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This Week is Showtime for Ford's New CEO
It's time for Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) new CEO to share his vision and plan for the Blue Oval. Jim Hackett, who took Ford's top job in May, is expected to present his plan for the company to....
5 Expected Social Security Changes in 2018
There are few, if any, social programs in the U.S. that are more important than Social Security, at least according to recently released data from the Social Security Administration (SSA).Recent....
General Mills Takes Another Hit, and It's Not Just Cereal That's to Blame
In this segment from the Motley Fool Money radio show, host Chris Hill, Million Dollar Portfolio's Jason Moser, Total Income's Ron Gross, and Motley Fool Pro and Options' Jeff Fischer discuss the....
The Unbearable Righteousness of Chipotle
Though it may not seem like it, the Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) of today is much different than the Chipotle of 20 years ago.While the menu and minimalist decor at its restaurants....
3 Stocks to Buy for the Next 75 Years
Where will you be in 2091? It's safe for most of us to assume we won't be around. So here's a better question: What companies that exist today will still be around in 2091? Even if money won't....
Should You Borrow From Your 401(k) in the Event of a Disaster?
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have caused major destruction, and it's taking a toll on the wallets of those affected. Roughly 80% of the victims of Harvey don't have flood insurance to cover the....
What Credit Cards Do I Qualify For?
Every credit card issuer has its own method of choosing whether to approve applicants, and there are several factors that are used in the process. Simply put, there's no way to know exactly what....
The Long-Term Trend That Makes Intuitive Surgical an Awesome Buy
This year is turning out to be one of the best ever for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). Shares of the robotic surgical systems maker are up more than 60% so far in 2017. There hasn't been one....
Pfizer Exposes the Sordid Underbelly of Drug Prices
Johnson & Johnson's (NYSE: JNJ) one of the largest drugmakers in the world, and according to a lawsuit Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has filed, it's leveraging its size to negotiate contracts that....
4 Tax Moves to Make This Month
October means glorious foliage and all things pumpkin -- and it's hardly the season to be thinking about taxes, right? Wrong. Now's actually the perfect time to put some thought into your taxes,....
5 Incredible Synthetic Biology Holy Grails That Could Change the World
Biotechnology has come a long way since 1978, when Herbert Boyer successfully demonstrated that human insulin could be produced from bacteria engineered with recombinant DNA. The breakthrough....
Solar Differentiation: Not All Solar Panels Are Created Equal
A common narrative in solar energy is that solar modules have become a commodity, and that the space is dominated by Chinese solar manufacturers. In some ways, that's true, but it doesn't tell the....
15 Smart Things You Can Do With $1,000 Right Now
A thousand dollars might be pocket change or a rounding error to multimillionaires and billionaires, but it's a meaningful sum for the rest of us. Any amount of money that we can save can be put....
Can REITs Turn a Commodity Into a High-Return Asset?
Ultimately, the single biggest advantage any REIT can have is in its ability to raise capital for investing. The REIT with the lowest cost of capital can win deals on accretive terms, resulting in....
3 Finance Gurus Who Believe Bitcoin May Be Worthless
If 2017 goes down in the books as anything, it'll probably be "the year of the cryptocurrency." Headed by bitcoin, the aggregate cryptocurrency market cap grew by more than 800% at one point this....
Low-Yielding REITs Leave Little Margin for Error
Data-center REITs enjoy some of the highest multiples on the market and thus offer yields of 3% and sometimes even less when other high-quality REITs in other sectors trade at higher yields. To....
Data-Center REITs: Financials Set Them Apart
Data-center REITs are only as strong as their balance sheets and their ability to finance assets at an attractive price. In many ways, like banks, the data-center REITs that have the financial....
The Best Reason I've Seen to Claim Social Security at 62
There's a lot of controversy about when the best time to claim Social Security is. Some argue that claiming at the earliest possible age of 62 is the smartest move you can make, while others are....
Why REITs (Even Data-Center REITs) Are Financial Stocks
If you look at Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), it's not all that surprising that you might think of it as being a tech company first and foremost. But the economics of its business is perhaps....
2 Stocks You've Been Ignoring
Sometimes a stock just slips off the radar, almost like it enters a quiet period. Maybe some big news blew up to rattle investors, and now it's no longer the hot stock of the day; maybe the....
Why Leveraged Oil Stocks are Bad Investments
This week's Industry Focus episodes are all about looking back on our mistakes and learning from them, and what better mistake to look back on than recommending a soon-to-be bankrupt company?In....
What Investors Need to Know About Activision Blizzard's Advertising Opportunity
When Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) acquired King Digital Entertainment in early 2016, it brought under its umbrella one of the best mobile game makers in the world, boasting two of the....
3 Oil Stocks to Buy Now That Crude Has Turned Bullish
Oil entered bull-market territory this week, after quietly recovering more than 20% over the past few months. Fueling that rally is a vast improvement in market fundamentals. Oil demand, for....
Time to Get Greedy With Cypress Semiconductor Corporation Stock
Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ: CY) has grown rapidly in recent years. Its stock rallied 25% this year to a two-year high, and that momentum could continue on rising demand for its chips. It might....
1 More Clue That Disney World Hasn't Turned Things Around
There's no point in ending a birthday party when everyone's still hungry for cake. Disney (NYSE: DIS) is extending a dining discount for annual passholders at its Florida resort that was supposed....