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OCC Bulletin
May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates...   |
FDIC FYI
February 22, 2006
Nathan Powell |
What the Yield Curve Does (and Doesn't) Tell Us Regardless of the slope of the existing yield curve -- positive, flat, or negative -- bankers will benefit from strategies designed to cope with the uncertainty of changing interest rates. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out of This Investment Right Now There's no point in taking risk for nothing. Despite their reputation, money market funds aren't the right place for your money right now. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2009
Donald Jay Korn |
Better Than Nothing With savings yields low and savers' anxiety high, financial planners are scrambling to find safe places for cash holdings, along with yields that actually enter single-digit territory. |
The Motley Fool
September 20, 2006
Ryan Popple |
Farewell to Money Market Mutual Funds For the cash portion of a portfolio, money market mutual funds once offered a valuable service and paid out an acceptable return. Nowadays, direct Internet banking offers individual savings accounts that are risk-free and FDIC-insured. They also offer better returns. |
| FDIC FYI |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Assessing the banking industry's exposure to an implicit government guarantee of gses |
CFO
March 1, 2012
Vincent Ryan |
Where to Stash the Cash? As safe havens for short-term funds disappear, companies weigh whether to assume some risk in return for a modest yield. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Is Your Money Market Fund Safe? When markets are falling and your portfolio is hurting, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your cash is safe. While your risk of losing money in your money market fund is low, there are some things that you should be aware of. |
CFO
April 1, 2009
Vincent Ryan |
More Than Zero With short-term Treasury yields at rock bottom, companies are seeking higher returns for their cash. |
Registered Rep.
March 21, 2012
Diana Britton |
Money Market Debate Still Heated Despite SEC Call for `Constructive Dialogue' During the 2012 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference Monday, SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter called for the money market fund industry to stop taking shots in the media about any proposed regulations governing money market funds. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
In Search of Yield If short-term rates continue rising, clients will be focusing more on how their cash is being employed. The increased attention will pressure advisors to look for creative solutions that will generate extra pennies from cash holdings. |
OCC Bulletin
July 1, 2004 |
Embedded Options and Long-Term Interest Rate Risk This bulletin alerts banks to the importance of measuring the cash flow and valuation risks for assets and liabilities with embedded options. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks These investors must deal with unusual terms and funny-looking financial statements, but the rewards can be well worth it. |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Will Money Funds Finally "Break the Buck"? Even some of the safest places for your savings, money funds, are apparently at risk these days, as some money funds had invested in securities including subprime mortgages. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Gulde & Pattillo |
Adding Depth Africa can achieve even higher economic growth through financial sector reform. |
FDIC FYI
November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
Financial Advisor
November 2006
Alan Lavine |
Data Entry A new source of information on money market mutual funds has debuted. |
FDIC FYI
November 4, 2003
Puwalski & Williams |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The two main economic concerns of the past two years, a lack of new jobs and lackluster business investment, finally appear poised to subside. |
CFO
May 1, 2010
Vincent Ryan |
Weighing Your Next Move Finance executives who manage growing pools of idle cash can stand pat with their current investing strategies. Safety and liquidity require constant vigilance -- maybe even more so this year. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Get Out of This Endangered Investment The Federal Reserve is killing money market mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money. |
Finance & Development
September 2009
Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Stan Luxenberg |
Are Bond Funds Still Attractive? Advisors who are kicking the tires of bond funds these days might be entering the market too late. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
FDIC FYI
August 29, 2002 |
Strong Bank Earnings Reflect Nature of U.S. Downturn Second quarter 2002 earnings results for commercial banks show that the benefits of a steep yield curve continue to outweigh the costs of higher credit losses. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2006
Michael Liebert |
Little Interest in Banking Given the uncertainty surrounding both the direction of the yield curve and the banking industry's credit risk, Northern Trust's private banking and custody focus might make the shares an excellent way to diversify a portfolio's other financial services holdings. |
