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The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	FactSet and the Data Gold Mine Still growing like a weed, database services provider FactSet has plenty of room to expand. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Golden Days for Goldman Sachs All of this leading investment bank's cylinders seem to be firing. Even though the stock has had a pretty fair run already, it wouldn't be a surprise to see share prices continue to rise.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Bear Stearns Not in Hibernation Surprising strength in the fixed income business powered a strong quarter. However, investors may want to look elsewhere for a bargain.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Goldman Sachs Still Has Luster Investors, forget the analyst chatter -- Goldman is still a winner.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Goldman Takes on a Little Tarnish Disappointing trading and banking results serve up a one-two punch. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2004 Tom Taulli	FactSet Knows Cash Flow On the announcement of FactSet's earnings, the stock price surged 9% to $48.90. As long as you keep customers happy, the subscription business can be a cash cow.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A.G. Edwards: Still Different While A.G. Edwards is a solid play on the seemingly inevitable growth in retirement and investing, current valuations don't make it such an inevitable winner as a stock.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Investment Banking Wrap-Up A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking segment: Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Bear Sterns all report; the results are mixed.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	There's No "G" in Lehman Lehman Brothers finished its fiscal first quarter in line with expectations, though it had nothing on Goldman Sachs.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2009 Morgan Housel	Goldman Makes It Rain Another ridiculously profitable quarter. But how long can it last?
The Motley Fool June 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Profiting From Active Trading Bond trading continues to pay off for Lehman Brothers. Factor in a solid backlog of business, and the company should do all right so long as we don't see any major unexpected volatility in the capital markets.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Goldman Keep Its Luster? Goldman deserves respect, but should investors worry about the risks?
The Motley Fool September 26, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	FactSet's Strong Numbers Fourth-quarter and full-year earnings releases from the financial data provider FactSet confirm why the company is a cash king and overall dynamite business. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Playing the World Through Citigroup Though not a hyper-growth story, Citigroup remains an attractive option for investors.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Michael Mancini	Lehman: Size Doesn't Matter In what is shaping up to be a record year for most securities firms, Lehman Brothers today announced its fourth-quarter and 2006 full-year results to less fanfare than its investment-banking brethren had earned.
BusinessWeek October 28, 2010 Kopecki & Moore	Banks Face a Decade of Slow Revenue Growth New rules and a weak economy are affecting Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and others.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Lehman Caps Off a Solid Year Strong results in mergers, underwriting, trading, and asset management led to a great year for the investment bank, but is the momentum slowing? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Tom Taulli	Investors Vent on Advent This solid software company must contend with giants. Advent projects decent growth -- but it apparently isn't enough to calm investors worried about too-high expectations and tough competition.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2005 Tom Taulli	Lehman Lunges Ahead Good times continue at the investment banks. Lehman believes that the economy is rebounding and that there is renewed confidence in Corporate America, which should continue the M&A wave.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Feelin' All Right at Lehman All in all, stakeholders in Lehman Brothers should be pretty pleased with the way the firm has held up during the market turmoil. Lehman may be quietly doing a lot of things right.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Soft Dollars, But Rock-Solid Profits FactSet offers subscribers a wealth of data relating to portfolio analytics, wealth management, and investment analysis. With the soft-dollar controversy blowing over, FactSet appears to have emerged unscathed. It offers brand value but investors should watch its cash flow.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2006 Tom Taulli	Goldman's Profit Explosion Goldman hasn't lost its golden touch, as seen with its end-of-the-year results for 2006. It's tough for individual investors to participate in these areas, but investing in Goldman Sachs is one way to get some exposure to them.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Morgan Housel	End of an Era for Goldman Sachs It's been a respectable year, even as the company posts it's first-ever quarterly loss, but what does the future have in store for this Wall Street titan?
Registered Rep. December 18, 2007 Halah Touryalai	What Credit Crunch? Goldman Posts Weak-ish 4Q Results But Strong Fiscal 2007 Performance Goldman Sachs closed out the year on a high note. Despite the credit crisis that has hurt many of its rivals, net income at Goldman increased 2% in the fourth quarter thanks, in part, to its bet against the sub-prime mortgage market.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Is All That Glitters Goldman? Goldman Sachs reported second-quarter earnings recently. In the end, this was not the "Goldman" quarter the market was looking for.
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The Motley Fool June 17, 2008 Morgan Housel	Goldman Is Unstoppable Yet another great quarter for Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's golden child.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2009 Morgan Housel	Not So Fast, Citigroup The bank's latest brazen attempt at concocting profits out of thin air.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Leapin' Lehman! The brokerage reports a fabulous first quarter. Things are looking good for brokerage companies, and their stocks reflect that.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2008 Anders Bylund	FactSet Gets Its Facts Straight In the just-reported fourth quarter, FactSet showed 18.7% year-over-year revenue growth to $153.7 million and a 12% earnings leap to $0.67 per diluted share.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Dumortier & Khattab	Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Consumer Bites Citigroup Losses in U.S. consumer banking depress earnings for the fourth quarter at the financial firm. For investors looking for all-around worldwide play on both consumer and corporate finance, Citigroup is still at least worth the time for due diligence.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Consistency Yields Growth for FactSet The company's subscription model leads to another quarter of strong earnings and cash flow.
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The Motley Fool December 19, 2003 Tom Taulli	Goldman's Midas Touch The CEO leaves for the NYSE, while trading continues to bring in the bucks.
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The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Alex Dumortier	All Eyes on Lehman Lehman beat Goldman to the punch with its earnings report this quarter. Lehman's healthy numbers bolster the notion that broker-dealers have come through a difficult environment relatively unscathed during the third quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Not Much Lovin' for Lehman Investment bank stocks are often proxies for the market; that's not so good right now. Even with the steep declines in May, Lehman doesn't look like a tremendous bargain for investors.
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The Motley Fool March 19, 2008 Morgan Housel	Classy Goldman Shows How It's Done Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's largest investment bank, is the shining light in an ugly industry.
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