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The case for buying 3M (NYSE: MMM) is a value-investing one. In a nutshell, you aren't buying 3M for what it is now, but rather for what it could become if CEO Mike Roman's restructuring begins to

When you think about dividend stocks, biotechs probably don't immediately come to mind. However, a handful of the largest biotechs offer dividends.

Gilead Sciences' (NASDAQ: GILD) dividend program

Investors often consider their biggest mistakes the stocks or trades that lost them money. Yet the reality is, it's almost always the great stocks investors sold too soon that cost the most. On The

Shorting is an investing concept that isn't well understood by many people, especially those who are new to the stock market. But we've got you covered. In this Nov. 17 Fool Live video, Fool.com

With a market capitalization of $1.6 trillion, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is now the fourth-most valuable publicly traded company in the world. But what if you could go back in time to 2002, and buy

Renewable energy stocks haven't quite hit the mainstream for investors the way oil and gas stocks have, despite being one of the few growth industries in energy today. And within renewable energy

Alternative assets can be lucrative, but also risky if you're not partnered with skilled operators and asset managers. That's why Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM), and subsidiaries Brookfield

The best way to sum up President-elect Joe Biden's tax plan would be to say he wants to raise taxes on high-income households and corporations. And he would do this in a few ways. Here are some of

Target (NYSE: TGT) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA) recently announced they were partnering up to open approximately 100 Ulta "mini stores" inside Target stores, a deal reminiscent of Target's deal

Although stock market volatility is always present, this year has truly been something else. We've watched the benchmark S&P 500 lose over a third of its value in about a month, as well as recoup

Contributing to a 401(k) is a smart way to save for retirement if you have access to this type of workplace plan. And you'll need to make sure you're investing enough for financial security as a

In the last three weeks, the world has let out a collective sigh of relief on positive news from coronavirus vaccine trials reported by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and partner BioNTech (NASDAQ: BNTX)

It's hard to believe that end of November is upon us, and that in just about a month's time, we'll be doing a countdown to 2021. But there's another milestone that's coming up sooner -- the end of

Some investors have made a lot of money this year on the stocks of companies developing coronavirus vaccines. Several of these stocks have increased by hundreds of percentage points in a relatively

The chances are good that, when you retire, you're going to be reliant on Social Security income to make ends meet. Data from the Social Security Administration finds that 62% of current retired

Change is coming to Washington in less than eight weeks. On Jan. 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States. As outlined in recent days, Biden plans to quickly tackle

Surgeons have a reputation for using the hottest new tools and techniques. Dentists, not so much. But don't let these stereotypes trick you into thinking that sophisticated surgical tools will make

Gambling stocks have not been so lucky this year. COVID-19 forced much of the industry to temporarily close brick-and-mortar casinos, and a pause in live sports hurt sports gambling revenues

Stocks rose during the shortened trading session last week, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained over 1% to hold near their all-time highs. Pandemic news dominated

Unless you saved for retirement exclusively in Roth accounts, some of your retirement money has an IRS claim on it, and there are laws in place to ensure it gets its cut. One of the lesser-known

It's not uncommon for a company to be labeled as a "story stock" by market observers. This usually happens when investors are buying into a story about the future of a company that has yet to be

Ever wondered how small companies grew larger and became well known to the general public? Many businesses started small but had a management team that could articulate clear strategies for

Dividend stocks can be a great source of passive income. While most dividend payers cut checks quarterly, a few issue them every month.

That increased payment frequency makes them ideal options for

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) continued its strong e-commerce sales growth in the fiscal third quarter with U.S. online sales climbing 79% year over year. While that's a slowdown from the 97% growth the

The gaming industry is on fire this year. Thanks to COVID-19 keeping more people indoors, market analytics company Newzoo forecasts the global gaming industry will grow by almost 20% this year.

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