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Which Canadian Marijuana Stock Will Be the Biggest Winner?
A new market as large as $8.7 billion per year could open up in Canada in 2018. That's the high end of the range projected by accounting and consulting firm Deloitte for the Canadian recreational....
Why I Love AbbVie Inc.
"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."Those profound words were spoken nearly 2,000 years ago. They were true then, and they're still true today. But even when your treasure is....
3 Stocks That Turned $8,000 Into at Least $138,000 in 5 Years
In a rising market, it's easy for the tide to lift all boats, but it takes a special company and business to far outperform all others. When one stock can soar much further than its rivals, that's....
Food Safety Is the Story Now, but Convenience Is the Future for Chipotle
Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has spent more than a year battling back from the damage the 2015 E. coli scandal did to its brand.Even though the company has taken strong steps to protect its....
Look at Amazon's Newest Prime Benefit
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has packed Prime full of new benefits year after year. What started an unlimited two-day shipping program has quickly expanded into video and music streaming, digital photo....
We Finally Learned That Leveraged Oil Stocks Without a Cost Advantage Probably Are Bad Investments
It's "We Said What?" week for Industry Focus, and we're looking at some of our biggest on-air mistakes -- like, for example, picking a soon-to-be bankrupt company for our energy fantasy investing....
How to Avoid Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits
Did you know that if your income is high enough, you'll have to pay taxes on some of your Social Security benefits? In fact, you may have to pay income tax on up to 85% of your retirement benefit....
3 Awful Reasons to Take Social Security at 70
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why someone would wait until 70 -- the latest possible age -- to claim Social Security benefits. By waiting, monthly checks are 76% higher than if....
This Under-the-Radar Issue in Legal-Marijuana States Could Undermine Stocks and Growth
There are few, if any, industries that are growing at a quicker and more consistent pace than legal marijuana -- and we only need look at the performance of marijuana stocks over the past year to....
The Best 3 Dividend Aristocrats Over the Last 10 Years
Stocks that have paid dividends over long periods of time are often well-managed companies that run a good business and take a measure of care with their money. Even better are those that have....
Alaska Airlines and Virgin America Customers Are Getting New Amenities
In the past year, Seattle-based Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) acquired smaller West Coast rival Virgin America and made plans to retire that brand. Over a 10-year period, Virgin America has built....
Disney and NVIDIA Team Up on Artificial Intelligence for Making Better Movies
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) presented at a conference last month its newly developed artificial-intelligence (AI) technology for tracking the facial reactions of theatergoers as they watch a....
3 Dividend Stocks That Are Minting Money
The best predictor of a big dividend increase is robust earnings growth.With that in mind, let's take a look at a few dividend payers -- Nucor (NYSE: NUE), Carnival (NYSE: CCL), and Waste....
3 Payment Processing Stocks to Buy Now
Investors could do far worse than the payments industry over the last year. Some of the biggest names in credit cards are represented, and the three largest, Visa, Mastercard, and American....
Is an Ivy League Degree Worth It in the Job Market?
"A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not their family connections nor ties to Ivy League....
5 Stocks at 52-Week Highs: Are They Buys?
How high can they go?That's the most pressing question for five stocks that recently hit 52-week highs. Autohome (NYSE: ATHM), Brookfield Infrastructure Parners (NYSE: BIP), Myriad Genetics....
Disney World's Least-Visited Park Needs a New Name
There's a massive makeover taking place at Disney's (NYSE: DIS) Florida resort, which is clear to visitors of Disney's Hollywood Studios. Large chunks of the park are walled off as construction....
Yes, the $9.95-a-Month Movie-a-Day MoviePass Works
When MoviePass first made it public that it intended to offer members access to one movie a day at over 90% of theaters in the United States for just $9.95 a month, the announcement was met with a....
4 Signs Sears Holdings Needs New Management
Sears Holdings (NASDAQ: SHLD) is arguably the poster child for retail devastation. Shares of the company, which owns Sears and Kmart, plunged nearly 95% over the past decade as mall traffic....
Can GameStop Stock Bounce Back After Last Week's 9% Drop?
They're running out of cheat codes at GameStop (NYSE: GME). Shares of the leading retailer specializing in video games tumbled 8.6% last week, hitting their lowest levels in five years, after the....
Should Taxes Be Raised or Benefits Cut to Fix Social Security? The Public's Response Wasn't Even Close
According to the latest snapshot from the Social Security Administration (SSA), around 41.9 million retired workers are receiving a monthly benefits check, and of those workers, some 61% count on....
3 Things Hortonworks Management Wants You to Know
Hadoop technology distributor Hortonworks (NASDAQ: HDP) had a positive earnings report this month, sending the stock up roughly 25% since its Aug. 3 release. The company operates as one of only a....
Financial Security and the Unknowns of Retirement: Making Peace With What We Can't Predict
Though retirement is a milestone to look forward to in theory, for many of us, it's nothing but an anxiety-inducing concept. In fact, 82% of workers aren't very confident in their ability to....
Is the American Express Company's Dividend Safe?
Over the past six years, not only has the American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) hiked its dividend, but it has done so by fairly generous amounts. In 2016, American Express raised its dividend by a....
The Scariest Obamacare Statistic Yet
Though it seemed like a long shot just a few months ago, it looks as if in a little over two more months, Americans will once again be headed to their laptops and desktop computers to pore through....