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Want to Make Your Social Security Check $100 Bigger? Here's What It Takes.
Many people struggle to make ends meet in retirement, and Social Security benefits are essential in providing financial support after people finish their careers. Making the most of Social Security
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Is It Time to Take Profits on Weight Watchers?
Weight Watchers (NASDAQ: WW) stock is up almost 70% over the last three months, but the company is facing a number of issues that may hold back its revenue growth. The first is increased competition
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Luckin's Chairman Is Pulling Out All the Stops to Retain Control and Avoid Scrutiny
According to The Wall Street Journal, beleaguered Chinese coffee chain Luckin Coffee (NASDAQ: LK) will hold an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on July 5, which apparently is designed to oust
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Why I Sold Smartsheet Stock
It's no secret that software-as-a-service (SaaS) stocks have been huge beneficiaries of COVID-19. It's not that they offer anything to help combat the virus. It's just that worldwide lockdowns have
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Here's How Much Trying to Time the Market Could Cost You
Every investor dreams of buying low and selling high. And while that's a good goal, it can cause you problems if you take it too far.
If you try to time the market to buy at rock bottom or to sell
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2 Top Stocks You Can Buy on Sale Now
The S&P 500 has been doing well recently, as stocks are rallying since March's crash and investors shrug off the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic recession. That makes it difficult to find
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The Console Upgrade Cycle May Not Help GameStop as Much as You Think
GameStop (NYSE: GME) has done an admirable job of clinging on until the upgrade cycle for video game consoles kicks in later this year, but there are warning signs appearing that it may not help the
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3 Top Stocks Under $20
It's not hard to find stocks priced below $20 right now. The COVID-19 crisis hamstrung Wall Street as a whole in 2020, and there are lots of inexpensive stocks on the market even after the dramatic
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The Big Reason So Many Older Workers Risk Being Pushed Into Early Retirement Today
Millions of jobs have gone away during the COVID-19 outbreak, with U.S. unemployment levels reaching a record high in April. But not everyone has lost work in the course of the pandemic. In fact
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Forget Intel, AMD Is a Better Semiconductor Stock
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) are the two largest producers of x86 CPUs in the world. Intel has traditionally been the market leader, while AMD has been a distant underdog.
But over the
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3 Dividend Aristocrats to Buy and Hold Forever
Dividend Aristocrats are S&P 500 companies that have raised their dividend payouts for at least 25 straight years. This remarkable run puts these large-cap stocks in rarefied company. After all
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It's Time to Double Down on Starbucks Stock
If you own shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) right now or are on the verge of buying them, congratulations. You're obviously a forward-looking investor capable of blocking out the present
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Delta Might Not Be Done With Fleet Restructuring
The COVID-19 pandemic caused air travel demand to crash, upending the airline industry. One major result is that airlines have had to completely rethink their fleet strategies. Most airline
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This Investing Strategy Is Beating the Market Amid a Pandemic
This has been an unnerving year for investors. COVID-19 went from a minor news story in China to a full-blown global pandemic. Government lockdowns took effect, business activity ground to a halt
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Will Nike Shock Investors Again This Week?
Nike (NYSE: NKE) surprised investors in late March by revealing strong operating trends in China despite challenging financial headwinds brought on by store closures from the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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Latin American E-Commerce Purchases Hit New All-Time Highs. Here's the Biggest Winner
E-commerce in Latin America is still in its early innings, with online purchases accounting for just 4% of total retail sales in 2019. By contrast, digital purchases represented about 11% of total
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This Plan to Provide Another $1,200 Stimulus Payment Would Exclude Most Social Security Retirees
Americans need more COVID-19 money, but it's not clear whether an additional direct payment will come. One of the problems that's making it challenging for lawmakers to authorize more coronavirus
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Despite an Epic Rebound in Oil Prices, Some Producers Are Cautiously Keeping a Lid on Their Production
Crude oil prices screamed higher last month. WTI, the leading U.S. oil price benchmark, zoomed 88%, pushing back over $35 a barrel. That big-time bounce back gave several oil producers the
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Costco Will Be a Winner as the Economy Reopens
Costco's (NASDAQ: COST) business and traffic will likely improve as the economy reopens. The company is well positioned as a safe option for people still concerned about COVID-19. Costco is also
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3 Cannabis Stocks With the Highest Dividend Yields
When you think of cannabis stocks, the idea of receiving dividends probably doesn't come to mind. After all, many cannabis companies aren't generating profits yet. Paying dividends isn't even on
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Your Next Favorite Original Series May Be on Spotify
Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) is expanding its push into original podcasts again with an exclusive deal with Warner Bros. and DC Comics. The multi-year deal with the AT&T subsidiary gives Spotify the ability
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Better Buy: Bank of America vs. Citigroup
Since the coronavirus pandemic struck the economy, both Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Citigroup (NYSE: C), two of the largest banks in the world, have been hit hard. Bank of America's share price
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Better Buy: Biogen vs. Bristol Myers Squibb
Buying shares of a company that's in a transition can sometimes pay off nicely. Such transitions can lead to a resurgence in growth that fuels a major stock jump.
Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Bristol
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These Are Baby Boomers' Top 3 Retirement Fears
Retirement can be a daunting prospect on many levels, and it's natural to have concerns about it, especially as that milestone approaches. The good news, however, is that there are steps you can
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3 Stocks to Buy if You're Worried About The Recession
The coronavirus pandemic has sent the U.S. economy into a deep recession, which began in February. In March, a broad market plunge sent many stocks into free fall, but the markets have since