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Has Amazon Killed Value Investing?
It's been a tough time for value investors. Earlier this year, a research report from Goldman Sachs noted that value investing -- selling higher-valued stocks and buying undervalued ones -- no....
How Long Can Social Security Survive?
Each and every month, the Social Security Administration sends out benefits to more than 61 million people, of which 68% are retired workers. These retired workers are especially reliant on the....
Coca-Cola Needs to Lay Off the Booze and Buy This Instead
It's been a tough run for Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) of late. The company has provided investors a 42% return, including dividends, over the past five years, versus the greater S&P's return of 87%.....
How Dividend Investors Can Thrive Despite Cuts
Industrial titan General Electric (NYSE: GE) recently slashed its dividend in half, marking its second dividend cut since the financial crisis. As General Electric's previous dividend wasn't well....
The Best Part of Under Armour’s Earnings
Sports apparel company Under Armour (NYSE: UAA) (NYSE: UA) has had a tough go of it lately. The stock has dropped 60% in the last 12 months on slowing revenue growth in the U.S. and in its....
If Tax Reform Fails, Will Stocks Suffer?
If you had to boil down the performance of the stock market over the past year, during which the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has climbed 24%, then you should look first and foremost at the....
If You're Retired, Consider Buying These 2 High-Yield Stocks
Income generation becomes even more important in your portfolio once you're retired. The big goal, of course, is to supplement your Social Security while outdistancing the ravages of inflation.....
Big Winners From President Trump's Trade Mission to China
President Trump's plans to readdress the trade deficit got a boost from his trade mission to China, with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announcing around $250 billion in trade deals for U.S....
Here's Alibaba's Big Plan to Beat Wal-Mart in China
Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) has ambitious plans. Earlier this year, founder Jack Ma compared the company to sovereign nations by noting that the e-commerce giant's goal is to become the fifth largest....
4 Things to Know About Charitable Donations and Taxes
With the holiday season upon us and the end of the year rapidly approaching, you might be feeling a bit more charitable than usual. Not only is giving to charity a nice thing to do, but in some....
3 Top Stocks Wall Street Is Overlooking
The stock market has been on a once-in-a-generation run. The Nasdaq Composite Index, for instance, is up 425% since March 2009. While that has been great for investors, it leaves those with money....
5 Cancer Types With the Poorest Long-Term Outlook
There's arguably no scarier diagnosis a patient can receive from their doctor than cancer. But the grim reality, based on data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and....
Will Tax Reform Get Rid of the Marriage Penalty?
One issue that has been discussed many times during the tax reform saga is the marriage penalty: Many married couples pay more taxes as a couple than they would if they were single. In fact,....
Here's How Your Social Security Benefits Are Calculated
Ever wonder where the benefit amounts listed on your Social Security statement come from? Understanding how your Social Security benefits are determined will help you understand how to maximize....
3 Top Smart-Home Stocks to Buy in 2017
The world is becoming more connected every day.One area where this can be seen is the trend toward smart homes. A growing number of internet-connected devices are allowing homeowners to control....
Twitter's 280-Character Limit Seems Like a Momentary Distraction
Twitter's (NYSE: TWTR) recent announcement that it was doubling the character limit on tweets to 280 characters for almost everyone may have temporarily distracted investors from another round of....
2 Stocks I'd Never Buy, and 1 I'll Consider
Bargain-chasing investors must take care to separate spring-loaded value stocks from truly troubled businesses. Today, I'm taking a look at three stocks that have fallen at least 20% in 2017, and....
Can Intel Dominate This Market by Overcoming This Smaller Rival?
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) placed a big bet on the future of programmable chips by spending $16.7 billion to acquire Altera a couple of years ago. Chipzilla believed that Altera's field-programmable....
Five “Choose Both” Stocks to Hold for the Next Three-Plus Years
On this week's 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....
Intel Corp.'s Gemini Lake May Have Been Delayed
On Sept. 28, 2017, website Gamers Nexus published what appeared to be an official document from Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) indicating that the chip giant intended to launch its next-generation low-cost....
Avoid These 2 Oil Stocks Like the Plague Even After Their Monster Moves This Week
Shares of SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD) and EP Energy (NYSE: EPE) made headlines this week for very different reasons. SandRidge was up more than 13% after two leading shareholders spoke out against....
3 Surprises From GameStop's Earnings Report
Investors had good reason to expect bleak results in GameStop's (NYSE: GME) third-quarter earnings report. After all, its stores are exposed to the weak customer traffic trends that are hurting....
How Shopify Is Creating Its Own Market
Starting a business is hard, and keeping it running is not easy either, only half of all businesses survive five years. The e-commerce platform company, Shopify (NYSE: SHOP), wants to change all....
Is Bitcoin a Good Investment at Today's High Price?
People who invest in bitcoin would be excused for disliking Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), who called the crytocurrency a "fraud" earlier this year and intimated....
How to Create a Post-Performance Review Hustle Plan
Maybe your performance review wasn't as glowing as you were hoping it would be. Perhaps you're new to your role or you just inherited some responsibilities to which you're still getting....