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3 High-Yield Stocks You Won't Want to Overlook
While most investors are probably somewhat familiar with Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN), Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC), and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX), income-seekers probably don't give them a second....
This Rocky Stock Market Requires an All-Terrain Portfolio
The bulk of U.S. stock gains in this long-running bull market are due to one variable: the expansion of the price-to-earnings ratio.Earnings for S&P 500 companies have stagnated since 2014.....
Good News for Investors: Facebook Drops Shareholder-Unfriendly Stock-Split Plan
It's official: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) has decided to drop its controversial plan to split its stock. A controversial move from last year had been designed to allow Mark Zuckerberg to retain control....
3 Things to Watch in the Stock Market This Week
Stocks inched up last week to push further into record territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) each gained less than 0.1% to keep their....
3 Stocks for a Rainy Day
To be a successful long-term investor, you need to make sure your portfolio won't implode on the first sign of a rainy day. What seems like a great idea during the best of times will only reveal....
A Shift in Federal Marijuana Policy May Be Imminent
Even as industries from 3D printing to cloud computing and biotechnology are growing rapidly, it's marijuana that's recently been the go-to asset for aggressive investors. According to cannabis....
Warren Buffett Only Owns Two Tech Stocks -- Can You Guess Which Ones?
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK.B) has shied away from all but two tech stocks: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and International Business Machine (NYSE: IBM). The Oracle of....
A List of Bank of the Ozarks' Acquisitions
One of the ways Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) has fueled its rapid organic growth since the financial crisis has been to purchase deposits in bank acquisitions.It has acquired 15 banks over....
Healthcare Costs Are Going Nowhere but Up -- and Workers Are Feeling the Pain
To hear that numerous Americans are burdened by healthcare costs isn't exactly news. But a new report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch highlights just how severe the situation has gotten. For one....
3 Innovative Stocks for September
Like it or not, summer is over, and the fall season is fast approaching. If one thing remains constant, however, it's our zeal for finding market-beating investments, regardless of the season.One....
12 Flu Season Facts You Need to Know
Fall is officially here, and that usually means three things: pumpkin-spiced everything is back in style, our lush trees are about to become leafless sticks, and that sniffle and cough could be....
You'll Be Shocked by How Much $10 Invested in Bitcoin in 2010 Is Worth Today
Bitcoin has had quite the year so far in 2017, with the price up by 320% since Jan. 1. However, this type of move pales in comparison with the digital currency's climb in its early years. In fact,....
3 Retirement Rules You Should Know by Heart
You've worked hard all your life and are looking forward to a time when you can leave your career behind you and enjoy the fruits of your labor. But there's a lot of thought that needs to go into....
Gen Con Gives Board Games a Kickstarter Boost
Gaming convention Gen Con 50 broke every record in the book.Everyone expected the 50th occurrence of the tabletop-gaming convention started by Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax to attract....
Could This Be Warren Buffett's Greatest Weakness?
Warren Buffett is, without question, one of the greatest investors of all time. Over the past 50 years, the company he runs, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), has generated....
Is iRobot's Dominance Coming to an End?
In the past three years, iRobot (NASDAQ: IRBT) has pulled off a truly impressive feat. During that time, the maker of home robotics has increased its revenue by nearly 40% while simultaneously....
A Timeline of Wells Fargo's Sales Scandal
It has now been a year since industry regulators revealed the sales scandal at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). As the following timeline shows, a lot has happened since then at the 165-year-old bank.Dec.....
The Most Terrifying Social Security Graphic Yet
Social Security is widely regarded as the most important social program for senior citizens. As of July 2017, according to data released by the Social Security Administration (SSA), just over 42....
Is Kinder Morgan, Inc. a Buy?
Kinder Morgan's (NYSE: KMI) stock has been pummeled over the past three years, nearly getting cut in half. What's surprising about that plunge is the fact that the underlying cash flow from the....
3 Monster Biotech Stocks in the Making
Were the biggest biotechs in the world today always so big? Of course not. They all started out as much smaller companies. Along the way, each of today's big biotechs had a successful product that....
3 Top Marijuana Stocks to Buy This Fall
Marijuana stocks weren't all that hot in the first half of 2017. The situation began to turn around for several leading marijuana stocks in the summer, though. What's the outlook for fall? Pretty....
Hotel Investors May Be Ignoring the Airbnb Threat
It's been a surprisingly strong year for hotels.Both Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings (NYSE: HLT) have outperformed the S&P 500 by significant margins;....
You'll Never Believe Which Alcoholic Beverage Is Growing Fastest
As craft beer's growth slows, sales of wine and spirits are taking off, but the fastest-growing alcoholic beverage in the U.S. today is one you've probably never heard of. Mead is the oldest....
What You Need to Know About 529 Plans
The cost of a college education has skyrocketed, and the result has been extensive student loan debt that has put a huge burden on graduates emerging from institutions of higher learning to find a....
NextEra Energy Partners Could Be a Growth Machine
Every yieldco wants to have a low cost of capital it can use to fund projects that drive long-term dividend growth. And if the market has confidence in a yieldco, it can drive a low cost of....