The health of the insurance industry relies on the amount of liquidity flowing through an economy. Whenever there has been a credit crunch (1929 and 2008......
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June 25 - News - Comments
Over the past few months, as shown by the chart below, the insurance sector has been hot. The primary reason for the move higher is the increase in interest......
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June 17 - News - Comments
Manulife Financial Corporation (USA) (NYSE:MFC) investors should be aware of an increase in support from the world’s most elite money managers of......
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June 14 - News - Comments
At this point, there are few things that would shock an informed investor about Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)‘s lamentable decision to purchase......
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June 10 - News - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), Verizon Communications Inc......
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May 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The biggest items in Appaloosa Management’s shopping cart in the latest quarter are Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG), Prudential......
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May 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related tickers: Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS), Express Scripts Holding Company (NASDAQ:ESRX), QUALCOMM......
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May 10 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Editor’s Note: Related Tickers: Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Tim Hortons Inc. (USA) (NYSE:THI), Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) It’s Easy To See Why A Hedge......
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May 2 - Hedge Funds - Comments
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. (ADR) (NYSE:LFC) has experienced an increase in activity from the world’s largest hedge funds of late. In today......
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April 25 - News - Comments
iRobot Corporation (NASDAQ:IRBT) – Shares in the maker of home robots such as the Roomba vacuum cleaner and defense and security robots for military......
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April 24 - News - Comments
Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) – Shares in insurance, annuities and employee benefits provider, Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), are popping on Tuesday after the company......
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April 23 - News - Comments
Is ING Groep N.V. (ADR) (NYSE:ING) undervalued? The smart money is in a bullish mood. The number of bullish hedge fund positions improved by 4 recently......
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April 17 - News - Comments
The first quarter of the current year saw a few events that had significant impact on the operating performances of the US life insurance giants. In this......
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April 16 - News - Comments
When megainsurance company Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) finally closed the sale of its retail banking operations to General Electric Company (NYSE:GE)‘......
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April 11 - News - Comments
Is Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) the right investment to pursue these days? Prominent investors are taking a bullish view. The number of long hedge fund positions......
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March 26 - News - Comments
For years, long-term care insurance seemed like the ideal solution to one of the biggest concerns of an aging population. But after recent announcements......
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March 25 - News - Comments
Billionaire hedge-fund manager David Tepper runs Appaloosa Management, the $15-billion multi-strategy hedge fund. CNBC reports that Tepper is currently......
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March 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Now more than ever, a comfortable retirement depends on secure, stable investments. Unfortunately, the right stocks for retirement won’t just fall......
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March 18 - News - Comments
The best thing about the stock market is that you can make money in either direction. Historically, stock indexes have tended to trend up over the long......
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March 12 - News - Comments
I like to analyze what prominent investors buy or sell in the last reported quarter. In this article I detail what Appaloosa Management bought in the......
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March 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) distributes financial products (life insurance, mutual funds, debt elimination) to the underserved middle class in the U.S.,......
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March 1 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies......
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February 19 - News - Comments
Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET), with a history of over 140-years has grown to become a leading global insurance provider to over 90 million customers in over......
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February 15 - News - Comments
The first thing that pops up in my mind whenever I read about Lombardia Capital Partners is that it is a successful 100% employee-owned investment firm......
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February 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
A fledgling industry just a year ago, the mortgage servicing business is now red-hot, fueled by big banks shedding mortgage servicing rights in an attempt......
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February 4 - News - Comments