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3 Stocks to Buy with Dividend Yields Above 3%
Sometimes, chasing high dividend yields leads to higher risks than many investors are willing to take. But for income-seeking investors, particularly retirees, relatively high yields are a must.....
Home Depot's Successful $1.6 Billion Gamble to Drive Growth
While retail stocks have been hammered on Wall Street lately, one of the few exceptions to the rule is Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD). Since the beginning of the year, the giant home improvement....
3 Value Stocks at 52-Week Highs Still Worth Buying
The whole idea behind being a value investor is that you find over-looked, un-loved, usually boring businesses, and buy them on the cheap. The very idea of buying a "value" stock at or near it....
Apple's AI Just Took a Huge Leap Forward
With all the excitement surrounding Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) latest iPhone release and the finally answered questions regarding the price, naming convention, number of phones, and of course the....
3 High-Yield Pharmaceutical Stocks
It can be tempting to buy stocks based solely on their dividend yield, but that can actually be a big mistake. However, that doesn't mean that all high-yield stocks should be avoided.So which big....
Smartphones Will Be Big Catalysts for These 2 Chip Stocks
The smartphone market isn't going to run out of momentum anytime soon, thanks to plenty of room for growth in emerging markets such as China and India. IDC estimates that smartphone shipments....
How Skyworks Solutions Makes Most of Its Money
Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ: SWKS) is widely known among tech investors as a key component supplier for Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones. The company makes a host of semiconductors and technologies....
3 Stocks for a Bull Market
The stock market continues to hit new, record highs daily, and while a rising tide often lifts all boats, that's not always the case for each industry and every stock.We asked three Foolish....
JPMorgan vs. Bitcoin: Dissecting CEO Jamie Dimon's Harsh Words on Cryptocurrency
In this Market Foolery podcast segment, host Mac Greer is joined by Aaron Bush and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Supernova and Rule Breakers to discuss the public attack JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:....
The iPhone X Is Crazy Expensive to Build, Which Is Why It Costs $1,000
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is packing a ton of advanced features into its new flagship iPhone X, which is why it's bumping the price all the way up to $1,000 for a base 64 GB model. That's a significant....
Disney World and Universal Orlando Get Through a Hard Week
It's now been a little more than a week since Hurricane Irma battered Florida, and Central Florida's leading tourist attractions weren't immune. Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Universal Orlando parent....
Apple Inc.'s Brilliant Cellular Modem Strategy
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 7 series of smartphones, as well as its new iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone X smartphones, all use cellular modems sourced from either market leader Qualcomm (NASDAQ:....
What Apple Really Revealed to Investors Last Week
In this segment from Market Foolery, producer Mac Greer is joined by Aaron Bush and David Kretzmann of Motley Fool Supernova and Rule Breakers to talk about what Foolish investors should really....
Huawei's Rise Is a Red Flag for Apple
There's a lot of buzz around Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new iPhone, and it is anticipating that the enthusiasm translates into sales. The company's own reports and data from research firm Gartner,....
3 Major Income Stocks About to Announce Dividend Increases
If you're looking for dividend income from your stocks, you've probably already invested in -- or at least heard of -- Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), or Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM)....
Can Caterpillar Stock Keep Going Up? 1 Analyst Thinks So
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking one....
Intel Corp. Reportedly Prepping 8-Core Gaming Chip for 2018
Back in January of this year, microprocessor giant Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) launched the Core i7-7700K, a quad-core chip based on its Kaby Lake architecture targeted specifically at the PC enthusiast....
3 Must-Watch Stocks Heading Into Earnings Season
The quiet summer months are over, and the financial markets have gotten back to work after a quiet yet profitable period for stock investors. Now, your attention should turn to earnings reports....
Bitcoin Is a Fraud According to the CEO of the Largest Bank in the U.S.
In case you've been living under a rock, cryptocurrencies, headed by bitcoin and ethereum, are absolutely on fire in 2017. After beginning the year with a $17.7 billion aggregate market cap, the....
3 High-Yield Healthcare Stocks
One downside to a long-lasting bull market is that the market's dividend yield declines. That's a big problem for retirees who rely on their portfolio to meet their income needs.Even in today's....
The Top Cancer Immunotherapies Expected to Reach $1 Billion in Sales in 2017
There is perhaps no scarier word in the English language than "cancer." More than 15.5 million Americans who were alive as of Jan. 1, 2016, have had cancer at some point in their lives, according....
2 Stocks I'd Never Buy, and 1 I'll Consider
When I started my career as a financial advisor some 30-plus years ago, I was taught the business from a fundamental perspective. In other words, companies with a strong balance sheet, growing top....
Better Dividend Stock: Target vs. Tanger Factory Outlets
Income investors love dividend aristocrats, those elite companies that have hiked their dividends annually for over 25 years. But with the market near all-time highs, many dividend aristocrats are....
10 Professional Athletes Bringing Home the Biggest Endorsement Checks
Image Source: Nike.Sports are big business today, and athletes are at the center of it. Not only are stars making millions on the court, but the top players take home even more in endorsements and....
The Best Time to Buy Apple’s Stock Was Yesterday
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) incredible success story has led many investors to lament that they didn't buy shares of the tech giant when it was the underdog at the time of its IPO in 1980. When you ask....