A John Johnson

The wealth-building power of compound interest will never cease to amaze me. It's a story of patience and attention to detail, where small, short-term differences add up to massive divergence over decades...... (read more)

Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Bruce G. Bodaken, former Blue Shield of California chairman, president and CEO, to the Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE...... (read more)

In fact, the entire banking sector was in the green, and in a big way. The KBW Bank Index ended up with a remarkable 4.4% gain from its open on Monday, as did B of A with a 3.4% rise. The other big banks...... (read more)

There are a lot of factors that go into determining whether a company does a good job at satisfying customers' expectations. It isn't enough nowadays to simply encourage consumers to buy or use a product...... (read more)

As I noted 11 weeks ago, cancer statistics are both staggering and disappointing. Although cancer deaths per 100,000 people have been on the downswing since 1991 thanks to access to more effective medications...... (read more)

On Tuesday, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they...... (read more)

The Dogs strategy involves buying and holding equal dollar amounts of the 10 best-yielding dividend stocks of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow Jones Indices:.DJI). The strategy banks on the idea...... (read more)

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) has its old CEO, Mike Ullman, in charge of the company again. Abundant sales and coupons have returned, as have brands that disappeared for a spell. In many ways,...... (read more)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008. Apple Inc. said Thursday that the 50 billionth download was a...... (read more)