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March 18, 2005
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First American Is First Again The title insurance company surprised the building industry and shareholders by streamlining and lowering title insurance charges an average of 30% for mortgage refinancing in California (the leading state in refinanced mortgages). |
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This Cheap Market Leader Is Set to Soar Get in now, before the market catches on to Fidelity National Financial, the leading title insurance company. |
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The Going Rate Think long-term when it comes to refinancing. |
The Motley Fool
November 4, 2010
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Why I'm Buying These Options, Now! This title insurer is headed for clear skies. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2010
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An Opportunistic Options Play The June 2011 options offer an interesting way to capitalize on a near term rebound in title insurer Fidelity National Financial. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2011
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Your Smartest Money Move for 2012 If you have a high-interest mortgage, get rid of it. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2006
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First American Continues to Gain Companies in mature industries can post tremendous returns by taking market share. First American Financial might be one of these. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006 |
Is Refinancing Worth It? Believe it or not, it may not be too late to refinance your mortgage. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2006
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Dueling Fools: Amazon.com Bear Rebuttal Amazon is now swimming with sharks far larger and more aggressive than it has dealt with before. The stock may be down, but it's still not cheap. Things can still get worse. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2007
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A New Kind of Refi Maybe homeowners are smarter than some people think. The share of the refinancing market attributable to adjustable-rate mortgages is at its lowest level since mid-2003. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2005
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Big Lots, Big Questions Can the closeout retailer get its key sales metrics moving in the right direction again? Investors, keep an eye on this one. |
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October 27, 2010
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An Easy Way to Play the Real Estate Rally Take a closer look at the insider action at Fidelity National Financial. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2005
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Fidelity National Has Title Hopes Is the title insurance business profitable? Yep. Why not consider the obvious choice when picking a winner in a great category? Fidelity National appears to be a better investment now than is its rival, First American. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Is Your Home Worthless? As an investment, your home's probably not all it's cracked up to be, even if you've been blessed by the stupendous appreciation of recent years. But investments in the housing sector are another story. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2011
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MGIC's Woes Multiply on Rising Mortgage Losses The United States' biggest mortgage insurer reported a second-quarter loss recently as loan defaults jumped. |
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March 1, 2006
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The Profit Margin Paradigm The broad market index fund investor may be in a pickle when a cheap market suddenly becomes more expensive. If today's corporate profitability reverts to the mean profit margins observed over the last 25 years, corporate profits would decline almost 19%. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2006
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Dueling Fools: Dell Bear Rebuttal Tight margins, premium valuations compared with the market, and a lousy position in the computing value chain make Dell a risky company to own right now. |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2005
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The Power of Margins The way you think about margins can give you an investing edge. |
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October 5, 2010
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Robo-Signers Spell More Trouble for Banks A new fiasco exposes big mortgage lenders to fraud charges. |
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November 9, 2011
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Genworth Beats as Profits Shrivel Genworth profits shrink, but so do investment losses. |
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October 14, 2010
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Think Twice Before You Refinance You may not have considered these factors. |
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December 22, 2003
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Is KB Home Built to Last? KB Home's shares may fall as interest rates rise. |
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December 13, 2004
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Mortgage Myths Don't fall for these myths when it's time to buy a home. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2008
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Last Call for Smart Homeowners The Fed's recent move has triggered a sharp downtick in mortgage rates. If you want to refinance, it may be now or never. |
The Motley Fool
November 16, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Housing Prices: Another 7%-10% Left to Fall The slow slide continues. For at least the next year or two, everyone touching the residential housing industry, from Home Depot to Citigroup, will continue to feel the aftermath of this historic bust. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2006 |
Foolish Fundamentals: Margins Margins are important, but how you use margin information is more important to your investing success. Don't stay on the surface when analyzing margins. Your portfolio will thank you for it later. |
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May 2, 2006
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The Slowdown Begins at Building Materials If the selling gets too carried away, Building Materials Holding's stock may emerge as a value. |
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September 19, 2007
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How to Make the Most From Refinancing This analysis of refinancing options serves as a reminder that many financial decisions are more complicated than they seem at first. By jumping at the first opportunity to save small amounts, you could give up the chance to reap bigger savings elsewhere. |
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July 11, 2006
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Audiovox More Bark Than Bite The electronics company is delivering on its strategy only in the narrowest sense. Investors may be better off with some of the larger competitors, which have all shown a better ability to manage pricing and margins. |
The Motley Fool
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Are These Former Heroes Going to Zero? Mortgage insurers -- the companies that made it possible to put less than 20% down to buy a home -- have become victims of the housing bust. |
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August 1, 2005
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First American: A Stock I'd Love to Own Put this one on your watch list so you'll be ready for the next dip, if it should happen. The key to successful value investing is to identify great companies and wait for the market to put them on sale. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
H&R Block Files One Away Declining mortgage margins sink the tax-preparation specialist's first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2004
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Margins of Error Profit margins matter. It's why we can get more excited about a company with rich margins when it grows sales -- we know that much more of the incremental dollar will work its way down to the bottom line unscathed. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
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Shop for Title Insurance It's not easy to keep track of the myriad details when buying a home, but there's one cost that should get some attention: title insurance. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2008
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Rate Cut Means Refi Madness Mortgages are almost at record low rates. Does this mean we will return to the days of easy money? |
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December 22, 2006
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Points for Mortgage Savvy It doesn't always pay to pay discount points. |
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The Motley Fool
April 17, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Champion Enters the Ring Last quarter, the manufactured housing company didn't just reverse its year-ago loss -- it crushed the Street's estimates. Will Champion retain its title when it reports earnings tomorrow morning? |
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Insurance to Keep Your House? Insuring your life may be smarter than insuring your mortgage. Here's why. |
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Kristen French |
Morgan Sees Weak Retail First Quarter Followed by Brighter Future Morgan Stanley reported bad news on first quarter retail earnings today. Both pre-tax income and margins declined steeply for its brokerage business, but in a conference call this morning chief financial officer David Sidwell expressed optimism about the future of the business unit. |
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August 17, 2006 |
Comparing Companies Evaluate your investment candidates carefully -- here's how to start. |
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David Meier |
Home Depot's Supply Saga Will all of the home-improvement company's spending make a difference? Investors may be better of watching from the sidelines. |
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Kevin McKinley |
Early Retirees Should Make the Most of Their Mortgages Ignoring this portion of a client's financial picture could mean less flexibility, and more money going toward taxes -- especially for those who would rather retire sooner than later. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
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Radian Group Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of mortgage insurer Radian Group jumped more than 10% in intraday trading on big volume. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Should You Refinance? Now that interest rates have been inching up, does it still make sense to refinance your mortgage? Here are some factors to consider. |
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April 28, 2005
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Stanley Hammers Away Stanley Works powers ahead with record earnings and sales. Assuming it can improve margins a bit, this stock has a lot to offer investors. |
The Motley Fool
March 30, 2007
David Lee Smith |
My Mortgage, My Government The current mortgage malaise is not solely the work of the free-market system. Blame government, as well. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Brian Lawler |
Think Your Mortgage Deduction Is Safe? Wrong! Those buying a home just for the mortgage tax deduction could be in trouble. |
BusinessWeek
June 7, 2004
Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
