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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy on Sale
Stocks that pay out the highest dividend yields aren't always the best ones to buy. Sometimes, the yields are artificially high in advance of a big dividend cut. And sometimes the dividend is....
The Individual Mandate: We Hate It, but We Need It
Big change is afoot in Washington, and it has nothing to do with the weather. Republicans in both houses of Congress have passed their respective version of tax reform and now are working on a few....
Will Johnson & Johnson Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Just about everyone has some products from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) in their medicine cabinets, ranging from over-the-counter medicines like Tylenol and Benadryl to Band-Aid bandages. Yet....
These 3 Healthcare Stock Dividends Could Soar If Trump Signs a Tax Reform Bill
Now that tax reform bills featuring 20% tax rates have passed the House and Senate, it looks like companies across the country will get to distribute a lot more of the profits they generate. Of....
Why 2017 Was a Year to Forget for Merck & Co. Inc.
Better luck next year. That's what Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) is hoping for after a disappointing 2017. Merck stock is down year to date by 7%, while the S&P 500 index is up close to 18%.Will....
2 Top Consumer Staples Stocks to Consider Buying Now -- and 1 to Avoid
Recessions are common enough that you can count on several of them impacting your portfolio over the course of even a 10-year time horizon. That's just one reason why consumer staples stocks --....
Will 2018 Be Johnson & Johnson's Best Year Yet?
There are still several weeks left in the year, but Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) appears to be on course to generate its second-highest stock performance over the last decade in 2017. A....
Better Buy: Pfizer Inc. vs. Johnson & Johnson
With only one month remaining in 2017, it's pretty clear which big pharma stock has been the better pick this year between Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). J&J's share....
Will Johnson & Johnson Do a Stock Split in 2018?
Healthcare has been an exciting industry lately, and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) casts a wide net over the sector. The company not only sells well-known consumer brands like Tylenol and....
UnitedHealth Wants to Be the Next Tech Incubator
It appears UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), the largest health insurer in the U.S., doesn't think the market is moving fast enough to develop new healthcare technology. On Tuesday, the company....
Healthcare Investing Risks and How to Mitigate Them
Healthcare is constantly coming under the fire of political and media attention, and biotech companies are going boom or bust on FDA approvals that are out of their control. But healthcare is also....
What Will the Average American Pay for Obamacare in 2018?
Big changes are in store for consumers who are planning to purchase an Obamacare (officially the Affordable Care Act, or ACA) plan in 2018. Though the enrollment period is ongoing and remains the....
How to Diversify Your Healthcare Investments
On this week's episode of Industry Focus: Healthcare, analysts Kristine Harjes and Todd Campbell get back to basics and explain what you need to know about diversifying your portfolio, especially....
Will UnitedHealth Group Do a Stock Split in 2018?
Healthcare remains in flux, with changing policies concerning the Affordable Care Act and health insurance more broadly having a huge impact on the industry. As a leader in the health insurance....
Is Merck & Co. Inc. a Buy?
If 2017 ended right now, it would be the worst year for Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK) stock since the financial crisis of 2008. There are still several weeks remaining before the year ends, of....
Ending Obamacare's Individual Mandate Would All but Kill an Already Compromised Law
The winds of change are in the air in Washington, and it has absolutely nothing to do with turkey dinners and pumpkin-spiced lattes. The long-awaited tax reform from Republicans, the current....
So, This Is What the End of Obamacare Looks Like
For better or worse, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been the law of the land since it was signed into law in March 2010 and officially was enacted in the individual insurance markets in 2014.In....
Obamacare Was Destined to Fail, Even Without Trump
In case you missed it, open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) fifth year is underway, through Dec. 15, 2017, or perhaps a bit longer in select states. The upcoming year of enrollment....
Here's Why Merck & Co., Inc. Tanked 14% in October
Shares of America's second largest pharmaceutical company, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) suffered their worst month in years, falling 14% in October, according to data from S&P Global....
Better Buy: Novavax, Inc. vs. Pfizer Inc.
Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) ranks as one of the giants of the pharmaceutical market, with a blockbuster vaccine franchise. Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) is only a fraction of Pfizer's size and is still at least a....
Affordable Care Act Enrollment: 5 Money-Saving Tips for 2018
It's that time of the year again: Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which you probably know better as Obamacare, is in full swing. Enrollment began on Nov. 1, as it has in recent....
5 Things Pfizer's Management Just Said That You Don't Want to Miss
Forget Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) third-quarter earnings announcement. The real story lies in what the company's top executives said afterward.The big pharma company reported its third-quarter results....
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Q3 2017 Earnings Conference Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE)Q3 2017 Earnings Conference CallOct. 31, 2017, 8:00 a.m. EDTOperatorContinue readingSource: Fool.com
If I Could Buy Only 1 Stock, This Would Be It
What are the top three things you like in a stock? For me, the answer is pretty easy: I like growth most of all. Everyone wants their stocks to appreciate in value.Second, I like dividends. The....
Why Geron Corporation Stock Is Jumping Today
Shares of the clinical-stage biotech Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) rose by as much as 13.5% in early morning trading today, thanks to a Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug....