The stock market’s steep drop at the end of 2018 is good news for value investors. The list of candidates for best stocks under 20 dollars in 2019 just got longer as a result. Even still, just because a stock is cheap doesn’t mean it’s a bargain. Only 5% of… Read More

The social media platform Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has become a staple of modern society. Everyone seems to have a Twitter account, from your local car mechanic, to Taylor Swift, to Pope Francis, to the president of the United States. Recent statistics show that 92% of world leaders use Twitter. Read More

Tivity Health shrunk 30% due to the news of its acquisition of Nutrisystem. Why the merger of two companies with the same mission doesn't (and shouldn't) make sense to investors. Read More

What’s an investor to make of Snap (NYSE: SNAP)? The concept behind the Snapchat app, the company’s core offering, is that pictures and messages are only available for a short time before they become inaccessible. While teens and millennials around the world Snapchat their latest misadventures to their friends, analysts… Read More

Where are oil prices headed in 2019? A review of 2018 helps answer that question.  Read More

Strolling down the aisles of your local grocery store probably gives you a reassuring family-friendly feeling, as you seek out your favorite food brands. But the grocery store isn’t a comfort zone — it’s a war zone. Big corporations are waging a ferocious daily battle for your grocery dollar. The… Read More

Annuities are insurance products that pay out income. They're a popular choice for conservative investors seeking a steady income stream. Read More

Research surrounding immunotherapy is a hot scientific area, as scientists and physicians try to find a way to get the body to fight cancer by itself, eliminating the need for costly and painful techniques such as chemotherapy and radiation. In effect, immunotherapy pursues the age-old medical dream of allowing the… Read More

Sick and tired of the "doom-and-gloomers?" If investors were to implement a simple market-timing system, these Chicken Littles would go out of business in a flash. Read More

Today we’ll look at a popular investing arena: the cheapest dividend stocks in the stock market. We need to be a little bit careful when hunting for the cheapest dividend stocks, because sometimes dividend stocks are cheap for a reason. Investors are often enticed by a very high dividend yield… Read More