Top Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now

tags:OCC,TAX,AEIS,SHW,

At nearly 3,500 days since the markets hit their lows back in March 2009, this bull market is on track to become the longest ever on Wednesday.

Since its lows, the S&P 500 has rallied more than 320 percent, but some of its components have seen more astronomical returns.

Stocks such as Ulta Beauty, United Rentals, Amazon, Nvidia and Netflix are among the best performers with quadruple-digit percentage gains over that stretch.

One of those stocks appears to have even more major upside ahead of it, says Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer.

Top Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Optical Cable Corporation(OCC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Octoin Coin (CURRENCY:OCC) traded down 0.1% against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 17:00 PM ET on September 18th. One Octoin Coin coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.20 or 0.00003171 BTC on exchanges including Exrates and YoBit. Octoin Coin has a market cap of $81,668.00 and approximately $961,535.00 worth of Octoin Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, Octoin Coin has traded 0.3% higher against the dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Octoin Coin (CURRENCY:OCC) traded up 7% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 8:00 AM ET on June 28th. One Octoin Coin coin can currently be purchased for $0.32 or 0.00005167 BTC on exchanges including Exrates and YoBit. During the last week, Octoin Coin has traded 17% lower against the US dollar. Octoin Coin has a market capitalization of $131,298.00 and $1.10 million worth of Octoin Coin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Optical Cable Co. (NASDAQ:OCC) Chairman Neil D. Wilkin, Jr. sold 10,000 shares of Optical Cable stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $3.50, for a total transaction of $35,000.00. Following the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 1,074,405 shares in the company, valued at $3,760,417.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Media coverage about Optical Cable (NASDAQ:OCC) has trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Optical Cable earned a coverage optimism score of 0.31 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news stories about the communications equipment provider an impact score of 46.3231627277527 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Octoin Coin (CURRENCY:OCC) traded 7% higher against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on May 12th. One Octoin Coin coin can now be bought for approximately $2.51 or 0.00029499 BTC on popular exchanges including Exrates and YoBit. Octoin Coin has a market cap of $926,548.00 and approximately $1.02 million worth of Octoin Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, Octoin Coin has traded 23.4% lower against the US dollar.

Top Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Liberty Tax, Inc.(TAX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Acacia Research (NASDAQ: ACTG) and Liberty Tax (NASDAQ:TAX) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Top Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.(AEIS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Advanced Energy (NASDAQ:AEIS) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $78.20.

• [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

  For the details of Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLC's stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Park+Avenue+Institutional+Advisers+LLC

  These are the top 5 holdings of Park Avenue Institutional Advisers LLCAMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC) - 60,000 shares, 25.7% of the total portfolio. A V Homes Inc (AVHI) - 35,000 shares, 19.79% of the total portfolio. Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN) - 3,000 shares, 16.68% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 28.57%Advanced Energy Industries Inc (AEIS) - 8,230 shares, 16.04% of the total portfolio. New PositionAMC Networks Inc (AMCX) - 9,000 shares, 14.18% of the t
• [By Max Byerly]

  Sei Investments Co. raised its holdings in shares of Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 3,382.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 68,921 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 66,942 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned approximately 0.18% of Advanced Energy Industries worth $4,003,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:AEIS) by 9.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 166,076 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,950 shares during the period. Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Advanced Energy Industries were worth $9,647,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Top Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Montag & Caldwell LLC raised its position in Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) by 7.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 176,834 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,885 shares during the period. Sherwin-Williams makes up about 2.9% of Montag & Caldwell LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. Montag & Caldwell LLC owned 0.19% of Sherwin-Williams worth $72,073,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  KCM Investment Advisors LLC lessened its position in Sherwin-Williams Co (NYSE:SHW) by 15.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 2,103 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after selling 395 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Sherwin-Williams were worth $857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Investors like dividend stocks that aren't stingy with their payouts. Yet even among the elite ranks of the Dividend Aristocrats -- stocks that have increased their annual payments to shareholders for at least 25 straight years -- you can find some companies with dividend yields that are embarrassingly low. Below, we'll look more closely at Roper Technologies (NYSE:ROP), S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI), and Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) to see why they give investors a somewhat mixed picture when it comes to dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) was downgraded by ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Buy Larsen and Toubro; target of Rs 1655: Sharekhan

Sharekhan's research report on Larsen and Toubro

L&T has a strong investment & cash balance apart from strong operating cash flow generation. It would therefore be able to execute the transaction without stretching its balance sheet. Deployment of free cash in a business with relatively higher return ratios would not adversely impact L&T's earnings estimates and return ratios on a consolidated basis.

