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10 Things to Know About Social Security Before You Retire
Image source: Getty Images.Social Security is, for tens of millions of Americans, an indispensable financial foundation. As of August, more than 42 million seniors were receiving a monthly stipend....
Electronic Arts Earnings Preview: What to Watch
Video game maker Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) reports its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, Oct. 31, right after market close, so you'll have plenty of time to get ready to hand out candy....
What Returns Should Investors Expect Today?
There's plenty of concern about the level of the current domestic stock market, as well as about the returns that could be available by investing any new money today. The market, after all, is not....
JD.com, Tencent, and Wal-Mart Join Forces Against Alibaba
JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), China's second largest business-to-consumer e-commerce marketplace after Alibaba's (NYSE: BABA) Tmall, recently enlisted the help of Tencent (NASDAQOTH: TCEHY) and Wal-Mart....
4 Tax Breaks That Are Slated to Disappear (So Grab Them Now!)
With Republicans' tax reform plan finally starting to take shape, it's a good idea to look into how your favorite tax breaks could change. While there are likely to be substantial changes to the....
Stop Panicking About Poor Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Sales
Demand for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 8 series of devices has been poor, according to some reports.Image source: Apple.For example, the Economic Daily News claims that once the iPhone X is....
Procter & Gamble Co. Earnings Show Hints of a Market Share Rebound
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) this past week announced its first quarterly earnings report since beating back a shareholder challenge against its management team. The results showed steady....
Did Intel Just Fire a Shot Across the Bow of AMD and NVIDIA?
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) launched its latest generation desktop central processing unit (CPU) in September and made some pretty bold claims about its capabilities. In a press release,....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks jumped last week, buoyed by strong earnings reports that helped send the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) past 23,000 points for the first time in its history. The S&P 500....
Apple Inc. Supplier Targets 2020 for 5-Nano Production
During contract chip manufacturing giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (NYSE: TSM) third-quarter earnings conference call (login required), company co-CEO Mark Liu offered some....
Better Buy: Kroger vs. Costco
Peter Lynch once said retail investors should "invest in what you know," and it's likely that a lot of readers will have shopped at either Kroger (NYSE: KR) or Costco (NASDAQ: COST) recently.....
5 Habits That'll Keep You From Getting Rich
We all want to accumulate wealth, either during our careers or in time for retirement. However, countless Americans wind up sabotaging their efforts by repeating the same critical errors. Here are....
The 5-Minute Guide on How to Invest in Marijuana Stocks
For those wondering how to profit from the nearly $7 billion marijuana business, a fine place to look is the stock exchange. Even at this early stage of the cannabis industry, several companies in....
3 Reasons to Stay Away From Qualcomm
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) has been under siege this year. The chipmaker's business has run into trouble thanks to a feud with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has encouraged other smartphone players to....
25% of Americans Say They'll Never Be Able to Retire -- 3 Signs You Might Be One of Them
Ah, retirement. Most people dream of the day they can walk out of their jobs and spend the rest of their lives relaxing and living the life they'd always wanted.Unfortunately, retirement isn't all....
How to Save for Retirement When You Don't Have Much Money
Saving for retirement is hard enough as it is -- let's be honest, nobody wants to sock away money that you know you won't see for decades -- but it's even harder if you don't have much extra cash....
This Time It's Different: Part 3 of Our Series on U.S. Downturns
Wall Street has infamously had its share of ugly Octobers, so Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp chose this month to offer their listeners a special treat: a four-part series on the history of....
3 Dividend Stocks That Should Pay You the Rest of Your Life
If you want to be blown away by the wealth-building power of stocks that pay ever-growing dividends for decades, look at this chart for Altria Group (NYSE: MO). The orange line represents just....
Will 2018 Be the Year of the Personal Drone?
Drones have gotten a lot of attention over the past few years as they've created new markets for everyone from weekend hobbyists to realtors to professional drone racers. Personal unmanned aerial....
Should You Buy AT&T After its Recent Dip?
Shares of AT&T (NYSE: T) have fallen 16% this year due to ongoing concerns about the sluggish growth of its wireless business, high debt levels, natural disasters, declines in video....
3 Unusual Energy and Industrials Stocks for Your Radar
The energy and industrials sector is hugely varied in the kinds and sizes of companies it contains, and it's bursting with investment opportunities, if you know where to look.In this week's Energy....
What I'm Watching When Under Armour Reports Earnings
Investors aren't expecting year-over-year revenue growth from athletic apparel company Under Armour (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) when it reports third-quarter earnings on Oct. 31, as the company has....
NVIDIA's Data Center Business Is Set for Growth in China
One of the hottest growth markets for NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) right now is data centers. The same graphics processing unit (GPU) technology used to power video games is now being used by cloud....
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 20: Lowe’s
Published by Bob Ciura on October 22nd, 2017
Every year, we review each of the 51 Dividend Aristocrats, a group of companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 20: Lowe’s
Published by Bob Ciura on October 22nd, 2017
Every year, we review each of the 51 Dividend Aristocrats, a group of companies in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ consecutive years of dividend