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What Philip Morris International's Latest Dividend Increase Really Means for Investors
Dividend investors want their stocks to make regular increases in their quarterly payout, and their favorite stocks typically make predictable boosts at around the same time every year. During its....
3 Growth Stocks for Nest-Egg Building
Building up a nest egg is important. If you want to attain your long-term savings goals, investing in stocks with growth potential should be a part of how you accomplish it. Not only have growth....
10 Common Credit Score Myths
Image source: Getty Images.The FICO credit scoring model is misunderstood by many consumers. There are some popular misconceptions about what actions can boost or damage your score, what's....
3 High-Yield Pharmaceutical Stocks
It can be tempting to buy stocks based solely on their dividend yield, but that can actually be a big mistake. However, that doesn't mean that all high-yield stocks should be avoided.So which big....
3 High-Yield Stocks Smart Investors Can't Get Enough Of
Buying and holding stocks is arguably the best way to consistently create wealth over the long term. But considering the S&P 500 has historically averaged a roughly 10% annual return, beating....
Smartphones Will Be Big Catalysts for These 2 Chip Stocks
The smartphone market isn't going to run out of momentum anytime soon, thanks to plenty of room for growth in emerging markets such as China and India. IDC estimates that smartphone shipments....
3 Stocks to Buy for the Next Generation
When it comes to stocks, there's no arguing that our market is a forward-looking machine. But all too often, investors fail to look past relatively short time frames, focusing the bulk of their....
4 Big Ways Lawmakers Are Messing With Your Retirement Security
Keeping track of the news out of Washington is a challenge. Unfortunately, many actions taken in recent months seem almost targeted toward making America's retirement crisis even worse. From....
Ford Finds a New Ally in India: Mahindra
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) and Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra (NASDAQOTH: MAHMF) have announced a new alliance. The two have agreed to work together on a number of initiatives that could....
Could The Priceline Group Inc. Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
The Priceline Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PCLN) has been one of the best-performing stocks in the market over the last decade. The leading online travel agency has surged more than 2,000% over the last 10....
How Skyworks Solutions Makes Most of Its Money
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) is widely known among tech investors as a key component supplier for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones. The company makes a host of semiconductors and technologies....
Better Buy: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. vs. NVIDIA
The last several years has been something of a renaissance for graphics processing units (GPUs). Once merely the domain of hardcore gamers, the humble processor has found a home in the growing....
3 Stocks for a Bull Market
The stock market continues to hit new, record highs daily, and while a rising tide often lifts all boats, that's not always the case for each industry and every stock.We asked three Foolish....
Checking In on FireEye Inc.'s Turnaround
The cybersecurity company FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) is coming off a solid financial performance in the second quarter; the stock has climbed up from its low earlier in the year but is still....
Bad News for Retirement Savers: A Key Rule That Protects Your Finances Is Facing Delays
Countless working Americans turn to financial advisors for help in saving for retirement and meeting their long-term financial goals. But it looks like a new rule designed to safeguard everyday....
Is TerraForm Power, Inc. a Buy?
TerraForm Power (NASDAQ: TERP) has been an abysmal investment over its short life as a public company. Overall, the stock is down nearly 60% since its IPO in 2014, while the S&P 500 has....
BEST Inc. IPO: What Investors Need to Know
China's BEST Inc. operates in a hot sector of the country's economy, is backed by hot e-commerce operator Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), and has a former top manager of Alphabet's Google China operations....
Roku Now Seeking to Sell $252 Million of Stock in IPO
Streaming media player maker Roku filed its S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC earlier this month, signaling its formal intention to go public in the near future. Companies often amend their....
JPMorgan vs. Bitcoin: Dissecting CEO Jamie Dimon's Harsh Words on Cryptocurrency
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Mac Greer is joined by Aaron Bush and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Supernova and Rule Breakers to discuss the public attack JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:....
What Happened in the Stock Market Today
Following the best week of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), stocks rose again on Monday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) both closing at record....
Why Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. Stock Plunged Today
Shares of Ubiquiti Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: UBNT) fell as much as 13% early Monday, then settled to close down 7.9%, after short-selling firm Citron Research suggested the networking hardware....
Chipotle's Queso Goes National
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Mac Greer and the Motley Fool Supernova and Rule Breakers duo of Aaron Bush and David Kretzmann discuss the big news in the fast-casual restaurant....
The iPhone X Is Crazy Expensive to Build, Which Is Why It Costs $1,000
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is packing a ton of advanced features into its new flagship iPhone X, which is why it's bumping the price all the way up to $1,000 for a base 64 GB model. That's a significant....
Tesla, Inc. Stock Hits New High -- Time for a Reality Check
Shares of electric-car company Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) hit a new high on Monday. During the trading day, shares rose to a new high just under $390. Though the stock is trading closer to $382 at the....
Why Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Pier 1 Imports, and Kinross Gold Slumped Today
Monday was an overall positive day for the stock market, through major benchmarks saw different reactions to events during the trading session. The Dow Jones Industrials posted solid gains to set....