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Ask a Fool: What's the Difference Between a 401(k) and a SIMPLE IRA?
A SIMPLE IRA is a type of retirement plan designed for smaller businesses and self-employed individuals, so if your new employer is significantly smaller in size than your previous one, that could
Ask a Fool: What Are Some Good Reasons to Sell a Stock?
There are certainly some good reasons to sell a stock, but there are also some bad ones. For example, selling a stock simply because its price dropped is a bad idea. The same can be said if a company
Why SodaStream International Stock Is Up 34% This Year
Shares of SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) have been bubbling higher as the DIY soda machine company continues to top Wall Street estimates with blowout earnings growth. According to data from
Why A10 Networks Shares Got Crushed Today
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) stock is getting crushed today, down by 19% as of 11:40 a.m. EDT, after the company announced preliminary second-quarter results.Revenue in the second quarter should come in
Tesla, Inc. Earnings: Mark Your Calendar
Just days after Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) plans to begin Model 3 deliveries, investors will get a peek into the electric-car maker's business. Tesla has put its second-quarter earnings release on the
Better Buy: eBay Inc vs. Overstock.com, Inc.
I live on a busy street right outside of Milwaukee. If you look out the window at mid-day, you'd be shocked at just how many packages are being delivered -- daily! -- by Amazon.com. While the company
3 Great Reasons to Buy Texas Instruments, Inc.
You know Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) as a maker of analog and embedded semiconductors. The company is also a household name in calculators and educational technology tools, and its DLP products
Gold and Silver Are Down 8% and 21% Over the Trailing Year. Blame Bitcoin?
Gold and silver mining stocks might be among the top performing industries since the beginning of 2016, but since last summer, when physical gold peaked above $1,360 an ounce and silver touched $21 an
Why Shares of Fifth Street Finance Corp. Are Surging on Friday
Shares of Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ: FSC) are up nearly 16% as of 10 a.m. EDT on news that Oaktree Capital Group (NYSE: OAK) is taking over the poorly performing business development company.
Why Whole Foods Market, Inc. Stock Has Gained 36% This Year
After years of disappointing results, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) shares finally rebounded this year, first on interest from activist investors, and then later, when the company agreed to
Better Buy: Global Payments vs. Square
Investors do not have to be particularly observant to notice that cash is being used less and less in today's economy. As American consumers order more things online and through mobile apps, cash use
3 Top Transportation ETFs
Transportation companies are vital to the functioning of the economy, ensuring that producers can get their goods to consumers in an orderly and efficient manner. Investing in transportation stocks
Can This Label Perk Up Craft Beer Sales Again?
Because Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) continues to dilute the distinction between craft beer and so-called "mass craft," the trade group representing craft brewers has unveiled a new logo that
10 Catalysts That Could Cause the Stock Market to Plunge (and 1 Big Reason to Stay Invested)
In case you missed it, the stock market celebrated the eighth anniversary of its bull market run in March. Since hitting its lows in March 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite, and
Black Stone Minerals: Safe 7% Distribution Despite Subordinated Conversion
Published by Nick McCullum on July 14th, 2017
Master limited partnerships are fantastic vehicles for generating meaningful portfolio income.
By avoiding tax at the organizational level in
Better Dividend Aristocrat: Sherwin-Williams or PPG?
Published by Bob Ciura on June 14th, 2017
The Dividend Aristocrats are among the best dividend growth stocks investors can buy. The Dividend Aristocrats list has 51 stocks with 25+ consecutive
This Recent Trend Is Great for Marijuana Stocks, but Not So Great for Consumers
Marijuana stocks have been on fire for the better part of a year now, and we certainly don't need to look hard to find reasons why.For starters, legal marijuana sales are growing at an exceptionally
Can Expedia Ever Catch Up to Priceline Group?
Although there are numerous and varied online travel agencies, two sit atop the industry like a pair of giants -- Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) and Priceline Group (NASDAQ: PCLN). Of this duopoly, Expedia is
IBM Needs an Earnings Win Next Week
After surging 20% in 2016, shares of International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) fell back into a funk this year. The stock is down about 7.5% year to date, driven lower by a disappointing
Toys May Not Be All Fun and Games for J.C. Penney
J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP) deserves credit for aggressively moving into open niches. The company scored when it decided to re-enter the appliance market and it has made inroads in home services, which it
3 Stocks With Tesla-Like Return Potential
Tesla shares have climbed more than 1,200% since the company's 2010 initial public offering and more than 900% over the last five years thanks to investor confidence in its ability to revolutionize
Better Buy: Alliance Resource Partners LP vs. CONSOL Energy
Between them, CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX) and Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ: ARLP) have solid histories in the coal sector. But their responses to thermal coal’s cloudy future have been sharply
5 Things You Need to Know About Marijuana Stock Zynerba Pharmaceuticals
There are three different general types of marijuana stocks on the market. Some are marijuana growers. Others provide supplies to marijuana growers. Then there's the third type of marijuana stock: the
5 Top Habits of the Best Retirement Savers
The majority of Americans aren't saving nearly enough for retirement, but millions of younger workers are greatly concerned with not having enough money to provide the financial security they'll need
What Snap's Lead IPO Underwriter Got Wrong About the Company (by Its Own Admission)
Morgan Stanley was the lead underwriter on Snap's (NYSE: SNAP) initial public offering. The investment bank made $25.7 million in fees for underwriting 60 million Snap shares at its IPO. Then, 25 days