Nowadays, the chance of having a pension from an employer are pretty small. And while seniors can expect to get Social Security benefits, those checks aren’t nearly enough to live on without being supplemented by personal income. It’s entirely up to you to save enough for a financially secure retirement. […]
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Oracle of Omaha Abandons Oracle’s Stock After Just 1 Quarter
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) invested about $2.1 billion in Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) in late 2018. That was a bullish vote of confidence for the enterprise software company, since Buffett had only invested in a handful of tech stocks after shunning them for most of his career. […]
Why This Defense Contractor Is Optimistic Even After a Choppy 2018
Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls (NYSE: HII) reported a choppy fourth quarter, beating earnings estimates thanks to lower taxes and a reduced share count but generating an operating profit that was below expectations. This is a company with a lot of long-term trends developing in its favor, but the quarter made clear […]
Here’s How Small Business Owners Can Track Their Credit Reports For Free
When you start a small business, it will initially have no credit history, and its ability to get loans, credit cards, and extended payment terms from vendors will generally relate directly to the owner’s credit rating. That changes as a business matures and it has its own credit reports. That’s […]
Popular Apple Product About to Get an Upgrade
One of the bigger success stories for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in recent years has been the launch of its wireless AirPods in late 2016. AirPods opened up what appears to be an incremental multibillion-dollar revenue stream. And, given how seamlessly AirPods work across the company’s product portfolio, it can also […]
Cognex Faces an Uncertain Year
No one said investing in growth companies came without volatility in revenue and earnings growth. Case in point: the recent results from machine vision company Cognex (NASDAQ: CGNX). The market has known for a while that the company’s consumer electronics and automotive markets, two of its largest industry verticals, were […]
BorgWarner Prepares for a Difficult Year
It’s not going to be a great year for the automotive industry, either in the U.S. or globally, and the latest results from BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) bear that out. The automotive equipment company expects its end markets to decline between 2% and 5% in 2019, and organic revenue growth is […]
Trex’s Guidance Didn’t Meet Expectations, but Management Keeps Playing the Long Game
Green-focused decking manufacturer Trex Company (NYSE: TREX) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 results after market close on Feb. 14. When trading started on the next day, some investors raced to sell their shares, sending the stock down as much as 10% in early trading. And while it rebounded a good […]
Better Buy: CenturyLink vs. AT&T
These aren’t the best of times for telco investors. Regional players are getting slammed as they slash their payouts, and the larger players are seeing gains in wireless come undone by losses in their legacy businesses and poor acquisition decisions. CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) took a big hit last week after […]
Interest rate vs. APY vs. APR: What’s the Difference?
Here’s the difference between these three widely-used banking terms Image source: Getty Images. Continue Reading Below When you’re shopping for a mortgage, comparing credit card offers, or opening a savings account, you’re likely to come across the financial terms interest rate, annual percentage rate (APR), and annual percentage yield (APY). […]