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July 25, 2008
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National City Talks the Talk, Walks the Walk National City -- the worst performing stock in the KBW Bank Index -- makes a good impression with its quarterly results. |
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October 21, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Why Wells Fargo Shares Are Down Today Wells shares -- along with its large bank peers -- have ridden the wave of exuberance that replaced the "great fear" of the first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo a Buy? Goldman Sachs upgraded Wells Fargo from "neutral" to "attractive," citing the Wachovia acquisition as a long-term earnings driver. Is their analysis correct? |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Don't Bank on These Funds The returns of the three funds outlined below are symptomatic of the abysmal performance in the banking sector overall. Each has lost 40% or more of its value over the past three years. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
Why the Dow Jumped Out of the Gate Today Breaking down the market. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
BB&T Is an Absolute Value BB&T is taking advantage of competitors' distress to make market share gains; the bank is outperforming its peers and is attractively priced. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Are You Picking the Best Investments You Can? Be sure to judge your results by the right measure. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Will Wells Fargo Disappoint on Wednesday? There are reasons to believe the bank has put off taking its medicine over the last couple of quarters. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Wall Street Sells State Street -- Should You Be Buying? Weighing possible upside against potential exposures. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
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This Move Cost Index Funds Big Money The annual Russell index changes created some fireworks. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2012
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Why Bank of America Could Be the Dow's Biggest Winner in 2012 Don't be surprised if Bank of America continues its upswing and goes from worst to first on the Dow this year. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Paulson's Land Grab: Will Your Bank Be Next? Not all banks deserve the Treasury's largesse. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2005 |
Beyond the S&P 500 Index investors have more choices than just the S&P 500. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Simple Strategy That Improves Your Returns Buying when everyone else is selling takes a lot of discipline. But even if you miss the bottom, you don't have to have perfect timing to profit in down markets like this one. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Todd Wenning |
One Way to Find Deep Value Stocks The good news is that 50-cent dollars are available in today's market. The bad news is that they're harder to find when the market's up. It takes a truly special situation to find one after the market's rallied 60% since last March. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2011
Jared Cummans |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: Financial Services Fund JPMorgan Chase may be outperforming, but is the future uncertain? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2011
Ilan Moscovitz |
Why These 3 Dow Stocks Exploded This Week A recap of today's biggest movers. |
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June 3, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Banks Blindsided by a Housing Double-Dip For the top banks, the hits just keep on coming. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
This Fund Isn't Complaining About Lehman For a year and a half, investors wanting to bet on continued problems in the financial industry have used the UltraShort Financials ProShares ETF. So far, that bet has been highly rewarding; the shares have returned 65% over the past year. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Wow -- Some Stocks Are Still Up?! Who knew stocks could rise in this environment? |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
US Bancorp Sees the Light As the credit cycle bottoms out, is US Bancorp attractive? |
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April 2, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Banks and Congress: One More Mistake Can't Hurt? We may be turning Japanese. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Bank on Wells Fargo The banking behemoth is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Paulson's New Plan: A Cheap Mortgage for Every Home A new rescue plan for the economy would use nationalized mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to lower the 30-year fixed mortgage rate down as far as 4.5%, over a full point lower than the current level. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Bank of America Dilutes Shareholders. Who's Next? Don't say I didn't warn you. |
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May 29, 2009
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Forget About Inflation in 2009 The difference between money and credit is the key to understanding inflation. |
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June 23, 2008
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You're Smarter Than the S&P 500 Maybe you can beat an index fund, but don't get cocky; remember, hindsight doesn't count. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2008
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Keep Your Eye On BB&T Increased credit losses don't spoil the outlook for this bank. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2009
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One Year Later: The Big Risk We're Still Facing This fundamental risk is larger than ever. Banks that are "too big to fail" benefit from an implicit taxpayer subsidy since their funding costs do not adequately reflect the risk of failure. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Ilan Moscovitz |
What's Next for Bank Stocks A recap of Tuesday's biggest movers. |
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July 28, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
As Loans Shrink, Which Banks Are Winning? Which of the "majors" is coming out on top? |
Investment Advisor
January 2008
Jeff Joseph |
The Year in Hedge Funds In a year marked by high volatility in the financial markets, the 10 strategies tracked by the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index outperformed major global equity indexes and experienced lower volatility than the overall markets. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
A Fund Designed to Grow Instead of tracking the Dow or the S&P 500, the PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF tracks an index weighted by company fundamentals, which has given better performance historically. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
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Smart Deal, PNC! PNC's planned takeover of National City is a great way for PNC to take advantage of the Treasury's recapitalization package to bolster its franchise. |
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January 25, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Banks the Easy Way There's no need to guess which banks will perform best with the SPDR KBW Bank ETF. |
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January 17, 2012
Dari FitzGerald |
Today's Dow -- Good for What Ails Ya Merck's prescription for a bull market. |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2008
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The Financial System Is Cracking Banking news: Things got worse in the credit crisis this week as the market speculated that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could need a government bailout. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
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Bank Dividends May Be Coming Back JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and other large players may soon follow Comerica's lead in boosting their quarterly payouts |
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March 15, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Will The Nasdaq Ever Hit 5,000 Again? Undoubtedly -- but when? |
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April 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The Surprising S&P 500 Learn fun facts about the venerated index, which just turned 50. Many index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tied to it. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Homeowners About to Hit the Lottery? Rumors are that the Obama administration is about to order lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive a portion of the mortgage debt of millions of Americans who owe more than what their homes are worth |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2006
Mike Norman |
Opportunity Knocking for Citigroup Wall Street offers an amazing deal on the bank stock. Negative sentiment's good, but negative sentiment combined with good fundamentals, a world-class company, and a cheap stock price is even better. Citigroup definitely fits the bill. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Invest in the Bailout! Nasdaq OMX Group has created an index that tracks every U.S.-listed institution that has received more than $1 billion in bailout funds, called the Government Relief Index. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Bank Earnings: This Crisis Is in the Books! Wells Fargo and US Bancorp both reported earnings this morning, and the message is clear: The credit crisis is effectively over -- if only for the largest U.S. banks. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2009 |
Roundtable: Which Banks Are Buys? Our analysts give their picks. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2012
John Maxfield |
Why Wells Fargo Shares Are Up Wells Fargo's earnings release demonstrates the virtues of commercial banking. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Eric Dutram |
Friday's ETF to Watch: European Financials ETF (EUFN) Are European banks unstable? |