Outlook

Notwithstanding the near term challenges due to unwarranted resistance by the management of Mindtree, we see the acquisition of stake in Mindtree as a positive move by L&T and retain our Buy rating on the stock with target price of Rs1655.

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Read More First Published on Mar 20, 2019 04:19 pm

Hold Star Cement; target of Rs 110: ICICI Direct

ICICI Direct's research report on Star Cement

We recently met the management of Star Cement. The key takeaways are: -i) Siliguri 2 MT grinding unit expansion is on track and is expected to be commissioned in H2FY20E. This plant will mainly serve the North Bengal and Eastern Bihar markets, which currently have annual demand of ~5.5-6 MT demand and are growing at healthy pace, ii) in the North East region, incremental demand will mainly be served by Dalmia and Star Cement as other players are already operating at higher utilisation, iii) currently cement prices in Guwahati are at around Rs 390/bag; limited scope for price increase because prices above Rs 415-420 levels, will attract supply from eastern region players, currently 10-12% of volumes come from these players, iv) due to supply shortage, prices of clinker in the north east region have shot up from Rs 3000 per tonne earlier to Rs4000-4500 per tonne, v) prices in West Bengal are facing headwinds due to incremental supply coming from the ramp-up of acquired plants of Century Textiles by UltraTech Cement.

Outlook

In the near term, cessation of transport subsidy, higher power cost and other expenses would keep margins under pressure. Hence, we maintain HOLD rating with a revised target price of Rs 110 (i.e. 8.5x FY20E EV/EBITDA).

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Read More First Published on Mar 22, 2019 03:17 pm

MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 (MOR) Upgraded at Zacks I

MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:MOR) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday. The firm presently has a $27.00 price objective on the stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s price target would indicate a potential upside of 12.45% from the company’s previous close.

According to Zacks, “MorphoSys AG is a biopharmaceutical company. It develops treatment for cancer, inflammations and autoimmune diseases. The company’s proprietary portfolio consists of MOR208, MOR202, MOR103, MOR106 and MOR107. Its partnered programs lighthouse project includes Tremfya(R) and Gantenerumab. MorphoSys AG is based in Planegg, Germany. “

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Separately, Deutsche Bank upgraded MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.25.

NYSEARCA MOR opened at $24.01 on Friday. MORGAN STANLEY Morgan Stanley Capital Protected Notes Based on S&P 500 has a 1 year low of $21.75 and a 1 year high of $35.90.

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Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019

tags:SOL,BIDU,ATAI,CDTI,NTES,TISA,

Broader markets sharply underperformed benchmark indices in 2018. Nifty Midcap index fell 26 percent and Smallcap index was down more than 35 percent as compared to 3 percent up move in Nifty50.

Rising crude oil prices, political uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, US-China trade war concerns, imposition of long term capital gains tax in FY19 Union Budget, liquidity crisis, asset quality concerns — were some of the concerns that kept investors cautious.

In the last few days, the situation seems to have changed. Analysts now feel that most of negatives are behind and the market is poised for the next phase of bull run.

"Oil price is unlikely to continue to rise. Events of the past eight weeks on the political front, including various pre-poll alliance formations, the farmer cash transfer scheme and the military action across the border, may cause polarisation in the forthcoming general elections and increases the probability of a stronger government," Morgan Stanley said.

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: Renesola Ltd.(SOL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Sola Token (CURRENCY:SOL) traded 17.9% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on October 11th. One Sola Token token can now be bought for about $0.0054 or 0.00000087 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Tidex and OpenLedger DEX. Sola Token has a total market cap of $153,306.00 and $1,856.00 worth of Sola Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Sola Token has traded down 12.2% against the dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

  Get ReneSola alerts: ReneSola Sells North Carolina Solar Project To Greenbacker (solarindustrymag.com) ReneSola (SOL) Rating Increased to Neutral at Roth Capital (americanbankingnews.com) ReneSola (SOL) Q1 Earnings in Line, Revenues Top Estimates (zacks.com) ReneSola’s (SOL) CEO Xianshou Li on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (seekingalpha.com) ReneSola (SOL) Releases Earnings Results (americanbankingnews.com)

  Shares of ReneSola traded up $0.08, hitting $2.76, during trading on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 124,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,565. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.11 million, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ReneSola has a 12 month low of $2.12 and a 12 month high of $3.79.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Sola Token (CURRENCY:SOL) traded up 26.7% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on September 28th. One Sola Token token can currently be bought for $0.0085 or 0.00000131 BTC on popular exchanges including Tidex and OpenLedger DEX. Sola Token has a market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $3,239.00 worth of Sola Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Sola Token has traded flat against the US dollar.

