Hey everybody Dave Bartosiak here filling in for Jim Jimmy G Giaquinto The Ultimate Editor will be back to business as usual next week This market just can t seem to hold onto a rally The overnight fade was in full effect today as yesterday s late day rally led to buying in Asia and Read more »

Early retirement is all the rage these days and people are doing it at increasingly younger ages If you re tired of your job or have specific things you want to do before aging takes its toll then retiring early may seem like an appealing move But before you rush to exit Read more »

In case you haven t heard Social Security is in some pretty big trouble Last month the Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual findings that examine every nook and cranny of the program in both the short 10 years and long term 75 years The end result which Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Small Cap Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Motley Fool This strategy looks for small cap growth stocks with solid fundamentals and strong price performance The following are today s upgrades for Validea sSmall Cap Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Price Sales Investor model based on the published strategy of Kenneth Fisher This value strategy rewards stocks with low P S ratios long term profit growth strong free cash flow and consistent profit margins The following are today s Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Book Market Investor model based on the published strategy of Joseph Piotroski This value quant strategy screens for high book to market stocks and then separates out financially sound firms by looking at a host of improving Read more »

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 persisten t earnings growth that trade at a discount relative to their earnings growth and dividend yield The following are today s Read more »

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 The following are today s upgrades for Validea sEarnings Yield Investor Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Growth Value Investor model based on the published strategy of James P O Shaughnessy This two strategy approach offers a large cap value model and a growth approach that looks for persisten t earnings growth and strong relative strength Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Contrarian Investor model based on the published strategy of David Dreman This contrarian strategy finds the most unpopular mid and large cap stocks in the market and looks for improving fundamentals The following are today s upgrades Read more »

The following are today s upgrades for Validea s Value Investor model based on the published strategy of Benjamin Graham This deep value methodology screens for stocks that have low P B and P E ratios along with low debt and solid long term earnings growth The following are today s Read more »

With markets seeing volatility tied to trade disputes between the U S and China investors might want to narrow in on dependable companies that pay solid dividends PepsiCo NASDAQ PEP has earned its reputation as a great dividend stock and trades up roughly 17 year to Read more »

After a painful late 2015 and early 2016 that saw crude oil prices fall to their lowest levels in the past decade the oil industry has undergone a bit of a transformation Gone are the drill baby drill days of 100 oil instead the most successful operators are the ones Read more »

Few stocks offer as much promise and risk as Skyworks Solutions NASDAQ SWKS the producer of innovative analog semiconductors and RF solutions that enable the wireless connectivity that many of today s most popular mobile devices need to function The company is fraught Read more »

Changes to the IRA system haven t been made since 2006 but the House of Representatives just passed a bill that if passed by the Senate and signed in to law would have significant effects on your retirement options in 401 k and 529 plans But don t worry the bill is mostly aimed Read more »