Social Security is unsustainable as it presently operates. The program's cash reserves are expected to diminish completely by 2035. And it may be past time to fix the problem.
Whatever the fate of Social Security, we can be certain of one thing: its initial design has failed us.
There are many who aren't surprised. They say Social Security is, and has always been, one big Ponzi scheme.
The idea isn't for folks in tinfoil hats…
There is real truth to the argument.
One needn't look much further than a new, infuriating report...
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After a relentless rise from their December depths, gold prices now appear to be taking a break.
Does that mean gold's renewed bull is over? Or is this just a temporary reprieve before the gold price reverses and heads higher?
Let's take a closer look at this past week's movement...
by Jack Delaney
The GOOGL stock price is up over 33% in the last 12 months, but the company is lagging behind in the cloud-computing war.
In fact, the tech giant only has 4% of the market.
by Jack Delaney
Two of the top CEOs in tech were just placed on Barron's List of Top 30 CEOs for 2016.
We think they made two wise choices, and long-term investors are going to be rewarded by these visionaries.
by Alex McGuire
Excess oil supply has been the global energy market's biggest nightmare for nearly two years now.
But a recent report shows a 289 million barrel discrepancy in last year's oil supply data.
TASER International Inc. is justifiably world famous for its "stun gun" electric weapons. They're used by more than 18,000 police forces in 107 countries around the globe, including cops in 31 of the United States' 34 largest cities.
According to the company's own data, their TASER weapons have reduced injuries to officers and suspects by 30% to 80% where they're deployed.
The shares had a remarkable run on the Nasdaq, topping $35 on June 11, 2015, as the company announced it was hitting the market with its Axon line of police body cameras following some high-profile deadly-force controversies that led to civil unrest in American cities like Baltimore and St. Louis.
Here was a defense and tech company offering an off-the-shelf solution to one of the most pressing, controversial social problems of recent history…
…but the stock dropped like a stone, as low as $13.56.
Analysts and short-sighted investors started lumping the company in with bitterly disappointing flash-in-the-pan GoPro Inc.
But the two companies couldn't be more different, and investors who think of TASER as being of a kind with GoPro are likely making a mistake – a costly one.
They're ignoring TASER's deep long game, a "secret weapon" of its own.
Why did the Dow Jones Industrial Average gain 13 points today?
Here's how the stock market did today, earnings reports, the top stock market news, and stocks to watch based on today's market moves…
by David Zeiler
AAPL stock has reacted to Monday's Apple Event news pretty much like the tech media did – with a big yawn.
But most people have completely missed the significance of what Apple is doing.
That reading of the debut of the iPhone 5SE greatly underestimates Apple's plans. It's part of a grand strategy that will boost earnings m
by Shah Gilani
Stocks have been on a tear. After looking weak in February, they've soared close to 13% in a matter of weeks.
So why does it all feel like a magic trick? Why isn't the market rally giving investors any solid feelings? Why is everyone so nervous?
I'll tell you what's going on, who's responsible, and what you need to do now. Let's get started...
by Diane Alter
Tesla Motors stock is in focus this week as investors await one of the car industry's biggest events in years.
On Thursday, March 31, Tesla Motors Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) will unveil its new Model 3 vehicle, which has the potential to send the Tesla Motors stock price soaring.
