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3 Stocks With Facebook-Like Return Potential
Since hitting a post-IPO low of $18 five years ago, shares of Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) have rallied an impressive 850%. Those are the types of returns that can single-handedly create generational....
What I Learned About Disaster Prep by Riding Out Hurricane Irma in Florida
My wife and I live in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a building built less than 10 years ago and designed to withstand hurricanes. We have impact windows that get tested by having 2x4s shot at them....
Bank of America Stock: How Many Years Will It Take to Double?
You never know what will happen to any company, but assuming that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) continues on its current course, shares of the nation's second biggest bank are on track to double in....
What Amazon Needs Most From Whole Foods
It's been two weeks since Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) took over Whole Foods, and there are already several signs of progress. As widely expected, Amazon has lowered prices, targeting staples such as....
Electronic Arts and the NFL Team Up for Esports Event
Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ: EA) Ultimate Team EA Sports branded games -- FIFA and Madden NFL -- are making tons of money for the game maker to the tune of $832 million in the fiscal year 2017. The....
How Safe Is Lowe's Dividend?
The housing market has rebounded sharply since the financial crisis in 2008, and homeowners have found themselves with the disposable cash necessary to contemplate improvements to their homes.....
Is Walt Disney Co. Losing Its Magic?
Disney (NYSE: DIS) shares recently dipped below $100 for the first time this year, after the House of Mouse warned that its full-year earnings would be roughly flat and miss analyst estimates for....
These 3 Stocks Have Lifted Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF in 2017
Dividend ETFs can be extremely lucrative for income investors, and the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT: VYM) has provided its investors with exposure to a host of dividend stocks with....
3 Top Dividend Stocks in Commodities
Commodity investing isn't for the faint of heart, but one smart way to offset the volatility associated with it is by getting into that arena via dividend-paying stocks. You might be surprised to....
Solar Energy Has a Record Quarter Ahead of Tariff Decision
2017 continues to be a surprisingly strong year for the solar industry, particularly in the U.S. But there are some speed bumps ahead as installers work through changing subsidies and rate....
2 Views on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock: Short Term vs. Long Term
There's a lot for investors to really like about Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX). The company reached profitability earlier this year. It has reported a string of positive clinical results....
Millennials May Doom the TV Business (Or Maybe Not)
Cord cutting cannot be denied.The overall traditional pay-television universe keeps getting smaller. The entire industry, which includes cable and satellite providers, dropped 795,000 subscribers....
2 Stocks to Buy With Dividends Yielding More Than 4% and 5%, Respectively
Dividend stocks can be wonderful. Dividends can provide current income or, when reinvested, they can help power total capital appreciation. But you need to tread carefully once you get into....
Netflix Is a Joke -- and the Joke Is on You
Mysterious billboards began to pop up in Los Angeles and the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York recently, setting social media abuzz and confusing passersby, commuters, and random....
4 Ways to Dodge Annoying Credit Card Traps
It may sometimes feel a bit counterintuitive, but you need to take on a bit of debt to become more creditworthy. Banks and other institutions don't just want to know you have money -- they want to....
Is the Party Over for This High-Flying Stock?
Following a strong run in 2017, the stock price of Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) corrected a bit following the third-quarter earnings report. In general, it's been a good year for the....
Why Hibbett Sports Stock Plunged 21% in August
Shares of Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ: HIBB) tumbled 21.2% last month, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, as the sporting-goods chain continues to struggle with falling sales....
How Alliance Resource Partners L.P. Makes Most of Its Money
Alliance Resource Partners L.P.'s (NASDAQ: ARLP) business is pretty easy to get your head around: It mines coal. Even though it is in the same business as other miners that have struggled mightily....
5 Things Regeneron's CEO Said as the Biotech Stock Sank
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) CEO Leonard Schleifer was on the hot seat Monday at the Morgan Stanley healthcare conference. And the timing was either terrific or terrible, depending on your....
If You Aren't Investing in Stocks, You Probably Aren't Making Any Real Money Right Now
According to an April survey from national pollster Gallup, just 52% of Americans owned stocks, which matched the lowest rate of stock ownership in the 19 years that Gallup has conducted its....
Is It Time to Rethink the 8-Hour Workday?
Americans certainly aren't strangers to working long hours. In fact, 40% of U.S. employees regularly put in over 50 hours of work per week, while 20% top the 60-hour mark. But even if we choose to....
What Does Warren Buffett See in General Motors?
General Motors' (NYSE: GM) stock is trading at just 6.3 times GM's expected 2017 earnings. That's well below the roughly 10 times earnings that we'd expect for a healthy automaker. And thanks to....
3 Growth Stocks to Hold for 50 Years
Today's growth stocks aren't the same growth stocks that were around in 1967. However, some of the companies from back then are still solid picks today. And some of today's will still be winners....
3 Stocks for Future Millionaires
If you have a desire to be a millionaire someday -- I mean, come on, you're reading about investing. Of course, you're interested -- then one of the best ways to get there is to invest in great....
Sitting Down With Roku's S-1
Streaming company Roku is generating a lot of buzz with its plans to go public. In this week's episode of Industry Focus: Tech, Motley Fool analyst Dylan Lewis and senior tech specialist Evan Niu....