Modest Money

When it comes to building wealth, nothing beats the stock market. But there are risks of losing your money. Because of this, you need to do your homework before investing in a stock. Over the years,...

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE:APD) released earnings that beat estimates on all fronts. As a result, the stock price jumped more than 4%. But is this stock a buy for the long term investor? The...

As far as the stock market goes, pipeline companies are about as safe as investors could ask for. The dividends are relatively stable and the Beta is often less than 1.0. Beta is simply a calculation...

Sometimes, the most boring, under-the-radar businesses prove to be the best long-term investments, and Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc (NYSE:BR) could be one of them.In fact, Broadridge was called...

Allergan (NYSE:AGN) has been a painful ride for investors. Starting last year when the proposed merger with Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) fell through, Allergan has fallen. As of this writing, shares are trading...

As a long term investor, you need to own every piece of the investment puzzle to be fully diversified. And while investors tilt their asset allocations more towards safer, large cap stocks, there is...

U.S. market valuations have now reached what they were in 1929, and are therefore the second highest in the country’s history.Only the Dotcom Bubble was higher. Currently: The...

Technology stocks have been leading the stock market rally as of late and one industry within the tech sector has been particular good to investors. I am talking about fintech stocks. Just what are...

More and more people are turning away from paper cash and using their credit cards for purchases. As a result, credit card companies are always issuing new cards and tying rewards to these cards to...

As any seasoned investor knows that if you want to experience the highest return for your investing dollars, your best option is to look at small-cap stocks. These are the companies that tend to have...

Many investors focus heavily on individual security selection, but proper asset allocation is where you get most of the bang for your buck.There’s almost always a decent value to be found...

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is an electric utility company whose stock price has been treading water the past year. While the market as a whole is up over 12%, PPL stock has managed to just eek out a...

PPL Corporation (NYSE:PPL) is an electric utility company whose stock price has been treading water the past year. While the market as a whole is up over 12%, PPL stock has managed to just eek out a...

When I review the market at the end of each day, I see a general trend up as the bull market continues to forge ahead. But when I look at my individual holdings, I see much greater variation. Some...

In a world where the internet is ubiquitous, no online service is completely safe from hackers. Credit reporting company Equifax Inc (NYSE:EFX), said last week that “its systems were struck by a...

Whenever the talk is about electricity and energy efficiency, solar power usually comes up as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. But solar energy has been slow to adopt by many due to its high...