This Healthcare Stock Has No Debt and a Near-Monopoly in Its Market
Economic moats can come from different sources. Few are as powerful as a monopoly. Companies with a dominant, runaway lead in their niches tend to deliver excellent financial results and outstanding stock market returns over the long run. If, on top of that, there is no or little long-term debt on their balance sheets,
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Read MoreEnergy Stocks Surged 38% in Q1 While the Rest of the Market Fell
The first quarter of 2026 marked a sharp shift from the broad-based strength that closed out last year. The S&P 500 finished in negative territory as investors wrestled with a new war in the Middle East, stubborn inflation, shifting interest rate expectations, and uneven earnings across major industries. But the headline decline doesn’t tell the real story.
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Read MoreWhen to Claim Social Security? The Only 3 Strategies I Recommend.
Few decisions are as important in retirement planning as when to claim Social Security. Claiming too early or waiting too long to start could leave valuable benefits on the table. While everyone’s situation is different, I think nearly everyone will find one of the following three strategies will fit their needs and help them maximize their Social Security benefits.
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Read MoreWhy America's energy independence can't shield the economy from Iran war disruptions
When US President Donald Trump addressed the nation on April 1, he said the US is not reliant on oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
It was a nod to an idea he’s touted before—energy independence—but the reality is complicated.
Read MoreUS economy slows sharply to 0.5% in Q4 after government shutdown
This slowdown follows strong growth in previous quarters, with the economy expanding 4.4% in Q3 and 3.8% in Q2.
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Read MoreThe Burst
Will This High-Growth ETF Keep Outpacing the Market?
For the last few years, earnings growth from the tech sector has been the driving engine of America’s stock market. Investors have piled into the largest tech companies, betting on the ability of AI and other emerging technologies to unlock enormous amounts of new value and create years of forward growth.
One ETF that has benefited enormously from this trend is the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG).
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why This Billionaire Loaded Up Former Deadbeat Stock
Howard Marks has built his 50‑year reputation on buying what everyone else is overlooking and waiting patiently for the narrative to swing his way. So when Oaktree Capital’s first‑quarter 2025 filing revealed a brand‑new 18.8 million‑share position in Nokia (2 % of the equity book, at roughly $5 a share) many investors did a double‑take ,telecom hardware is hardly Oaktree’s home turf.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
How To Blow $3 Billion
Among the many rules of business is be careful in whose playground you are competing. Gaming companies learned this the hard way a few years ago when they built their businesses on top of the Facebook platform. So too did media companies like PopSugar. When Facebook decided to focus more on surfacing individual posts over corporate ones,