Financial Advisor
January 2009
Michael Sankari |
Another Way To Income Structured products can provide diversification for clients. They have their own risks, however. |
The Motley Fool
July 7, 2009
Jordan DiPietro |
Is Your Cash Really Safe? Don't take your eye off your money market mutual fund. Read on to see why. |
FDIC FYI
January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
In Front of Your Face Financial services funds have been among the most consistent performers in the last five years. Then why do investors have so little regard for them? |
FDIC FYI
May 18, 2004 |
An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Trends in Community Banking... The Declining Number of U.S. Banking Organizations: Will the Trend Continue?... Community Banks: Their Recent Past, Current Performance, and Future Prospects... |
AskMen.com
June 22, 2003
Dan Carter |
How To Protect Your Money As money is likely the end goal of your long, hard hours of work, protecting it should be one of your top priorities. To enjoy the fruits of your labor, certain measures should be taken to insure that the cash you earn stays in your pocket. |
On Wall Street
September 1, 2011
Sasha Franger |
The Ups and Downs of Money Market Funds Money market funds traditionally have been both a safe vehicle for investors to store money and important to the economy because they generate short-term capital. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Here's Where You Should Stash Your Cash If you need to hold cash, the better option is an old standby: the bank savings or money market account. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
Stan Luxenberg |
Calming the Terrified Client For most clients, however, there are options more lucrative than principal-protection funds that provide a respectable return without assuming the risk of straight equity funds. Consider, for example, closed-end municipal bond funds. |
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003
Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
FDIC FYI
March 13, 2002 |
Banks and Thrifts Post Record Earnings, Insurance Funds Slide Full-year 2001 financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions, released today in the Quarterly Banking Profile, depict record bank and thrift earnings even as the reserve ratios of the FDIC insurance funds continue to slide... |
FDIC FYI
March 23, 2006 |
Scenarios for the Next U.S. Recession. A string of positive reports on the U.S. economy and banking industry has led some analysts to ask -- How long can these good times last? |
U.S. Banker
November 2006
John Engen |
Reality Check The banking industry has never been more profitable, but with the yield curve inverted and consumer lending stalled, and an economic slowdown in the works, the winning streak looks to be in jeopardy. Are banks ready - and will more CEOs opt to sell out? |
BusinessWeek
January 27, 2011
Christopher Condon |
Money Funds Come Out of the Shadows Investors will soon see when a fund's market value drops below $1. Under rules passed last year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will disclose, with a 60-day lag, a measure of each fund's worth known as "shadow" net asset value, or shadow NAV. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Why This Government Program Deserved to End You shouldn't have your money in money market mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Banks Need Your Fees The best way to avoid fees is to make sure you understand what fees your bank charges for certain transactions or activities before you need them. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2007
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip: Over the last two weeks, the commercial-paper market has become the latest casualty... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
OCC Bulletin
January 5, 2004 |
Banks/Thrifts Providing Financial Support to Funds Advised by the Banking Organization or its Affiliates The purpose of the guidance is to alert banking organizations and examiners of the safety and soundness implications of, and the legal impediments to, a bank providing financial support to investment funds advised by the bank, its subsidiaries or affiliates. |
Investment Advisor
January 1, 2011
Ben Warwick |
Investment Advisor's January 2011 Issue: Ben Warwick Won't Compromise on Getting Returns. Period Clients must take risks to make returns. Here's the right way to do it in 2011. |
Financial Advisor
June 2005
Darwin K. Abrahamson |
Avoiding Redemption Fees In 401(k) Plans Since it's indisputable that redemption fees are becoming entrenched within mutual funds at an accelerated pace, an obvious solution to avoiding redemption fees altogether is to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
Investment Advisor
October 2007
Jason Brady |
Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally. |
Finance & Development
December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system? |
Registered Rep.
September 12, 2013
Stan Luxenberg |
Against All Odds Rising interest rates have many bond fund investors running scared. But these funds tend to thrive when rates rise. |
