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Marijuana Stock Investing Goes "Big Time"
A big knock against investing in marijuana stocks has been valuation. However, the decision by Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) to pay up for a 10% stake in Canopy Growth (NASDAQOTH: TWMJF)....
3 Biotech Stocks That Soared This Week: Are They Buys?
Earnings season continued to be in high gear this week. Positive quarterly results helped propel several biotech stocks higher over the last few days. Others jumped because of good news for their....
Are You a Super Saver? Find Out Here
The average American is notoriously bad about saving money. In fact, as of August 2017, the average household savings rate was 3.6% -- nowhere near enough to finance retirement, let alone save for....
4 Reasons to Use Your Credit Cards This Holiday Season -- and One Major Reason Not To
Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't argue with the fact that credit cards play a major role in fueling the holiday shopping season. Last year, an estimated 50% of Americans used major credit cards, or....
Will Social Security Cover You if You Become Disabled?
Typical American workers face around a 20% chance of becoming disabled for at least a three month period during their working life. Far too few workers have disability insurance policies, and a....
Why the Gap Is Widening Between Sprint and T-Mobile
In this segment from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Vincent Shen and Fool.com contributor Daniel Kline break down the current state of Sprint (NYSE: S) and T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS). While the....
Zoe's Kitchen Weathers the Storm
Hurricanes and dining out don't go so well together. That was evident in Zoe's Kitchen's (NYSE: ZOES) third-quarter results, which it released on Nov. 9. Yet with these storms now behind it, the....
Netflix Doesn't Have to Lose for Disney to Win in Streaming
Disney's (NYSE: DIS) otherwise lethargic quarterly report on Thursday had a few encouraging nuggets about the streaming service that it plans to roll out in the second half of 2019. Unlike the....
Converse Has Been a Big Win for Nike Stock Since 2003
If you bought Nike (NYSE: NKE) stock around the time that the sports apparel titan purchased Converse, you'd be sitting on massive long-term gains today. Nike is up over 700% since mid-2003,....
How to Sell Yourself in an Interview When Switching Careers
If you've made the decision to leave your current career in favor of a brand-new one, you're not alone. More than half of workers are interested in a career change, according to a recent....
Snapchat Ad Prices Are Tanking
Snap (NYSE: SNAP) decided to offer investors a closer glimpse at its advertising business in the third quarter. It disclosed the average ad price on Snapchat declined 60% year over year and 20%....
Say What? Maine's Governor Just Vetoed the State's Voter-Approved Recreational Marijuana Bill
There's no coincidence that the marijuana industry is known as the "green rush." If you look at the sales figures behind legal weed, they've been soaring at an incredible pace. Cannabis research....
How to Invest in IPOs
So you say you want to invest in IPOs? Maybe make a fortune on the next Facebook? Well, good luck.The fact is, most IPO stocks underperform the market for several years after going public. That's....
The Solar + Energy Storage Space Has a Surprising Power Player (And It's Not Tesla)
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) was supposed to be the big name in solar and energy storage, leveraging the Powerwall for homes and Powerpack for businesses and using its SolarCity operations to push systems....
Why the Razer Phone Won't Succeed
Razer, which is known for is gaming-oriented accessories as well as its gaming-oriented laptop computers, recently announced its first foray into the smartphone market with a device called the....
1 Hot China Stock to Buy in November (Hint: It’s not Alibaba)
Co-founder and Chief Rule Breaker David Gardner is one of the great investors of our day. No investment better personifies his venture capital-esque approach to picking stocks than his decision in....
3 Growth Stocks for Farsighted Investors
Investing in so-called growth stocks can be as exciting as it is frustrating. All too often, investors who own growth stocks panic when they realize that the road to market-beating gains is....
Boeing's Order Activity Is Heating Up Again
After a strong start to 2017, Boeing (NYSE: BA) saw a distinct slowdown in order activity beginning around midyear. Indeed, after capturing 381 firm orders in the first half of the year, Boeing....
This Oil Giant Is Putting Investors First
U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) wants to set itself apart from rivals in the eyes of investors, with a top goal of delivering "superior returns to shareholders." That aim led the company....
Berkshire Hathaway's 14-Year Winning Streak Is Coming to an End
A 14-year winning streak at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) will likely come to an end this year, as its insurance companies are set to post their first full-year underwriting loss....
3 Growth Stocks to Buy and Hold for 25 Years
It's hard to argue with buy-and-hold investing. The low-stress investment strategy is a great way to watch your money grow, as long as you pick companies with promising futures ahead of them.....
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....
Roku Q3: A Much Better-Than-Expected Debut
The first earnings report from a freshly minted stock is always a nail-biter. That was the case with Roku (NASDAQ: ROKU), maker of streaming-video devices, which just released its inaugural set of....
3 Dividend Stocks Perfect for Retirement
After retirement, most investors' priorities shift. Instead of pursing growth, the focus becomes income and capital preservation. That said, there's no reason to get out of stocks completely.....
3 Upgrades to Expect in Apple Inc.'s 2018 iPhone Lineup
In less than a year, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is likely to launch a new set of iPhones. Considering more than 60% of Apple's revenue in its last fiscal year came from iPhone sales, the company is....