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3 Value Stocks for Retirement
Retirees have different investing needs than the rest of us: older Americans keep their money in the stock market to preserve their wealth and to generate income to support their lifestyles once....
Why Novavax Stock Is Tumbling Today
Shares of the clinical-stage biotech Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) fell by as much as 18.2% in pre-marketing trading this morning. What's going on? Investors -- or more likely day traders -- appear to be....
This Possible Dog of the Dow Just Got Even More Interesting
If you invest in the Dogs of the Dow every year, you could end up buying Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) on Jan. 1. The strategy calls for buying the top 10 highest dividend-yielding stocks in the Dow Jones....
Better Buy: Ferrellgas Partners vs. Suburban Propane Partners
The propane delivery industry in which Ferrellgas Partners (NYSE: FGP) and Suburban Propane Partners (NYSE: SPH) operate is heavily reliant on demand from heating applications. That's been a....
Better Buy: Wells Fargo & Company vs. JPMorgan Chase
In the banking world, you don't get much bigger than Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). These sprawling financials are exactly half of the "big four" group of U.S. banks, the....
Will 2018 Be Visa Inc.'s Best Year Yet?
For credit card giant Visa (NYSE: V), 2017 is a hard year to beat. Already huge, the company grew to even more immense size, with several quarters that blew past analyst expectations for....
The Complete List Of Russell 2000 Stocks
Published on December 18, 2017
The Russell 2000 Index is the world’s best-known benchmark for small cap domestic stocks. It is composed of stocks ranked 1,001 to 3,000 in terms of descending
Delta Air Lines, Inc. Expects a Huge Windfall From Tax Reform
It has been clear from day one that airlines would be some of the biggest beneficiaries of tax reform. Most airlines pay close to the statutory tax rate today, whereas many companies in other....
The Dow Jones Just Did Something It's Never Done in 121 Years
Who says Spain gets to have all the fun with the running of the bulls? The U.S. stock market has enjoyed a rampant running of the bulls for nearly nine years now, with all of the major indexes....
Can Hormel Foods Be a Growth Stock?
Hormel Foods (NYSE: HRL) is a quintessential Dividend Aristocrat. It's a boring, reliable, defensive stock whose portfolio of protein-rich packaged foods has allowed it to raise its dividend....
4 Tips for Conducting Your First Interview
It's natural for job candidates to be nervous going into the interview process. But if it's your first time conducting an interview, you might experience your fair share of jitters as well. The....
How Safe Is Medtronic's Dividend?
Advances in medicine have come at a fast and furious pace in recent decades. New pharmaceuticals and biotechnology solutions have made patients healthier, and medical devices like the ones that....
IBM Takes a Step Toward Commercial Quantum Computing
In a traditional computer, like the one you're using to read this article, data is stored in the form of bits. A bit has two states, 0 and 1, and it can be in one and only one of these states at....
3M: Our Growth Will Stay Strong in 2018
One of the surprise growth companies of 2017 has been 3M (NYSE: MMM), an industrial conglomerate with a presence in everything from consumer office products to leading high-tech smartphones. It....
Here's What the 2018 Tax Brackets Will Be If the GOP Tax Bill Passes
Over the past few months, the GOP's tax reform efforts have evolved at a rapid pace. The House of Representatives' version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act called for a reduction to just four tax....
The 4 Least Tax-Friendly States for Social Security Recipients
When it comes to the most important social programs for retirees in this country, Social Security is probably at or near the top of the list. Each and every month, more than 42 million retired....
3 Questions Keeping Juno Therapeutics' Investors Up at Night
Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: JUNO) soared ahead of the high-profile American Society of Hematology conference earlier this month, but it's been tough going for investors ever since. The sell-off in....
The Complete List Of S&P 500 Stocks
Published on December 18th, 2017
The S&P 500 is widely-known as the best broad gauge of performance for large-capitalization U.S. equities. Containing the 500 largest companies by market
This Is a Work Mistake I Made in 2017
Sometimes a work mistake can have dire consequences. Maybe you didn't finish a project in time and your company lost an account, or perhaps you made a poor decision that caused someone to lose his....
Is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals a Buy?
There's good news and bad news for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: AUPH) shareholders. Let's start with the good news. The company has had a fantastic 2017, with its stock price soaring more than....
2 Brilliant High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Now
Some of the most attractive dividend-paying stocks available are real estate investment trusts, or REITs. When you buy shares of a REIT, you're essentially buying into physical assets with long....
Google and Rolls-Royce Join Forces to Create Self-Piloting Ships
Self-driving cars weren't even on the horizon a little more than a decade ago, but now it seems that every major automaker and the biggest firms in Silicon Valley are hot on the trail of....
3 Ways the GOP Tax Plan Would Affect Homeowners
The GOP tax plan would bring big sweeping changes to tax rates, tax brackets, and tax deductions. Some of the biggest changes would affect America's 80 million homeowners, thanks to lower limits....
The Craziest Bitcoin Fact of the Year
Words can't accurately describe what an amazing year it's been for cryptocurrencies. Whereas the stock market has been shown to be the greatest creator of long-term wealth, with an average annual....
The Top 3 Dividend Aristocrats to Watch in 2018
Income investors rely on the Dividend Aristocrats to provide them with reliable, growing dividend income. These stocks have all raised the amount they pay in dividends year in and year out for at....