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
The Continental Illinois Bank Building in Chicago. Commonly referred to as the first too-big-to-fail bank, Continental Illinois was seized by the FDIC...
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September 11 - News - Comments
Here’s one reason to be positive about the ongoing economic recovery: Banks are setting aside less money in expectation of future loan losses than...
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September 11 - 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 bonds to your portfolio...
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September 10 - News - Comments
Dividend stocks are everywhere, but many just downright stink. In some cases, the business model is in serious jeopardy, or the dividend itself isn’...
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August 19 - News - Comments
Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they’ve bought and sold, via 13F filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on...
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August 5 - News - Comments
I have seen a few articles lately hinting at the fact that the market is headed for downturn as retail investors, often referred to as Mom & Pop in...
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June 4 - News - Comments
Last week we saw countless companies declare their quarterly dividend, and a select few that elected to increase their yield compared to last year. In...
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May 21 - News - Comments
At the end of April, Joseph Lucarelli, the Independent Director of TrustCo Bank Corp NY (NASDAQ:TRST) accumulated 100,000 shares of this savings and...
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May 16 - News - Comments
SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), and KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) are among regional banks that have reported their first-...
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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
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
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...
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March 14 - News - Comments
The hullabaloo inspired by Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In, has put the subject of how women achieve success in...
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March 14 - 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
It’s official: Banks have made a truly amazing recovery from those dark days of the financial crisis, and the Fed’s recent stress test is...
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March 12 - News - Comments
In the world of financial stocks, the “too big to fail” banks tend to garner the most attention. But for every Bank of America Corp (NYSE...
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February 20 - News - Comments
The prospect of investing in banks probably brings up the usual suspects for most investors; namely, the nation’s biggest bulge-bracket banks usually...
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February 11 - News - Comments
