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3 Bank Stocks That Are Safe to Buy Right Now
Investors should be wary of the stock market right now, given the low volatility and high valuations. If you're thinking about buying bank stocks in this environment, it would be smart to stick....
Is Yamana Gold a Buy?
Time to grab the pickaxes and mine the market for the best gold opportunities. On today's docket is Yamana Gold (NYSE: AUY). Headquartered in Canada, the company has one gold-producing mine in....
How Safe Is Lowe's (LOW) Dividend?
Dividends represent the intention of a management team to deliver a portion of annual earnings directly to shareholders.Most companies do everything in their power to avoid cutting their payout --....
5 "Choose Both" Stocks to Hold for the Next 3-Plus Years: 2U
In this Rule Breaker Investing podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio, this time with the expectation that they'll....
5 "Choose Both" Stocks to Hold for the Next 3-Plus Years: NVIDIA
In this Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio, this time with the expectation that they'll be....
The Top Stock to Consider in Uranium Now
The uranium that Cameco Corp (NYSE: CCJ) mines is the fuel that powers nuclear reactors. Nuclear power has a bad rap thanks to a small number of high-profile disasters, and that's led to a....
5 "Choose Both" Stocks to Hold for the Next 3-Plus Years: Match Group
In this Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio, this time with the expectation that they'll be....
SunPower’s Next Bet on Solar Power Plants
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) has transitioned away from a business model focused on some of the world's largest solar power plants to one that focuses most of its resources on residential and....
3 Top Stocks in Solar Energy
Renewable energy is (arguably) the biggest financial opportunity of our lifetimes, potentially worth many trillions of dollars. Solar energy could have the biggest chunk of that opportunity,....
What to Expect From Shake Shack Inc in 2018
2017 has been a middling year for Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) ; shares of the better-burger chain have increased just 5% this year, short of the S&P 500's gains of 16%. In fact, Shake Shack....
5 "Choose Both" Stocks to Hold for the Next 3-Plus Years: CBOE Global Markets
In this Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio, this time with the expectation that they'll be....
Will the Federal Government Give Verizon and AT&T a Dividend Boost?
The stock market has rallied under President Trump's administration: The S&P 500 has gained more than 21% since the election. As of this writing, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has produced....
Will Home Depot Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has produced amazing gains in recent years because of the rebound in the housing market after the financial crisis, but that's only been the crowning achievement in a longer....
5 "Choose Both" Stocks to Hold for the Next 3-Plus Years: Amazon.com
On this Rule Breakers podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner picks another set of five stocks he recommends putting in your portfolio, this time with the idea that they'll be outperforming....
The 4 Best Airline Stocks Would Be Huge Tax-Reform Winners
A few weeks ago, I named Alaska Air (NYSE: ALK), Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ: HA), JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), and Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE) as the best airline stocks for investors to buy....
Why Do So Many Seniors Claim Social Security Early? Blame Congress
Social Security has been paying retirement benefits to seniors for nearly eight decades, and its importance to retired workers has seemingly grown with each passing year. Today, according to the....
Apple Inc. Might Be Making a Big Mistake
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) recently said that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to launch two new iPhones next year with advanced organic light emitting diode (OLED)....
Should This High-Yielding Retail Play Be on Your Radar?
If retail is dead, nobody told Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS). In the recently reported third quarter, shares of the clothing retailer outperformed analyst expectations on the top and bottom lines by....
AMD Is Losing Graphics Market Share Despite Vega
Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) reentered the high-end graphics card market earlier this year when it launched Vega, its highly anticipated attack on NVIDIA's (NASDAQ: NVDA) dominance. The RX....
This Small-Cap Biotech Stock Is Onto Something Big
I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Flexion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: FLXN) CEO Mike Clayman about the company's plans for Zilretta, a newly approved medicine treating osteoarthritis of the....
4 Expensive Tax Mistakes
Raise your hand if you want to pay extra taxes. Yup, that's what I thought -- even the IRS says that you shouldn't pay more taxes than you must. Yet taxpayers make expensive mistakes year after....
Do These Things Now to Get a New Job in 2018
At many companies, the pace of hiring slows down between Thanksgiving and New Year's. That's partly because so many people take time off at the end of the year and partly because bringing someone....
This Oil Executive Thinks the Oil Market Is Way Too Optimistic (and That's Wildly Bullish for Oil Prices)
The prevailing view in the oil market is that U.S. shale is an unstoppable force. No matter what OPEC does to contain supplies, shale drillers will quickly unleash a flood of production, which....
3 Top Retail Stocks to Buy Now
Investing in retail stocks has always been somewhat dangerous due to an abundance of competition in the sector. However, the rise of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has made retail an even more perilous....
Ambarella Faces Tough Competition
Ambarella (NASDAQ: AMBA) has staged a terrific turnaround since the beginning of September. Shares of the video processing chip specialist have risen almost 35% after a report of poor performance....