Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF), the financial institution that specializes in store-branded credit cards, was one of the most beaten-down stocks as the COVID-19 pandemic caused the U.S. economy to grind to a halt. At the market's March lows, Synchrony had declined by 65% for th
It's no secret why young people everywhere aspire to become doctors. Society holds doctors in high esteem thanks to their lifesaving and life-prolonging services, their compassion, their scientific proficiency, and last but not least, their substantial earning potential.
For some people, the transition from working to retirement is effectively a hard stop -- one day you're plugging away for eight hours at your desk, the next day you're a person of leisure whose days are completely devoid of job-related obligations.
I could pretty easily rattle off the names of at least 20 stocks that I think will be long-term winners. But if you asked me to narrow the list down to just the top three, it would take me a while to respond. And if you wanted to choose just one stock, I'd be frozen in analysis
(RTTNews) - American Express (AXP) said that its joint-venture in mainland China, Express (Hangzhou) Technology Services Company Limited, has received approval from the People's Bank of China for a network clearing license.
By Bill Ehrman:There has been a huge disconnect between stock market prices and fundamentals/valuations of those companies hurt most by the pandemic. This may finally be changing as reality sets in. Somehow, the markets woke up after hearing comments on Wednesday from the Fed Ch
(RTTNews) - Abbott Laboratories {ABT) said that new data showed its continuous glucose monitoring technology, FreeStyle Libre System, significantly reduced HbA1C levels in people with type 2 diabetes using insulin or not.
To say that the last few months have been a wild ride for investors would be an understatement. The year started out with one of the stock market's worst quarters in history, and investors watched their savings plummet essentially overnight. But the market recently began to rall
Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) and Stitch Fix (NASDAQ: SFIX) both weathered the retail apocalypse in unique ways. Lululemon's focus on high-end yoga apparel and community events locked in shoppers, while Stitch Fix carved out a niche in online apparel sales with its unique styling ser
It's something of a holy grail with investors -- the search for companies that can double your money. While that feat is impressive enough in its own right, it's even harder to find a growth stock that can return more than 100% in less than 12 months.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Low PE Investor model based on the published strategy of John Neff. This strategy looks for firms with persistent earnings growth that trade at a discount relative to their earnings growth and dividend yield.
A dividend is only as good as the company that's paying it. Sometimes payouts aren't as stable as they seem. With COVID-19 and massive unemployment, business conditions are changing rapidly around the world. Dividends that have been paid for decades may need to be reduced.
Figuring out how much you need to save for retirement is really complicated, which is why some people avoid doing it altogether. But even workers with a savings goal may be setting themselves up for disaster if their target isn't high enough. Sadly, recent research from The Tra
Mall real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been hit hard by the efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 -- and Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), the largest and most diversified name in the space, hasn't been spared. With so much still in flux around the coronavirus, only ag
You give money to the Social Security Administration every pay period with the understanding that it will give some of that money back to you as a form of guaranteed income in retirement. But the amount you receive isn't dictated entirely by the government.
Following months of speculation that Uber might acquire GrubHub (NYSE: GRUB), the latter company has decided to instead merge with European food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com (OTC: TKAY.Y). The prospect of Uber Eats combining with GrubHub had already started to garner