Ex-Point72 Managers Off to Scorching Start (HFAlert.com) Technology-stock investor KCL Capital’s assets soared in 2018 amid outsized returns. The New...
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January 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Source: Andrew Magill, Flickr. Every individual likes to see themselves as unique. Banks are no different. Read through any presentation or earnings release...
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September 17 - News - Comments
There are two ways a bank can cannibalize revenue and, by implication, shareholder return: They can underwrite bad loans and/or operate inefficiently &#...
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September 17 - News - Comments
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks. Are they really that hard to understand? Can...
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September 17 - News - Comments
It’s no secret that the nation’s second largest bank by assets, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), has its fair share of problems. Since the...
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September 9 - News - Comments
Most investors know JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is a well-run bank — recent setbacks aside. But gauging precisely how well-run it is can...
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September 3 - News - Comments
There are few statistics that better illustrate our economic travails over the last few years than the number of homes that continue to be foreclosed...
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September 3 - News - Comments
The nation’s banks are headed in the right direction. Earlier today, the FDIC released its quarterly banking profile, a comprehensive look at the...
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August 30 - News - Comments
Over the past 12 months, shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) have underperformed both its peers on the KBW Bank Index and the broader market’...
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August 29 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock’s current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends. That...
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August 27 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Federal regulators have stepped up the pressure on big banks in a number of evolving legal cases. The Securities Exchange Commission has teamed up with...
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August 22 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you’d like to add some financial stocks to your...
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August 20 - News - Comments
If you’re like most people, you probably have at least one checking account, a savings account or two, and a couple of credit cards — possibly...
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August 12 - News - Comments
There’s a catch-22 in the business model of most banks. Like retail stores on Black Friday, banks attract new customers by offering loss-leading...
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August 1 - News - Comments
There are few statistics that better illustrate our economic travails over the last few years than the number of homes that continue to be foreclosed...
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July 31 - News - Comments
The StressTest column appears every Thursday on Fool.com. Check back weekly and follow @TMFStressTest. Few businesses can survive without happy customers...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Do big banks really care what you think? Take Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), for instance. Both banks are aware of the...
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July 23 - News - Comments
The southeastern part of the U.S., specifically Florida and Alabama, was especially hard-hit by the 2008 recession, and as a result, many banks saw loans...
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July 22 - News - Comments
The latest survey gauging customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers was released last week, and it delivered both good and not-so-good news. On the...
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July 22 - News - Comments
Over the next few months, countless Americans will take to the road or the sky for summer vacations. For most, the cost of a flight or hotel is of primary...
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July 15 - News - Comments
Earlier this week, the regulators finally published the Basel III rules for U.S. banks. It is widely believed that the rules were in line with investor...
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July 8 - News - Comments
Fellow Fools, when I run across a company I might be interested in as an investment — one that I know next to nothing about — I typically...
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June 28 - News - Comments
If you’re reading this, then you’re likely not surprised by the fact that mortgage rates rose this week. But what is surprising is just how...
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June 27 - News - Comments
Few regional banking stocks in the U.S. today cost more than BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) stock. Indeed, the stock’s biggest distinguishing...
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June 24 - News - Comments
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI) is one of the largest regional banks and it appears that the dark cloud of the financial crisis could be moving away,...
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June 24 - News - Comments
If investors could take every earnings report at face value, picking stocks would be a lot easier. However, there are unending ways for companies to define...
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June 12 - News - Comments
It’s hard to argue with investing in a large bank that is growing at a decent rate. However, I’m here to do exactly that. Of the few problems facing...
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June 12 - News - Comments
Cross-selling sounds like the perfect cure for banks still ailing from the financial crisis. Net interest margins are at significant lows, and banks are...
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June 10 - News - Comments
I’m a big fan of Peter Lynch, and one statement that he made always sticks with me. He said that his stock picking method was all about turning...
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May 22 - News - Comments
When I came across U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) last year, I couldn’t believe that I had been ignoring one of the best big banks in the country. The...
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May 22 - News - Comments
Sometimes banking is made more complicated than it needs to be. A successful bank can attract deposits, make loans, manage its credit quality, and be...
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May 20 - News - Comments
I understand that Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has a lot of fans in the stock market. With Warren Buffett being one of the largest stockholders, it...
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May 8 - News - Comments
So far The Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio contains 11 stocks, but none them except The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) are financial companies. Some...
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April 30 - News - Comments
In order to best situate yourself in the market, you should have exposure to a variety of sectors. The financial sector is an area that you can diversify...
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April 28 - News - Comments
It’s time again to review one of my favorite and easiest stocks to recommend: Bank of the Ozarks Inc (NASDAQ:OZRK). Bank of the Ozarks operates...
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April 28 - News - Comments
Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change...
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April 19 - News - Comments
Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) Bank or are considering buying...
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April 2 - News - Comments
The fourth quarter results at some of the major US banks remained strong. The overall aggregate earnings were down moderately from the linked quarter...
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March 26 - News - Comments
When it comes to banks to invest in for the long-run, few of the big banks fit the traditional criteria of what investors look for: stability, low-risk...
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March 25 - News - Comments
For most financial institutions, the Fed-mandated stress test and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review went pretty well, with prior year laggards...
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March 25 - News - Comments
I was surprised when I read that BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) didn’t pass the Fed’s recent round of stress tests. I’ve pounded the...
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March 22 - News - Comments
To say it’s been a busy two weeks for banks would be an understatement. At the end of last week, the Federal Reserve released the results of this...
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March 18 - News - Comments
The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review results are in, and not surprisingly, KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Reserve...
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March 15 - News - Comments
This time last week, bank investors were reveling in the results of the Dodd-Frank stress tests, which showed that most major U.S. banks have solid, recession...
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March 15 - News - Comments
After the closing bell yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the results of its 2013 comprehensive capital analysis and review, or CCAR. Unlike last...
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March 15 - News - Comments
After flaunting some of the most impressive capital ratios in last week’s Dodd-Frank stress test results, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) shareholders...
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March 15 - News - Comments
During the boom of the U.S. banking system during the previous decade, investors were rewarded with hefty capital gains and massive chunks of cash in...
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March 13 - News - Comments
Last week, the Federal Reserve released the first part of the annual banking stress tests results, which examined the impact of a severe economic downturn...
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March 13 - News - Comments
Stress-test results have been saturating the media this week as the big banks show off their hearty capital reserves and ability to withstand an economic...
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March 13 - News - Comments
Shares of banking powerhouse Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) reached a 52-week high on Monday. Let’s take a look at how it got here to find out...
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March 12 - News - Comments