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: Baidu Inc.(BIDU)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Danny Vena, Brian Stoffel, and Nicholas Rossolillo]

  With that in mind, we asked three Fool.com contributors to identify AI stocks that they believed had the greatest potential, even as the companies overcome challenges. Read on to find out why they chose NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU).

• [By George Budwell, Keith Noonan, and Jeremy Bowman]

  We thus asked three of our Motley Fool contributors which momentum stocks they think are worth buying right now. They picked Horizon Pharma (NASDAQ:HZNP), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), and Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA). Here's why.  

• [By Chris Hill]

  In this Motley Fool Money podcast, host Chris Hill and senior Motley Fool analysts Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, and Ron Gross dig into some of the week's more interesting news out of Wall Street, and while they can't help but lead off with the massive milestone passed by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), there was plenty more to talk about. Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is being troubled by the worrisome rumor that Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) is heading back to China. TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is paying for the failure of its instant-booking feature to pay off.

• [By Keith Noonan]

  For this dive into appealing technology stocks, I've identified two Chinese internet companies and one American video game publisher that have what it takes to deliver strong returns for your portfolio. Read on to see why Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO), Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN), and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are three worthwhile companies that trade at significant discounts and have the potential to deliver huge returns for shareholders.  

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: ATA Inc.(ATAI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  ATA Inc. (NASDAQ: ATAI) traded down about 14% Monday to set a new 52-week low of $0.82, based on revalued shares that closed at $0.72 on Friday but traded up about 250% on Monday at $2.53. Volume was more than 200 times the daily average of around 42,000. You’re on your own here to figure this one out.

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.(CDTI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Shares of CDTi Advanced Materials Inc (NASDAQ:CDTI) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $0.33 and last traded at $0.36, with a volume of 500 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $0.36.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Here are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Get Molecular Templates alerts: Trading Center: Watching the Levels for Molecular Templates, Inc. (:MTEM): Move of 0.02 Since the Open (stocknewscaller.com) Molecular Templates (MTEM) Announces Clinical Data at 2018 ASCO Meeting (streetinsider.com) Gallbladder Cancer Treatment Sales Market Size by Players, Regions, Type, Application and Forecast to 2025 (exclusivereportage.com) ATR in spotlight EnSync, Inc. (NYSE:ESNC), CDTi Advanced Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:CDTI), Molecular Templates, Inc … (stocksnewspoint.com)

  MTEM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. ValuEngine lowered shares of Molecular Templates from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 1st. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Molecular Templates from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.20.

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: Netease.com Inc.(NTES)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Anders Bylund]

  Chinese online media giant NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES) is hardly the talk of the town. Sporting a $30 billion market cap, NetEase works in a consumer-facing industry, and share prices have bounced between $222 and $378 over the last year. And these are the hallmarks of the market's most-discussed tickers.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Nomura Holdings Inc. increased its stake in shares of NetEase Inc (NASDAQ:NTES) by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 70,366 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,093 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc.’s holdings in NetEase were worth $17,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  These are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern’s rankings:

  Get NetEase alerts: Study Stock Price Behavior with Financial Report for NetEase, Inc. (NTES) (finherald.com) Analysis of Analyst Stock Recommendation: NetEase, Inc. (NTES) (nasdaqplace.com) Notable Moving Tech Stock: NetEase, Inc. (NTES) (nasdaqplace.com) Investors must not feel shy to buy these Stocks: NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES), YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), Erie … (journalfinance.net) Destiny maker Bungie raises $100M from China's NetEase to build new games (geekwire.com)

  NetEase traded up $3.95, hitting $243.58, during midday trading on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 1,182,914 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,423,698. The firm has a market cap of $31.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.63, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 0.82. NetEase has a 1-year low of $222.32 and a 1-year high of $377.64.

