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3 Stocks Retirees Should Buy on a Market Pullback
At The Motley Fool, we don't believe in timing the market. At the same time, we're only human, and we know human nature.When it's your retirement savings on the line, sometimes -- especially when....
Better Buy: CVS Health Corporation vs. Walgreens Boots Alliance
The baby boomer generation is fast approaching retirement. Since age and prescription drug usage are correlated, pharmacy companies like CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance....
What to Expect When Netflix, Inc. Reports Q3 Results
Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is preparing to report its third-quarter results on Monday night. The company has been in the news a lot lately, breaking ties with Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) and raising....
How to File a Dispute With the Credit Bureaus
Correcting any errors on your credit report is one of the first steps consumers should take when they're looking to improve their credit score. Incorrect information, like a report showing an....
3 Value Stocks for Nest-Egg Growth
Finding stocks with both growth potential and a reasonable valuation can seem nearly impossible now, with the market trading near all-time highs, and average stock valuations far higher than....
Hulu Goes After Netflix Users With a Cheaper Subscription Deal
Neither Hulu nor Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) requires subscribers to commit to any sort of contract. That means customers can come and go as they will, dropping a subscription once they have watched a....
Should You Buy the Dip With MannKind Stock?
You knew it was coming. It was inevitable that MannKind (NASDAQ: MNKD) stock's red-hot momentum would come to an end. The biotech's share price more than tripled in less than two weeks. However,....
3 Stocks That Look Just Like Starbucks in 1992
When Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) went public 25 years ago, it was still a small company. Barely $93 million in annual sales in 1992 generated just $4.1 million in profits, earned from a base of just....
3 Stocks You Can Safely Own Until 2030
A lot can happen to a company in 13 years. It's notoriously difficult (many would say impossible) to predict a company's path more than a few quarters out. Things happen: scandals, accidents,....
3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Shopify
Even with the recent stock price drop since a noted short-seller launched a public attack against the company, Shopify Inc (US) (NYSE: SHOP) has been an amazing investment since going public, with....
7 Essential Rules for Investing in Biotech Stocks
Successful investing boils down to minimizing risk while maximizing the potential for reward. That's true whether you're investing in stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, or anything else. But how you....
Divorced? Here's What You Need to Know About Social Security
Social Security provides retirement benefits for millions of American workers. Yet if you're divorced, the biggest question that you might have is what impact your divorce could have both on your....
The No. 1 Thing to Look for When Investing in Artificial Intelligence
Data.So much for creating suspense. The absolute top thing to look for when investing in artificial intelligence (AI) is data. I'd go so far as stating that data will be one of the most precious....
A Step-by-Step Guide to Handling a Layoff
Getting laid off can rock your world. In many cases, you don't see it coming and it has nothing to do with your job performance.Sometimes a layoff truly comes out of nowhere. A larger company....
5 Game-Changing Cancer Drug Innovations Being Developed Right Now
Image source: Getty Images."The emperor of all maladies, the king of terrors." This phrase was used by a 19th century surgeon to describe cancer. More than a century later, the description....
Dividend Aristocrats in Focus Part 9: Cincinnati Financial
Published by Bob Ciura on October 12th, 2017
Cincinnati Financial has increased its dividend for 57 years in a row. It is a Dividend Aristocrat, a group of stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+
How to Buy General Motors Stock, and Why You Should
For investors, Detroit auto giant General Motors (NYSE: GM) has been a mixed bag since its post-bankruptcy return to the public markets in late 2010. On the one hand, GM's profits and margins have....
Here Are the 4 Fastest-Growing Global Brands
A little more than a year ago, Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) then-CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee shop's primary goal was to get back on track. He said he believed the chain had a "clear line of....
Is The Walt Disney Company a Buy?
The Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) company has entered a period of massive change, but it will come out the other side in better shape than it's currently in.In its most recent quarter, the company....
3 Warren Buffett Stocks for Retirees
Retirement is not the end of your investing days. Managing your nest egg throughout those golden years can be just as demanding as building those retirement savings in the first place. As always,....
The 1 Stock I'd Buy Right Now
Discussions involving the PC market usually include an underlying theme of "the sky is falling." However, more and more pundits are coming to the realization that PCs aren't dead -- in fact, the....
The FDA Is Tackling Digital Health With the Help of Apple and Google
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is responsible for drug approvals, medical devices, and the food supply in the U.S., has announced a pilot project aimed at updating the process....
3 High-Yield Stocks Still Worth Buying
Sky-high dividend yields can be tricky beasts. Sometimes, those extreme payouts can be signs of a deep rot in the underlying business, based on nothing but terribly low share prices and a dream.....
Two Tech Titans to Buy in October Just Raised Their Dividends
Looking for safe dividend stocks in tech? They aren't easy to find these days. The market sits at all-time highs, and many well-known tech giants, such as IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Cisco (NASDAQ:....
Why Chico's FAS, Inc. Stock Slumped Today
Shares of Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) were heading lower after Bank of America downgraded the upscale women's fashion retailer to "underperform" from "neutral." Analyst Lorraine Hutchinson said....