High-profile hedge fund manager cites 'improved opportunity set' as he opens the floodgates to investors again.
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March 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
WTI crude futures have sank below the $50 per barrel mark around noon as traders brace for another potential rise in the rig count.
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October 7 - News - Comments
The ten S&P 500 companies that have increased their dividend payout by the highest average annual rate during the last five years are analyzed in this article.
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May 6 - Dividend Stocks, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
The third quarter was a volatile one, which prompted many investors, both big and small, to re-evaluate their portfolios and ferret out what they perceived as potential weak links...
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December 5 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Brevan Howard is a hedge fund co-founded by Alan Howard and Jean-Philippe Blochet in 2003, with the latter leaving the firm in 2009.
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August 23 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Read through any presentation or earnings release from a major lender, and you'll come across an extended conversation about their culture and what distinguishes them from the...
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September 17 - News - Comments
To the average investor, there are tons of indicators market participants can use to watch their holdings.
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August 27 - News - Comments
At the moment, there are many metrics market participants can use to monitor stocks. A couple of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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August 26 - News - Comments
In the eyes of many investors, hedge funds are seen as useless, outdated financial tools of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News - Comments
Several weeks after the end of each quarter, hedge funds and other notable investors file 13Fs with the SEC to disclose many of their long equity positions in U.S.
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June 24 - Hedge Funds - 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 factor is probably its priciness.
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June 24 - News - Comments
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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June 24 - News - Comments
The US financial sector surprised many at the end of the first quarter of the current year due to the pace of expense improvements, particularly at large cap banks.
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June 6 - News - Comments
In my own decision-making, I employ a variety of tactics, including fundamental analysis and metrics such as price-to-earnings ratio, low debt, and high cash flow.
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June 5 - News - Comments
I don't always have the time to check out a stock that sounds interesting right away.
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May 30 - News - Comments
In the eyes of most investors, hedge funds are viewed as unimportant, old financial vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 28 - News - Comments
If you'd ask most shareholders, hedge funds are assumed to be underperforming, outdated investment vehicles of yesteryear.
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May 23 - News - Comments
The 5 big buys of Avalon Advisors in the first quarter of 2013 are AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) , Johnson...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Recently, the New York Times reported on a detailed Rotary Gallop analysis that identified publicly traded companies that could be vulnerable to takeovers by activist investors...
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April 29 - News - Comments
According to a Form 4 filed with the SEC, Russ Strobel, who is a member of FirstMerit (NASDAQ:FMER)’s Board of Directors, directly acquired 5,000 shares of stock on April 25th...
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April 26 - Insider Trading - Comments
Standard & Poor's has a positive outlook for regional banks, as do I.
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April 17 - News - Comments
A recent report from Moebs Services revealed some good news for banks: Despite legislation designed to limit overdraft fees by making them more transparent, banks racked up fees...
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April 8 - News - Comments
The fourth quarter results at some of the major US banks remained strong.
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March 26 - News - Comments
Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking.
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March 25 - News - Comments
To say it's been a busy two weeks for banks would be an understatement.
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March 18 - News - Comments
The changes that the Federal Reserve made to its annual stress tests worked out very well for American Express Company (NYSE:AXP), which announced late yesterday that the Fed...
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March 15 - News - Comments
Ohio-based Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) experienced some mixed results last year after the Fed's stress test, despite its strong performance.
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March 15 - News - Comments
Cincinnati based Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) has a well-earned reputation as a conservative, well run institution.
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March 14 - News - Comments
In the aftermath of the Federal Reserve stress-testing the nation’s banks, most investors likely have an understanding of where the biggest banks currently stand.
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March 14 - News - Comments
During the boom of the U.S.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Banks truly have made an amazing recovery since the financial crisis of five years ago, and the proof is in the Fed stress test pudding. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) rode its...
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March 13 - News - Comments
The financial crisis ended -- at least where the markets are concerned -- four years ago. But some people couldn't believe it was over.
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March 12 - News - Comments
Headquartered in quiet Winston Salem, North Carolina, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) avoided many of the pitfalls that ultimately plagued numerous regional banks across the country...
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March 6 - News - Comments
Its formula is pretty straightforward: Multiply earnings per share by book value per share, then multiply that by 22.5, and finally, take the square root.
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March 6 - News - Comments
If you invest in banks, you probably already know that the Federal Reserve releases the results of the 2013 stress tests tomorrow.
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March 6 - News - Comments
There is one regional bank that stands above its peers in both size and scope.
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February 22 - News - Comments
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF) has been steadily outperforming its major peers, up 65% year to date, whereas BB&T, Huntington, Fifth Third and PNC are all up less than...
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December 26 - Stock Analysis - Comments
David Tepper took home paychecks in the billions in both 2009 and 2010. David Tepper's Appaloosa manages $16 Billion and returned around 30% last year.
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February 14 - News - Comments
