Investment wealth is built over time Compounding takes decades but when it kicks in it can turn ordinary cash into extraordinary wealth As an investor looking to take advantage of that power of compounding it would be incredibly helpful to know of companies that look like they Read more »

Two thirds of adults nearing retirement age say they re worried about Social Security benefits running out in their lifetime according to a survey from the Nationwide Retirement Institute and 61 say they need to continue working because their benefits alone won t be enough Read more »

Coming into Netflix s NASDAQ NFLX second quarter report the market was already nervous about the company s future A wave of competition including Disney HBO backed AT amp T and Comcast s NBCUniversal are all about to join the streaming fray Netflix is Read more »

Recently personal finance expert and TV personality Suze Orman drew criticism for scolding millennials over their coffee habits Specifically she likened the habit of purchasing coffee to throwing away 1 million money that could otherwise be used to fund a retirement Now Read more »

Ally Financial NYSE ALLY 160 is seeing tremendous growth in its digital banking business even as the company s auto lending business its primary income driver continues to score double digit growth Ally s second quarter 2019 results issued on July 18 impressed investors Read more »

As you prepare to retire there are dozens of expenses to account for How much will you spend on hobbies and other activities What about travel How will your daily living expenses change Roughly three quarters of soon to be retirees say they expect their living expenses to Read more »

Buying a home is huge and there s not exactly a test run you can get comfortable with before you put a down payment on your first What there is though is people who have done this before multiple times at The Motley Fool who are here on this re aired episode of Industry Read more »

After some high profile misses notably Google Glass augmented reality s AR moment has finally arrived According to data from Global Market Insights the AR market is expected to surpass 50 billion by 2024 growing a whopping 65 160 per year during this timeframe Despite Read more »

Most retirees rely on Medicare once they turn 65 to cover their healthcare expenses The government run program offers coverage for doctor visits hospital stays lab tests prescription drugs and more But some people don t realize that Medicare covers few healthcare costs in full Read more »

While large cap stocks are generally safer or at least less volatile than their small cap counterparts that doesn t mean investors have to compromise on quality or growth prospects just to invest in smaller companies Two great examples of small high quality companies growing Read more »

Next week around 700 companies are reporting In today s episode of MarketFoolery host Chris Hill chats with Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser about what he ll be watching from Chipotle NYSE CMG Facebook NASDAQ FB PayPal NASDAQ PYPL Under Read more »

Twenty years may seem like a long time from now but it s not much time in terms of retirement planning Why Because saving for retirement isn t something you can do at the last minute although many Americans are doing just that Roughly half 45 of baby boomers have nothing at Read more »

You know it s bound to happen sooner or later The stock market is going to crash It s likely to take a huge toll on most stocks But there are some stocks that should be relatively resilient even if the market nosedives We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify stocks to Read more »

You could get burned by saving your travel rewards for later Image source Getty Images Want to know my biggest travel rewards mistake For years I hoarded points instead of spending them I d apply for new travel credit cards get the sign up bonuses and then Read more »

Investors have been happy with the last few earnings reports from Kimberly Clark NYSE KMB which have shown that it can pass along higher costs to customers even though demand trends remain weak Yet for that rebound to stretch deeper into 2019 the consumer staples giant will Read more »