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A (long overdue?) revolution in clean tech is underway, and these three rare earth investments are skyrocketing as a result. What else will?

M&A activity has already reached record heights in 2015. Those who invest in the companies being bought have made a hefty return. Here’s how to spot the next takeover candidate.

GE Vernova (GEV) reported this morning, with revenue, EBITDA, margins and Free Cash Flow all coming in ahead of expectations, while GAAP EPS missed. Management reaffirmed full-year guidance and said its Power and Electrification segments continue to lead growth while Wind remains soft but is improving on an operational level. Orders and backlog hit records with 20 gas turbines sold in Q3. The company acquired the remaining 50% stake in Prolec GE for $5.275 billion (expected to close mid-2026).

It is always a good time to review your retirement planning to make sure you’re making the best use of the retirement options that are available to you.

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Identifying the best IRA investments is less a matter of asset performance and more a matter of asset type and tax considerations.

Can I hold MLPs in my IRA? This is a common question from investors considering buying MLPs for income. While you are allowed to hold MLPs in a tax-advantaged account like an IRA, it is unwise. That’s because the IRS considers MLP distributions paid into an IRA “unrelated business taxable income,” or...

Lost in the frenzy surrounding all things AI are companies that fall under the “boring but important” category. This includes producers of everyday things we often take for granted but which are nonetheless crucial for the smooth functioning of countless segments of the economy. To be fair, these otherwise “boring” industries quite often provide investors with outsized opportunities for profit due to their under-the-radar nature.

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Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores (CBRL) operates 608 combination full-service restaurant and gift shops in 42 states. The restaurants, which feature home-style country cooking menus, accounted for 79.6% of fiscal 2013 revenues. The gift shops (20.4% of sales) feature rocking chairs, apparel, toys, cookware, ceramics, and an array of food items. Consensus...

I’ve chosen five great dividend-paying stocks from the latest issue of the Dividend Digest to tell you about today.

AbbVie stock has the rare combination of cheap valuation and massive growth potential that’s quite appealing in this mostly expensive stock market.

I have two cybersecurity stocks to recommend today. Why cybersecurity stocks? Because I was the subject of a cyber attack this Thanksgiving.

Walt Disney stock has not only survived the recent market downturn, but thrived. How is it doing it? There’s one underlying reason.

Some 100 gigawatts of solar power projects were completed last year, and after some virus-related issues, there’s every reason to expect even faster deployment of solar in the future. That should help today’s recommendation, a provider of residential solar electricity via solar panels and battery storage

“For EMC Corp. (EMC), a cloudy forecast suggests a sunny outcome. The company primarily sells storage devices and software that help companies handle the avalanche of electronic data. But EMC is also positioned to benefit from the migration to cloud computing, which allows companies to reduce costs by...