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Is It Time to Buy Banks? The banks will survive. They must. But -- and this is why temptation hasn't turned to action -- survival doesn't necessarily mean that shareholders will benefit.   |
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November 30, 2007
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Paulson's Plan to Punish the Public Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to protect homebuyers from their mistakes -- extending loan teaser rates for a few years -- will punish us all. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2009
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Lehman Brothers and the Age of Stupidity Next Tuesday, Sept. 15, marks one year since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection. One year later, we ask: What's changed? |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2008
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Quit Ceding Power to Tyrants The capital market's very foundation is being destroyed in the name of quick fixes. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2008
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Navigating the Credit Crisis So far, for the majority of REITs, the impact of the credit crisis hasn't been too adverse. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2010
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A Short History of Bank Failures Why the financial system is more vulnerable now than ever before. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Beazer's Just the Beginning If you think an allegation of fraud at Beazer Homes is a stunner, consider another major leak in the housing bubble -- the unraveling of widespread, softer frauds. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
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Why Great Balance Sheets Win A strong balance sheet is a competitive advantage. Investors, having a great balance sheet means that, in turbulent times, a company can capitalize on opportunities that others can't. |
BusinessWeek
March 11, 2010
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Commentary: First, Slap Limits on Bank Leverage The fight over a financial consumer protection agency misses the point. What fueled the crisis was bank debt. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2004
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The Housing Bubble Builds The real estate market remains strong despite rising interest rates. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2009
Kristin Graham |
Bring Back Our Free Markets The government needs to let businesses fail so that we are left with businesses that will generate long-term productivity and positive returns for our economy as a whole. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
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Big Bets Gone Bad The destruction caused by the rise and fall of the housing bubble is amazing. No one has been immune, and the declines are staggering. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
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Is It Safe to Invest Yet? We may not know which companies will wind up on top when the rain clouds disappear, but they'll likely have these characteristics. Read on to see what. |
The Motley Fool
May 13, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
Profit From Panic Identify beaten-down stocks poised to deliver huge returns. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2007
David Lee Smith |
GM's Divorce From Allison Gets a Flat The General Motors deal to arrange a leveraged buyout of its Allison Transmission division is delayed as the private equity group has trouble finding financing. Its one of many deals disrupted as investors grow increasingly wary of private equity deals. |
The Motley Fool
April 4, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Congress Grills Bernanke Over Bear Recent hearings debated the Fed's role in bailing out Bear Stearns. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
What Warren Buffett Can't Teach You Your investing success depends on you. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2011
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What a Girl Wants: Diversification Meet Fool member Meredith Ohran talks about her investing portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
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Buffett Beats Bernanke Follow the first guy, not the second. Investors need to be more Buffett than Bernanke, taking the long-term view to the best of our ability to avoid having to grasp at short-term solutions. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2005
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Exploit the Fearful When the fearful mob is panic selling, you can potentially reap huge profits -- if you can calmly analyze the situation, determine the right path to take, and pick up their shares at a discount. |
Investment Advisor
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The IA Soapbox: Is Real Estate Going Ka-Boom? As with any bubble, there will be plenty of opportunity for those that are patient and prudent. Real estate investors, look before you leap. Investing is different than speculating. Advisors need to remind their clients to adhere to the lessons learned from the tech bubble. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2008
Morgan Housel |
How Happy Days Lead to Crazy Ways We blew it in the past, and we've blown it again this time. Will we ever learn? |
Financial Planning
January 1, 2009
Allan S Roth |
Bear Markets Compared Let's compare and contrast the last two bear markets: the current one and the bear of 2000 to 2002. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2009
