Seadrill’s balance sheet improvement didn’t really add a lot of value.  Image source: Getty Images. When offshore drilling contractor Seadrill, Ltd (NYSE: SDRL) reported financial results for its second quarter on August 25, investors got some good news in that the company reported another quarter of improvement on the balance sheet. Cash and equivalents increased,... Read More →

Image source: Sling TV. Price-conscious consumers keep getting more options when it comes to cutting the cord. No longer are they confined to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) , Hulu, or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime. They can even stream live television programming with services like Dish Network ‘s(NASDAQ: DISH) Sling TV or Sony ‘s(NYSE: SNE) PlayStation Vue.... Read More →

Image Source: Getty Images Fidelity’s retirement funds, known as the Fidelity Freedom Fund, are designed to be the only investment that retirement savers need in their portfolio. These funds are known as target-date or lifecycle funds, and they come in two varieties — index funds and actively managed mutual funds. What is a target-date retirement... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. Energy Transfer Partners (NYSE: ETP) isn’t off to a great start in 2016. That is evident by looking at earnings across its business segments, which in aggregate are down 2.6% resulting in a 13% decline in distributable cash flow. While several segments are down this year, one stands out as the... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. If you are a dividend investor, then chances are you’re a little more price conscious than some other investors out there. Looking for good dividend-paying stocks means finding those companies that have the financial fortitude to grow their dividends for years — and buying the stock at a price when its... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. If you’re looking for a long-term winner as a retiree, it’s hard to beat a stock that not only pays growing dividends, but whose shares are in the bargain bin because of short-term disappointments. Even the highest-quality companies suffer setbacks, which can present a golden opportunity to buy beaten-down shares and... Read More →

Take a look at the data out there on the investing habits of men versus women, and you’ll notice a similar trend: Men tend to be more confident investors than their female counterparts. But being confident doesn’t necessarily equate to being more successful. A team out of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business studied male versus... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. Social Security is a key source of income for many Americans, and a huge portion of the retired population of the U.S. gets the majority of the cash they need to pay their living expenses from Social Security. Recently, the presidential election campaign has pulled Social Security into the forefront, and... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. Medicare Advantage plans offer an alternative to traditional Medicare, and they’ve gained in popularity among seniors lately because of some of the up-front cost advantages they can offer. Yet before you choose Medicare Advantage over original Medicare because of lower monthly premiums, you need to get the information you’ll need to... Read More →

Image source: Getty Images. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) tumbled on Friday, finishing the week down by 2.2% and 2.39%, respectively. The driving force behind the declines seems to have been Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren’s comments that the central bank could soon increase interest... Read More →