• [By Leo Sun]

  Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) could merge its Chinese business with NetEase's (NASDAQ:NTES) e-commerce firm Kaola soon according to a recent report in Caijing. Amazon reportedly offered a stock swap deal to NetEase at the end of 2018, but the deal hasn't been finalized.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Thursday was a relatively quiet day on Wall Street, and action in different parts of the market showed mixed signals for investors. On one hand, small-cap stocks moved higher, with key benchmarks in that area hitting record highs. Yet the better-known large-cap stock indexes like the S&P 500 gave up early gains. Looking more closely at individual stocks, some companies suffered from bad news that sent their shares falling. J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP), NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES), and Jounce Therapeutics (NASDAQ:JNCE) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

Best China Stocks To Buy For 2019: Top Image Systems Ltd.(TISA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  Before we get to our latest pick, here are last week's top-performing penny stocks:

  Penny Stock Sector Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Melinta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT) Healthcare $1.74 104.01% Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX) Healthcare $0.83 84.40% Top Image Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: TISA) Healthcare $0.82 59.85% Jason Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: JASN) Healthcare $2.21 58.99% Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL) Financial $4.66 51.79% Marathon Patent Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) Healthcare $0.52 51.47% Forward Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: FWP) Basic Materials $1.53 43.57% Dixie Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DXYN) Healthcare $1.40 42.86% Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) Services $1.41 39.60% Alliance MMA Inc. (NASDAQ: AMMA) Healthcare $4.95 36.18%

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You'll use these smartphone apps over and over…

There are two ways to look at your favorite app store: (1) Yay, there are so many apps! It's a treasure trove of possibilities! (2) Ugh, there are so many apps. How could I ever wade through all the junk and find something useful?

Whether you prefer the Apple App Store or Google Play, the sheer number of apps can excite and confound. Thousands of apps are free, and few cost more than a few dollars. But if you're looking for the real diamonds in the rough – the apps that can ease your workload or enhance your leisure time – you can stop browsing and check out this list.

These 14 apps cover the gamut of uses, from entertainment to clerical duties to the public good. They're expertly designed, and each has the potential to become a personal game-changer.

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1. Make objects disappear from your photos

This first app is specific to iPhones, and it's excellent for taking spectacular photos, especially when you travel, and you want to capture photos without a bunch of strangers in the background. Say you're in Times Square in New York, and you want the lights and the buildings in your shot, but you don't want traffic.

Spectre Camera app for iPhones works like a long-exposure shutter on a camera. It holds the shutter open, so cars, people and moving objects are nearly invisible. The best thing about the app is it doesn't require a tripod for the long-exposure shutter. It's $2.99 in Apple's store.

Whether you prefer the Apple App Store or Google Play, the sheer number of apps can excite and confound. (Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA)

2. Manage your travel documents with one app

Speaking of travel, the app Google Trips organizes your scheduling, confirmation numbers, and other details. The magic of Google Trip is that it integrates Gmail and Inbox, so you can keep your travel information in one place.

Trips also helps you figure out what to do at your destination, with half-day and full-day suggestions. This feature can replace the cumbersome travel guide with tailor-made lists of activities.

You can also tell Google Trips (in Google Play and the App Store) about the types of things you enjoy doing. You might be a museum-goer, or maybe you prefer the beach or both – Google Trips will help you find those places.

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3. Skip the customs line

One more incredibly useful travel app, especially if you travel internationally, is Mobile Passport. I have been recommending it for years, and I still get people thanking me all the time for saving them time and hassles. Passports are your key to crossing borders, but they are also a source of anxiety and even panic. If you lose it, you're sunk. This app lets you load your passport's information onto your smartphone.

The best part about Mobile Passport (find it on Google Play or Apple's App Store) is that it allows you to skip U.S. Customs and Immigration lines (the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol developed the app). It's available at 25 U.S. airports and three cruise ports, mostly in large cities like New York and Atlanta, and more are coming. Get it and use it. You can thank me later.

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4. Multi-player game for family and friends

I like this game because it blends two cultural phenomena – family game night and smart devices.

Triple Agent is a smartphone game (and family-friendly app) that'll have everyone scheming, plotting, planning – and laughing.

The 10-minute game (find it on Google Play or the App Store) is designed for five to nine players, who pass around a single smartphone. You are secretly assigned to either be a good guy on The Service or a double-agent on The Virus – you each get to vote on who is sent to prison.

5. Scan your old photos with this app

When smartphones became de rigueur, many people found themselves taking snapshots of old photographic prints. This technique wasn't perfect, but it was a simple way to archive all those fragile memories.

