, year to date. But....
How Safe Is Cardinal Health's Dividend?
A lot has to happen for patients to get the prescription drugs they need, and Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) plays a key role in the healthcare industry. As a drug wholesaler, Cardinal Health....
4 Tips for Older Job Seekers
Navigating the job market can be tricky, regardless of what stage you're at in your career. But there's no question that older job seekers -- namely, those within five to 10 years of retirement --....
Forget Plug Power, Here's the Fuel Cell Stock to Buy
Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) has been a hot stock on the market for nearly four years, but it has never quite lived up to investors' lofty expectations. Revenue growth has been easy to come by as big....
3 High-Yield Stocks Still Worth Buying
High yields on a stock can often be a warning sign for investors, indicating the market doesn't think the high payout will last long. But the market can sometimes assign too much risk to....
2 Features to Expect From Apple Inc.’s Next iPhone X
On Sept. 12, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) finally unveiled its long-awaited premium iPhone, which we now know is called the iPhone X. The phone is -- at least from what I've seen from Apple's....
Here's What to Do If Your Identity Is Stolen
In the wake of Equifax's massive data breach, millions of Americans are worried that their personal information could now be used for fraudulent purposes.The company is offering free credit....
Who Will Win the Kidney Cancer Battle Between Bristol-Myers Squibb and Exelixis?
A head-to-head competition for market share in the renal cell carcinoma (RCC) market appears to be about to intensify. In one corner is Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY). With a market cap of over....
How Much Does It Really Cost to Develop a Cancer Drug?
Cancer drugs can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and increasing complexity suggests that prices for these drugs are going higher. For instance, Novartis (NYSE: NVS) won approval for a new....
These 2 Big Oil Stocks Are Ridiculously Cheap...Again
Back when oil prices started to climb out from the abyss in February of 2016, it would have been reasonable to think that oil and gas stocks wouldn't get that cheap ever again. That is especially....
3 Dividend Healthcare Stocks
One great reason to consider buying healthcare stocks is that demand for their products tends to remain stable in good times and bad. After all, no one gets to choose when they get sick. That....
7 Things the Samsung Galaxy S8 Has That the New iPhone X Doesn't
Image source: Samsung.Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just unveiled the much-anticipated iPhone X (pronounced "iPhone 10"). It represents the next leap forward for Apple with its all-screen design, Face ID....
3 Tech Stocks You Can Buy on Sale Now
Sometimes, even well-respected stalwarts of industry wind up in Wall Street's bargain bin. The question for long-term investors is whether they belong there.Case in point: IBM (NYSE: IBM), Intel....
NVIDIA Is Using AI to Revolutionize the Industrial Sector
If you've ever passed an oil well or petroleum refinery, you may have noticed the vertical steel cage climbing high into the air, with an ever-burning flame at the top, and perhaps wondered about....
Good News: Apple Has Ruined Its Numbered iPhone Naming Convention
I'm not a fan of numbered iPhones. The naming convention wore out its welcome a long time ago; Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) just somehow hasn't realized it yet. Using numbers is simply unsustainable and....
3 Value Stocks to Dive Into Now
It's not always easy to distinguish great value investments from failing businesses. Many of their features are often the same, and the attributes that will turn some such companies into long-term....
Is Skechers Getting Unfairly Punished Along With Other Sports Retailers?
Shares of Skechers (NYSE: SKX) have been in decline since its last quarterly report, despite the company's reporting rising sales. The stock of sports apparel companies Nike (NYSE: NKE) and Under....
Honda Is Finally Getting Serious About Electric Cars
Investors have been wondering when Honda (NYSE: HMC) would get with the electric-car program, and now there's an answer. At the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Honda's CEO unveiled a show....
3 Top E-Commerce Companies to Buy in 2017
No discussion of e-commerce can take place without mentioning the mighty Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN). The company dominates online retail -- and, increasingly -- retail as a whole.Yet there are....
A Biosimilar Cure for Sky-High Cancer Drug Prices
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Allergan PLC's (NYSE: AGN) Mvasi, the first biosimilar to a cancer drug to win the regulatory green light.....
Should You Buy Apple Shares After the iPhone X Launch?
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone X has been so hyped up that CEO Tim Cook said in May that iPhone sales were lower because customers were holding out for this 10th-anniversary edition of the....
Why Apple Finally Embraced Dolby Vision
Thanks to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), it's been a great week for Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) investors. Dolby shares are up more than 15% over the past four days, including a nearly 10% pop on....