Study after study has painted a grim picture of retirement for today s workers Many are well behind where they should be in terms of savings and an alarming 21 of Americans have no retirement savings at all according to a Northwestern Mutual survey Couple that with the potential for Read more »

The United States dominates the global ethanol market It produces over 15 billion gallons of the fuel each year and exported a record 1 7 billion gallons in 2018 That s a lot easier to do with some of the world s most productive agricultural land and coastlines brimming with Read more »

The oil industry has been on a roller coaster for the last five years as oil prices have crashed stabilized rebounded crashed again and well you get the idea This has made some investors nervous about getting into the oil sector but there are still some excellent Read more »

For many filers the most stressful thing about submitting a tax return is the idea of having it audited Now in reality less than 1 of all tax returns are audited but if you want to improve your odds even more here are a few key moves you should make 1 Report all of Read more »

Whether you re already retired nearing retirement or even if you won t hang up your proverbial work coat for decades to come chances are good that Social Security will play a role in your financial well being during retirement Among current retired workers 62 rely on the program Read more »

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 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 Growth Investor model based on the published strategy of Martin Zweig This strategy looks for growth stocks with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth reasonable valuations and low debt The following are today s upgrades 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 »