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3 High-Yield International Stocks
It's natural for investors to have a bias toward financial securities from their home country. However, the world is a big place, which means there are plenty of great investment opportunities out....
These 5 Name-Brand Juggernauts Spent $40 Billion Total on Ads in 2015
Image source: Getty Images.The U.S. is home to 46 of the world's 100 biggest advertisers. Those U.S. marketers spent $115.2 billion on advertising in 2015, and accounted for 47.9% of the top 100's....
3 Reasons Costco Wholesale Corporation Stock Could Fall
Out of all the traditional retail businesses in the U.S., Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) is considered by many to be best in class. The warehouse-club chain has delivered impressive growth for....
Complete Your Pre-Retirement Checklist
Before you finally and officially retire, it's important to make sure you're ready for such a huge shift in your lifestyle and your finances. Much like a pilot will complete the tasks on a....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks rose last week following two consecutive weeks of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) each tacked on over half of a percentage....
How Shake Shack Inc. Makes Most of Its Money
Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) traces its roots to a single hot dog cart that operated in New York City's Madison Square Park in 2001. Today, the company owns more than 60 burger joints across the U.S.....
Why I Won’t Buy Chipotle Mexican Grill -- Even At These Prices
I have little doubt that ten years from now Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) will still be around, serving up burritos to the masses. And with the stock now trading at its lowest level in nearly 50 months,....
Facebook and HTC Have Slashed VR Hardware Prices -- Should Investors Be Worried?
This week, HTC dropped the price for its high-end virtual reality (VR) headset and controllers by $200. The company's Vive VR headset now costs $599 -- still $200 more than the Rift headset....
Can Buying Exelixis Stock Still Make You Rich?
What were you doing on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015? It's OK if you don't remember. I certainly can't.But there were some investors who did something on that date who probably recall it with a smile.....
Don't Like Video Game Stocks? This Might Change Your Mind
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) -- which owns eight games with at least $1 billion in lifetime sales -- reported that gamers spent about 43 billion hours playing its games in 2016, which was on....
Which Canadian Marijuana Stock Will Be the Biggest Winner?
A new market as large as $8.7 billion per year could open up in Canada in 2018. That's the high end of the range projected by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte for the Canadian recreational....
Why I Love AbbVie Inc.
"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."Those profound words were spoken nearly 2,000 years ago. They were true then, and they're still true today. But even when your treasure is....
3 Stocks That Turned $8,000 Into at Least $138,000 in 5 Years
In a rising market, it's easy for the tide to lift all boats, but it takes a special company and business to far outperform all others. When one stock can soar much further than its rivals, that's....
Food Safety Is the Story Now, but Convenience Is the Future for Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has spent more than a year battling back from the damage the 2015 E. coli scandal did to its brand.Even though the company has taken strong steps to protect its....
Look at Amazon's Newest Prime Benefit
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has packed Prime full of new benefits year after year. What started an unlimited two-day shipping program has quickly expanded into video and music streaming, digital photo....
We Finally Learned That Leveraged Oil Stocks Without a Cost Advantage Probably Are Bad Investments
It's "We Said What?" week for Industry Focus, and we're looking at some of our biggest on-air mistakes -- like, for example, picking a soon-to-be bankrupt company for our energy fantasy investing....
How to Avoid Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits
Did you know that if your income is high enough, you'll have to pay taxes on some of your Social Security benefits? In fact, you may have to pay income tax on up to 85% of your retirement benefit....
3 Awful Reasons to Take Social Security at 70
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why someone would wait until 70 -- the latest possible age -- to claim Social Security benefits. By waiting, monthly checks are 76% higher than if....
This Under-the-Radar Issue in Legal-Marijuana States Could Undermine Stocks and Growth
There are few, if any, industries that are growing at a quicker and more consistent pace than legal marijuana -- and we only need look at the performance of marijuana stocks over the past year to....
The Best 3 Dividend Aristocrats Over the Last 10 Years
Stocks that have paid dividends over long periods of time are often well-managed companies that run a good business and take a measure of care with their money. Even better are those that have....
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America Customers Are Getting New Amenities
In the past year, Seattle-based Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) acquired smaller West Coast rival Virgin America and made plans to retire that brand. Over a 10-year period, Virgin America has built....
Disney and NVIDIA Team Up on Artificial Intelligence for Making Better Movies
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) presented at a conference last month its newly developed artificial-intelligence (AI) technology for tracking the facial reactions of theatergoers as they watch a....
3 Dividend Stocks That Are Minting Money
The best predictor of a big dividend increase is robust earnings growth.With that in mind, let's take a look at a few dividend payers -- Nucor (NYSE: NUE), Carnival (NYSE: CCL), and Waste....
3 Payment Processing Stocks to Buy Now
Investors could do far worse than the payments industry over the last year. Some of the biggest names in credit cards are represented, and the three largest, Visa, Mastercard, and American....
Is an Ivy League Degree Worth It in the Job Market?
"A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not their family connections nor ties to Ivy League....