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3 Reasons It's Smart to Take Social Security Benefits at 62
Pop quiz! At what age do most people start collecting their Social Security benefits? You might assume that it's 65, as that has long been the age at which retirees could collect their full benefits
7 Stats That Show How Today's Teens Are Making Smart Money Choices
When we read about the state of Americans' finances, it's often nothing but bad news. In fact, as of late last year, an estimated 69% of U.S. adults had less than $1,000 in the bank, while 34% had no
3 Proven Ways to Boost Your Retirement Income
If spending almost a decade studying retirement has taught me anything, it's:"How could this possibly be?" you might ask. The answer comes down to two simple words: hedonic adaptation. In the simplest
How Well Are We Doing on Financial Wellness?
Every year, professional-services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) conducts its Employee Financial Wellness survey to gauge how U.S. workers are doing with money. And in this episode of Motley Fool
5 "Death Trends" in the Consumer and Retail Sector
In this episode of Motley Fool Answers, Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp are joined by Vincent Shen, host of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, to talk about his corner of the U.S. economy -- and
What to Expect From AMD's Q2 Results
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) have made a recovery after getting clobbered after the company's first-quarter report at the beginning of May, working their way back to slightly above
The 10 Best-Selling Video Games in June
The NPD Group recently released its video game sales tracking results for the month of June, and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), Nintendo (NASDAQOTH: NTDOY), Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), Activision
How VR Could Power GoPro Back to Growth
GoPro Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRO) has finally given up on its media business, allowing it to focus on what it does best: make cameras. And the newest one to join its lineup (due to hit stores sometime this
3 Things Qualcomm, Inc. Wants You to Know About Its New Fingerprint Tech
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) is the leading vendor of smartphone applications processors and cellular modems, which are usually combined into a single chip. The company's dominant position in the
What I'll Be Watching When Cirrus Logic Reports Earnings
Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) shareholders are reaping the rewards of the company's recent performance, with shares up more than 50% over the past 12 months. Last quarter saw Cirrus' high-performance
What To Look For In Intel Inc.'s Earnings Report
Semiconductor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) is taking its business in two directions these days. The middle ground between the big-iron data center market and the lively Internet of Things sector is
What Investors Missed in the Market This Week
Markets continue to hold near-record levels as investors turn their heads toward company conference calls as earnings season heats up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.27% for the week
Ignore eBay Inc.: Here Are 2 Better Stocks
You might not have noticed, but shares of online auction pioneer eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) have sneakily trounced the Nasdaq Composite over the past three years.In fact, eBay stock has soared an impressive
Industry Focus Mailbag -- A Look at Buckle Inc and Kirkland Signature
On this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Vincent Shen welcomes senior Fool.com contributor Asit Sharma to the show to answer listener questions. Find out about the attractive dividend
Is Networking Really That Important?
Every person you meet in both your professional and personal life might be the one who makes a key introduction for you later. That makes doing the groundwork of networking one of the most important
Everything Investors Need to Know About Splunk
It has been an up-and-down couple of years for shareholders of Splunk (NASDAQ: SPLK). In a world increasingly reliant on the processing of big data, the company is well positioned for growth. What
First Data's $750 Million Attempt to Jumpstart Growth
First Data Corp (NYSE: FDC) is struggling. In the fiercely competitive payment processing arena, rife with disruptive upstarts like Square Inc and deep-pocketed innovators like PayPal Holdings Inc
Social Security: 3 Terrible Reasons to File for Benefits at 67
Millions of seniors rely on Social Security each year, but if you're not careful about when you claim your benefits, you could end up with more financial stress than you bargained for. And while 67
Should Investors Brace for Bad News From Novavax's Looming Clinical Update?
One press release last week caused shares of clinical-stage biotech Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) to soar nearly 25%. The company didn't announce an FDA approval. It didn't even report results from a
3 Things Qualcomm, Inc. Management Wants You to Know
Qualcomm's (NASDAQ: QCOM) most recent financial performance was something of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the company made good progress in growing both the revenue and the profitability of its
Oshkosh Eyes a $1 Billion British Armored Car Contract
Merrill Lynch tempted fate, and fate won.Last week, analysts at Bank of America's Merrill Lynch brokerage unit announced they were downgrading Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) stock all the way to sell, and
10 Reasons to Buy Veeva Systems Inc. Stock and Never Sell
A little over a decade ago, Peter Gassner was an executive at salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM). While he was out pushing the company's cloud services, he noticed something: The pharmaceutical industry had
12 Things You Didn't Know About Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Sturm, Ruger, & Co. (NYSE: RGR) may not have the same storied history as rival Smith & Wesson, but that doesn't mean the gunslinger isn't an interesting case study all by itself. There's a reason
Better Buy: Celgene Corporation vs. Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) and Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) are two big biotechs facing dramatically different outlooks for the future. Their stock prices reflect that reality. Celgene's share price is
3 Republican Healthcare Reforms Democrats May Agree To, and 1 Major Sticking Point
When Donald Trump became president in January, it was widely assumed that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was running on borrowed time. However, the ACA, which is more commonly known as Obamacare, lives