Now, you can use Google's PhotoScan app, which digitally scans your photos (find it on Google Play and the App Store). It scans to the edges of photos, pieces together multiple images and you can send your photos to apps like Google Photos, where your scanned images will be sorted and organized.

6. Share your phone's processing power

More and more, the public is acknowledging smartphones as (literal) life-savers. DreamLab is one example: Researchers use massive amounts of nocturnal data to create personalized cancer treatments. In theory, this data will revolutionize the way patients are treated and, hopefully, cured.

Yet such a massive amount of data requires far more processing power than institutions can muster on their own. That's where your smartphone comes in – they'll borrow your phone's processing power while you're sleeping, and your little device can help compile and analyze all that information. You can find the app in Google Play or the App Store.

7. Best weather app

You'll find lots of weather apps for your smartphone, but Dark Sky (on Google Play and in the App Store) has become a leader in its field. By zooming in on precise locations, Dark Sky provides minute-by-minute forecasts of upcoming weather conditions in your neighborhood. Dark Sky will also send you alerts, maps, and continually updated forecasts.

8. Reserve tables at pretty much any restaurant

It's a challenge to find a good restaurant, whether you're in a foreign country, on a business trip or driving around your neighborhood. You can spend hours searching review sites and sending texts to friends to ask for suggestions.

The OpenTable app (on Google Play or in the App Store) can help save you a lot of time and frustration. You use it to make reservations, look over menus and read reviews, all from one app.

9. On the West Coast? Get alerts about earthquakes

ShakeAlert is an app that's triggered during an earthquake. The seismic waves are recorded by seismometers and, in seconds, sends an alert to ShakeAlert users. Those few seconds, like a recent 8-second alert in San Francisco, is enough time for many people to find a safe place.

It's available only in California, Oregon, and Washington, and let me tell you: It works! I was in Los Angeles last month, and sure enough, while I was there, the app notified me that an earthquake occurred. It was subtle. I didn't feel it, but my phone sure did. You can find the app on Google Play or in the App Store.

10. Edit photos on your iPhone or iPad

There are a lot of photo editing apps for mobile devices, but very few as good as Enlight for your iPhone or iPad. It starts with easy-to-use, high-quality photo editing.

But Enlight also has tools that are routinely used by professional photographers. Enlight makes those tools simple and streamlined, no matter how limited your graphics experience. For example, you can superimpose images on top of one another, add text, and even design posters. One tool also makes photographs look hand-painted.

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Suppose you want to see a favorite movie, but you've subscribed to several streaming services, and you don't want to run a search on each one. You'll find several apps that will help you manage your TV binge-watching, but this one will also help you track and plan your movie theater outings.

JustWatch tells you when new movies and TV show episodes are added to streaming services like Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, YouTube Channel, The Roku Channel and dozens of others. It's similar to having your onscreen TV guide on your smartphone, but for all the streaming channels you watch.

Plus, you can even find out when movies are playing at your local movie theater. Select the movie you want to see and type in your ZIP code - you'll see theater locations and movie times. Find the app on Google Play and the App Store.

12. Get recipes based on your dietary needs and limits

Dietary science is more sophisticated than ever, and more people are benefitting from vegan diets, gluten-free diets, paleo cuisine, and lots of other dietary parameters. The downside: You may struggle to develop new and exciting meals.

Yummly (on Google Play or in the App Store) can recommend recipes based on the ingredients you already have on the shopping list (or in your refrigerator). You can save recipes that you'll use over and over. Just input your dietary preferences, and Yummly will suggest recipes that are right for you.

13. Scan documents and share

CamScanner is a huge time-saver, especially if you send documents to clients or you're in the process of sending documents back and forth with a real estate agent or lawyer. You can scan documents from your smartphone and they're turned into PDFs that you can send by email or message.

Just think of all the times you've needed a PDF, say in a hotel when you were on vacation. With CamScanner, you no longer need to ruin your vacation to run back to the hotel's business center to print a document and fax it - just do it from your phone. Find it in Google Play or the App Store.

14. Create photo books, gifts from your photos

Shutterfly has been around for years, but some photographers still haven't used it. The Shutterfly app is kind of like having your own, personal greeting-card store on your smartphone.

In short, you can print your photographs onto just about anything, from coffee mugs to pillow. Shutterfly (on Google Play and in the App Store) is best known for their photobooks, and these beautiful books are still easy to create and publish. But the service has radically branched out into other printing services as well.

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