Robinhood is one of the most popular investment apps for millennials because of its low fees and user-friendly platform. The company publishes a list of its 100 most popular stocks, and two of them seem set for a bull run.
A special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) is a publicly traded shell company with no business operations, created for the purpose of taking a private company public through an acquisition. SPACs have risen in popularity in 2020 as companies have sought liquidity and investors
This has been a challenging year for most Americans and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has cost the lives of more than 150,000 Americans and decimated the U.S. economy. As of early July, the U.S. unemployment rate stood at levels last consistently seen in the 1930s.
Congratulations! You have a job that offers you a 401(k) account. Clearly, you should participate, to enjoy some tax savings as you save for retirement. But don't just leave it all up to chance, letting your employer sign you up for default-level contributions to default investm
Reporting on its fiscal Q1 2021 results, VF (NYSE: VFC), the parent company of the Vans, Timberland, North Face, and JanSport brands, says its revenue fell by 48% and its adjusted loss per share came in at $0.57 -- yet it still managed to positively beat analyst consensus in bo
You've heard the whispers and warnings of a possible stock market bubble, and you're spooked. You just survived a big drop in your portfolio's value back in March, and you're not ready to go through it again. Is it time to cut your losses and get out, ahead of another crash?
There's no reason to bury the lede. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) just had its best quarter ever, posting record revenue and profits on blowout growth as the company became essential during the pandemic. Coming into the second-quarter report, there were a number of signs pointing to a
If you're looking for winning stocks that you can buy and hold forever -- or at least for a very long time -- you need to choose carefully. Few companies are built to prosper for many decades due to changing consumer tastes and continuous technological innovation.
Few brands possess the long history and pedigree of IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO). Yet both are going through transitions to not only adjust to the current economic environment brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic, but also to return to consistent growth afte
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) supplier Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ: CRUS) looked all set to take advantage of the iPhone maker's foray into 5G, but recent rumors have cast a shadow of uncertainty over Cirrus' ability to benefit from the expected rollout of 5G iPhones this year. There are report
Several weeks ago, United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAL) sent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices to 45% of its domestic workforce (36,000 employees), alerting them to potential furloughs or layoffs in October. United's 12,000-plus pilots accounted for 2,250 of
Investing can sometimes be an expensive endeavor, especially if you're investing in individual stocks. Some stocks can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars per share, and it's wise to invest in at least 10 to 15 stocks to diversify your portfolio and limit your risk.
The coronavirus pandemic is causing significant disruptions for Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS). The company had to completely shut down some of its most lucrative cash-generating operations to help slow the spread of the virus. Still, the company bounced back in July, opening theme par
This year has been an abysmal one for dividends in the oil patch. Many payouts have fallen along with crude prices. Meanwhile, some of the sector's strongest companies have only maintained their current level instead of delivering on their growth promises.
Banks this year are operating under a new accounting methodology called the current expected credit losses (CECL) method, which requires banks to try and project losses over the life of a loan as soon as it is originated and put on the balance sheet. What this means, at least in
There's no shortage of high-flying technology stocks for investors to consider right now. The stocks of some technology companies are rising as the coronavirus has spread across the globe and investors look for stocks that could benefit from people spending more time at home.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's P/E/Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Peter Lynch. This strategy looks for stocks trading at a reasonable price relative to earnings growth that also possess strong balance sheets.
The following are today's upgrades for Validea's Earnings Yield Investor model based on the published strategy of Joel Greenblatt. This value model looks for companies with high return on capital and earnings yields.