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Nationalizing the Banks Is a Horrendous Idea If the government's goal is to help the debt market -- and by extension, the overall economy -- recover, assuring an orderly and controlled bankruptcy process for failing banks would be a better first step. |
On Wall Street
December 1, 2008
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How Did Smart Money Get It So, So Wrong? There are lessons to be learned from the recent series of events, not the least of which is how smart money got it so wrong, and how the supposedly "dumb" retail investor got it fundamentally right. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Mr. Market: Manic or Moron? Investors, make sure potential rewards adequately compensate you for your risks. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2011
Chuck Saletta |
What It Takes to Be a Successful Value Investor You need to be willing to put your own money on the line to buy clearly damaged companies. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
The Biggest Bubble the World Has Ever Seen It's not stocks, real estate, gold, or even Rush Limbaugh's influence. But it's big. And you should know about it. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2007
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Quick Take: Housing Is Still Searching for a Bottom That housing is a mess isn't good news, but as an investor, it should make one curious. Things might not get better right away, but when things are the messiest is when they tend to be cheapest. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
Tamara Rutter |
A Big Turnaround at Bank of America Here's a quick look at today's most relevant financial news, boiled down to what you need to know. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2011
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This Trend Could Destroy Your Savings New laws haven't stemmed the tide of bankruptcies. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002 |
A New Phase for Mortgage REITs Even beyond the numbers, mortgage REITs today are better prepared to deal with adverse environments than in the past. However, given their diverse business models and risk exposures, there are still challenges that remain. |
BusinessWeek
March 17, 2011
Jody Shenn |
Bear Stearns Alumni Are All Over Wall Street The financial crisis hasn't damaged the careers of many former Bear Stearns executives who have found new high-level jobs on Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2005
Chuck Saletta |
Catching the Hot Potatoes Diversification can protect your portfolio from the worst of a company's stumbles. |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Housing's New Risks For The Economy Mortgage rates are up, credit is tighter, and home prices are falling faster. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2010
Anand Chokkavelu |
4 Automotive Stocks Near 52-Week Lows These are the top four companies in the automotive space (by market cap) that are hugging 52-week lows: General Motors... China Automotive Systems... Wonder Auto Technology... China XD Plastics... |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Credit Crunch Cuts Down Bear Stearns Bear Stearns sells itself to avoid filing for bankruptcy. |
BusinessWeek
April 16, 2009
David Welch |
Going Green Could Add to GM, Chrysler's Red One of the Obama Administration's key requirements for keeping General Motors and Chrysler alive is that both companies cut their debt drastically. And yet, the Energy Dept. is gearing up to lend them billions more. |
The Motley Fool
September 5, 2009
Chuck Saletta |
Don't Invest Here The absolute destruction of the ownership rights conferred by bankruptcy may well signal the utter death of America's economy. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2009
Joe Magyer |
GM: This Stock Is Worthless The shares of the old GM you might own have no relation whatsoever to the GM that just emerged from bankruptcy. They are completely separate corporate entities. In other words, they are worthless. |
The Motley Fool
May 19, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why You Should Love Homeowner Defaults Overall, experience has shown that leniency in bankruptcy does more good than harm for society as a whole. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2011
Howard Hill |
Decoding Mortgage REITs Mortgage REITs have become a hot topic as Wall Street firms have boosted coverage of this specialized slice of the stock market amid a flurry of IPOs over the past two years or so. These companies are potentially worthy investments, even for risk-averse clients. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
Could Kodak Still Make You Rich? The NYSE did the right thing with Kodak, but are the shares worthless? |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2009
Peter Coy |
Failure: A Bankrupt Idea Why the bankruptcy process that sorted out the mess when companies failed no longer works. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Standing Alone Amid the Rubble Lennar reports good quarter while housing sentiment remains low. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2008
Rich Greifner |
The Next Bear Stearns There are several steps that you can take to protect your portfolio against another Bear attack, or at least limit the damage if it does occur. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2006
Michael Leibert |
A Look at Bear Stearns As the strategic landscape evolves in ways that do not always favor Bear's strengths, the firm is unlikely to continue to outperform its peers. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Who's in the FBI's Crosshairs? The Feds are targeting 14 companies to probe the subprime shenanigans. But it won't identify which. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2008
Rich Duprey |
A New Assembly Line in Washington U.S. carmakers renew their case for loans. But should they get them? |
