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When it was spun off from Sears Holdings a little more than five years ago, Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG) had a promising strategy. It paid $2.7 billion for Sears' interests in 266

You've surely been told that saving for retirement is important, but if you follow bad advice, you could wind up setting yourself back. Here are three dangerous guidelines you'd be best to ignore in

Stocks soared last week as the U.S. presidential election moved closer to a conclusion. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) and the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) gained over 7%

Millennials, meaning people are currently between their mid-20s and late-30s, are often portrayed as a fickle generation with short attention spans. Former McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook, for

A new bull market is emerging from all of the chaos in 2020, and investing in small companies benefiting from structural changes to the economy can lead to big returns in the years to come.

Just

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) has been aggressively increasing its reach in the brokerage and wealth management businesses, first with the recently completed acquisition of E*Trade and now with the

Each year, seniors on Social Security eagerly await news of a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, to keep up with their living expenses. But Social Security COLAs have been notably stingy over the

It's been a difficult year for Honeywell International (NYSE: HON). And that's understandable -- there's just no way for industrial companies to avoid being impacted by the weakness in the economy

The stock market has been surprisingly resilient this year, despite a worldwide pandemic, a U.S. recession, and a tumultuous presidential election. As of this writing, the S&P 500 has gained about

The global pandemic changed a lot of plans in 2020. Jobs were lost, vacations were canceled, and remote learning became the norm. But as disruptive as the coronavirus has been, for some companies it

The renewable energy industry has had a resurgence in 2020 as wind and solar energy have continued to become more economically viable against fossil fuels around the world. And that's created an

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) isn't the closest company to the finish line of the coronavirus vaccine race. While some rivals expect initial phase 3 data this month -- competitors Moderna (NASDAQ: MRNA)

Store closings in the United States hit a record pace during the first half of the year, and indications are that the rout hasn't slowed since then. Granted, the COVID-19 pandemic took a huge toll

Saving for retirement is challenging, especially when money is tight. Nearly 60% of Americans say they live paycheck to paycheck, according to a survey from Charles Schwab, and finding cash in your

The financial sector has been beaten down tremendously in 2020, and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has been hit harder than most. And this is after already-poor performance in its recent scandal-plagued

Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, are known for paying above-average dividend yields, but many REITs also have excellent growth potential. Obviously if you're a retiree who relies on your

The power that technology has to influence the evolution of other industries makes the tech sector the single best place to look for stocks that have big capital appreciation potential. As many

Our experts issued a rare "Double Down" Buy alert on this one stock... Learn more.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) made headlines in the spring as it became one of the leaders in the

Virgin Orbit is a magical unicorn -- and it may have just saved another space company from going bankrupt.

Last month, Virgin Orbit -- the Sir Richard Branson-owned space company that is not Virgin

Did you give up on marijuana stocks after their disastrous 2019? The industry benchmark, the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences ETF, slumped 36% last year, compared to the S&P 500's increase of 29%.

The pandemic has disrupted many retail businesses. But strong ones were able to ride it out and are mostly back to growth. Companies that were struggling beforehand, however, have been filing for

The majority of Americans are worried about future Social Security benefits cuts, with close to six in 10 Americans afraid benefits won't be there for them.

But while future cuts are a real

Between entrenched products and incredible resources, there's a lot to like about big tech from an investor's standpoint. However, there's also considerable appeal in companies at earlier growth

Costco (NASDAQ: COST) went public on Dec. 5, 1985, at a price of $10 per share ($1.67 adjusted for stock splits), and closed trading on Nov. 3 at a price of $371.96.

That is an impressive gain by

There are 20.2 million millionaires in the United States, according to Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report, and that number is climbing all the time. Joining this elite group might sound impossible