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Buying Stocks for Christmas? These 3 Stocks Are Riding Unstoppable Trends
Many people find some time for shopping at this time of year, looking for Christmas gifts for loved ones -- and occasionally even a gift to themselves. No matter who you're buying for this holiday
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This 7.1%-Yielding Dividend Is Heading Higher in 2021
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) recently announced its financial expectations for 2021. One highlight is the company's plan to increase its dividend for the coming year. That raise will push its payout
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3 Top Stocks to Buy December
Investors have faced record volatility and an overload of potential market catalysts to consider this year. 2020 has also presented opportunities to build positions in stocks that have delivered
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How to Boost Your Retirement Savings by $250 by the End of the Year
The average worker estimates they'll need around $2 million to retire comfortably, according to a survey from Charles Schwab. That can be an overwhelming goal, and it's tempting to give up before
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Cracker Barrel Investors Really Don't Want What This Activist Investor is Selling
You have to give activist investor Sardar Biglari credit for persistence. Like a living embodiment of the adage "if at first you don't succeed, try try again," the billionaire hedge fund operator
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One of Buffett's Favorite Stocks Looks Undervalued
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) has long been one of Warren Buffett's favorite stocks. Banks have been hit hard this year, and Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, has trimmed its positions in most of
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Want to Avoid Shrinking Your Social Security Checks? Work This Many Years
Your Social Security check will probably be one of your most important sources of retirement income, and with good reason. This money won't stop coming as long as you're still alive, and it reduces
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Office REITs and Coronavirus Vaccines: What Investors Need to Know
It's not much of a surprise that real estate investment trusts that focus on properties like malls and hotels have been major beneficiaries of positive vaccine news. But it might seem odd at first
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3 Things You Should Know About Buying a Home in 2021
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Cloudera's Business Model Transition Gives Investors a Growth Stock at a Value Price
Until last year, Cloudera's (NYSE: CLDR) name probably misled some investors, as the big data specialist's legacy on-premises platform doesn't leverage cloud technology. But in August, the company
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Today's Mortgage Rates -- Dec 9: Rates Are Mixed
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Is Biogen Getting Desperate?
Due to drastic measures being taken to stop the spread of the coronavirus, people around the world have had far less social interaction this year, which can exacerbate loneliness. On top of
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Here Are 4 Ways You Can Benefit From Investing in a Bear Market
When you're in a bull market, month after month or day after day (depending on how often you check), it can be easy to forget that all good things must come to an end. At some point, you will have
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5 Stocks That Make Great Gifts for Teaching Kids Investing
If you're hoping your kids will grow up to be savvy investors, why not give them the gift of stock for the holidays?
OK, OK. Your kids won't exactly be filled with glee if you tell them you passed
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Could Amazon Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has created great wealth for its shareholders. CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest man on earth, worth nearly $190 billion according to Bloomberg's Billionaire's index.
For those of
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Could Pfizer Be a Millionaire-Maker Stock?
In the past month, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) stock is up over 20% on the enthusiasm that it will be the first company in the world to bring a scientifically validated coronavirus vaccine to market. Aside
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This Energy Stock Is Doing What ExxonMobil Failed to Do This Year
Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) have been elite dividend stocks over the years. Both entered 2020 as Dividend Aristocrats, as each had increased their payout for more than 25
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Up 143% in 2020, Is Teladoc Health Still a Buy?
Investors have experienced about a decade's worth of volatility packed into a single year in 2020. Unprecedented levels of uncertainty created by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic
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2 Stocks for the Christmas Season
Consumers all over the world are buyings gifts and spreading holiday cheer -- but what really matters is where those dollars are being spent. Amid a throng of companies set to benefit from holiday
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New Investor? Here Are 3 Great Starter Stocks
The stock market can be bewildering for new investors. The financial jargon is confusing, the endless noise about hot stocks is distracting, and it's tempting to chase the so-called stock gurus
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Is Johnson & Johnson a Great Dividend Stock?
A seemingly "boring" product line up can often make a company a great investment. Think about how many mundane things like shampoo or skin moisturizer you use everyday, only to buy even more of
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4 Things to Watch in Disney's Investor Day
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) may not be firing on all cylinders these days, but it's doing more than enough to impress Wall Street. The stock hit fresh all-time highs late last week, and this week it
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Can You Claim the Lifetime Learning Credit (LLC) for Your Taxes?
An important part of the tax-planning process is knowing what steps you can take to reduce your IRS bill year after year. And for many filers, that means capitalizing on tax credits.
A tax credit is
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Despite Impressive Headlines, Is Teladoc Diluting Its Future?
Of all the deals Warren Buffett has made, he considers the measly $433 million purchase of Dexter Shoe Co. in 1993 the worst. It wasn't the amount he spent on the company that upset him. It was the
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4 Tips for Setting Up Your 2021 Budget
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