Paul Tudor Jones Sees the S&P 500 Plunging 25% if Warren Elected, Jumping Another 15% on Trump (CNBC) Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones believes...
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November 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Do you know which are the 16 biggest commercial banks in New York City? Let’s start with what is a commercial bank. A commercial bank is an institution...
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February 2 - Lists, News - Comments
Billionaire Mario Gabelli, who manages around $37.5 billion through his hedge fund GAMCO Investors, was one of the few Wall Street titans who had predicted...
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November 21 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
U.S stocks are mixed in Wednesday trading, as investors await the Fed’s decision on monetary policy. Among the stocks posting large moves in both directions...
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July 27 - Market Movers, News - Comments
At a time when the S&P 500 is up over 1%, shares of Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), State Street Corp (NYSE:STT), and ...
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October 23 - Earnings Report, Market Movers, News - Comments
On this day in economic and business history… An eight-decade stretch of American finance without central-banking oversight began on Sept. 10, 1833...
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September 11 - News - Comments
The exchange-traded fund industry has grown immensely over the past decade. With U.S. ETF assets having hit the $1.5 trillion milestone earlier this year...
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September 10 - ETF Trading, 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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September 9 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
If you happen to be a huge market nerd who keeps close track of SEC filings, you probably know Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) recently released its...
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August 20 - News - Comments
With recovery in the global economy and volatility in the global equity, bond, and currency market, demand is increasing for fund management companies...
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July 18 - News - Comments
The exchange-traded fund market has swelled to a multitrillion-dollar industry. One gigantic provider not only stands out among the rest but also recently...
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July 8 - News - Comments
The Fed just tightened regulations on America’s largest banks. If you’re “too big to fail,” you’ll have to live up to premium...
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July 3 - News - Comments
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) is one of the leading bank holding companies that serves institutional investors. The company has over $25 trillion...
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June 17 - News - Comments
When it comes to big, publicly owned investment management companies, there’s little doubt which one investors love best: BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE...
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June 10 - News - Comments
State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) is a trust bank which provides securities services to institutional investors and back end services to investment...
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June 4 - News - Comments
Technology has taken over many jobs while shifting a bit of the work to the consumer. Grocery stores employ self-checkouts, which force us to learn the...
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May 31 - News - Comments
Many people lost faith in banks after witnessing the collapse of Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers during the Global Financial Crisis. However, not all...
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May 22 - News - Comments
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK),an investment management firm, has been doing exceptionally well for some time. Its stock has been outperforming the market...
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May 8 - 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
A filing with the SEC has revealed that BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) Board member Thomas Montag directly purchased 5,000 shares of stock in the $43 billion...
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April 23 - Insider Trading - Comments
We all procrastinate from time to time. That’s OK with relatively trivial things in life, like taking out the trash and unloading the dishwasher...
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April 9 - News - Comments
Billionaire and superinvestor Warren Buffett knows a good deal when he sees one. Not only does he boast enviable power to cut a great deal but also unparalleled...
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March 30 - News - Comments
Billionaire Nelson Peltz runs the activist hedge fund Train Partners, a $5 billion hedge fund that is heavily concentrated in a select number of stocks...
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March 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The multitrillion-dollar exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has brokerage firms fighting tooth and nail for your business. Just last week, Fidelity and...
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March 18 - News - Comments
If there’s one thing that probably shouldn’t surprise you about the Federal Reserve’s announcement yesterday, it’s that the massive...
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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 test results, which examined the impact of a severe economic downturn...
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March 13 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely — if ever — make you rich. If your objective is to buy low and sell high, then...
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March 7 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely — if ever — make you rich. If your objective is to buy low and sell high, then...
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February 22 - News - Comments
Every investor would love to stumble upon the perfect stock. But will you ever really find a stock that provides everything you could possibly want? One...
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February 20 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely — if ever — make you rich. If your objective is to buy low and sell high, then...
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February 20 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely if ever make you rich. If your objective is to buy low and sell high, then, in the words...
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February 19 - News - Comments
When it comes to investing, going with the crowd will rarely if ever make you rich. If your objective is to buy low and sell high, then, in the words...
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February 19 - News - Comments
13F filings for the fourth quarter of 2012 are in and we have been looking through them as part of our investing strategies and in order to provide information...
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February 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
An interesting point has been brought up by MFP Investors LLC’s Michael Price, one of the most respected value investors since the 1980’s....
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February 13 - News - Comments
Many Wall Street firms believe the way to get rich is by using other people’s money. Two pension funds think that’s exactly what BlackRock...
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February 5 - News - Comments
BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) Board member John Varley has purchased 427 shares of the company’s stock at an average price of $233.59 per share, bringing...
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January 22 - Insider Trading - Comments
Farallon Capital Management is one of the largest hedge funds in the world, with over $20 billion in assets under management at the beginning of 2012....
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December 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Trian Partners is an activist hedge fund headed by Nelson Peltz and his partner Peter May. In November the fund filed its 13F with the SEC, disclosing...
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November 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Recent filings with the SEC have disclosed that between his direct holdings and indirect forms of ownership such as a controlled LLC and a trust, BlackRock...
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October 23 - Insider Trading - Comments
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS), one of the world’s leading investment banking and securities companies, is expected to grow revenue 7% in 2012, a...
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October 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Insider trading activity is always an important indicator to track, and it’s usually better to emulate bullish corporate execs than their bearish...
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October 11 - Insider Trading - Comments
SAC trader in Preet’s sights (NYPost) Oops, they did it again! Yet another trader with ties to hedge-fund titan Steven Cohen has gotten caught up in...
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September 26 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Einhorn’s Greenlight Posts 4 Percent August Gain (InstitutionalInvestor) David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital posted a 4 percent gain in August....
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September 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kodak patent auction to be probed (IndiaTimes) A New York hedge fund that owns bonds of bankrupt Eastman Kodak has asked the US Trustee to probe the company...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Tiger Management Helps Next-Generation Funds (NYTimes) When a top hedge fund manager donated money to start a student-run portfolio at the University...
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July 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge fund manager Barton Biggs dies at age 79 (Opalesque) Ex-Morgan Stanley strategies and hedge fund manager Barton Biggs died on Saturday, according...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Goldman Sachs May Sell A Hedge Fund Division To State Street (Bloomberg) Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), the fifth- biggest U.S. bank by assets, is in...
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June 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Jim Cramer Says Celgene is Better Than Pfizer (InsiderMonkey) Jim Cramer is the host of the popular “Mad Money” show on CNBC. He is famous for making...
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November 21 - Uncategorized - Comments
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Warns State Street (Businessweek) Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz admonished the board of State Street Corp. over poor performance...
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October 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
