30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds in Q1 of 2019
“By the end of the First Quarter, equity markets had mostly bounced back from Q4 2018’s sharp decline. The dovish shift in Fed policy – which...
Posts Tagged ‘Wells Fargo & Company (WFC)’
Here Are Some of Billionaire Buffett’s Moves For Q1
Billionaire Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time. Given his investing acumen and track record, millions of investors watch how...
5 Stocks Billionaire Warren Buffett Likes
Warren Buffett is arguably the greatest investor of all time. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett went to school in Columbia Business School, where he studied...
4 Stocks Billionaire David Tepper Bought in Q3 (and 1 He Dumped)
Billionaire David Tepper is the founder and manager of $14 billion hedge fund Appaloosa Management. Tepper’s fund has been hugely successful since...
What Hedge Funds Thinks About These Companies Upgraded By Deutsche Bank
Global stock markets rallied yesterday on the back of increasing expectations of more policy easing from the Chinese government and strong German trade...
Exploring How 1 Bank Makes Its Money
Source: Tax Credits. Many investors shy away from investing in banks because they seem too complex or too difficult to understand, as they often have...
Big Bank Stocks: Why Risky Bankers Get Fired (and Conservative Ones Don’t)
Risk is cool and sexy. It’s also what destroys financial institutions and gets executives fired. At the end of last week, I wrote an article about...
PNC Financial Services (PNC), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Key Goals for This Big Bank
A company’s strategic plan (and ability to execute that plan) is critical to the success of the business and thus its stock. One big bank has its...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC): What Every Bank Wants Investors to Know
Source: Andrew Magill, Flickr. Every individual likes to see themselves as unique. Banks are no different. Read through any presentation or earnings release...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): The Future of Free Checking According to PNC Financial Services (PNC)’s CEO
Bank check from Whitney Bank, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1905. Source: Wikimedia Commons. “The old model is basically broken,” William S. Demchak...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc (C): Surprise! Big Banks Pass Self-Administered Stress Tests
A slew of big banks just passed another stress test, mandated under the Dodd-Frank reform law. This time, however, the tests weren’t overseen by...
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (WMT), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), NIKE, Inc. (NKE): A Case for Morality in Investment
In 2010, 4,157 people died in workplace incidents in the U.S. That was a good year — from 1993 to 2007, we lost more than 5,000 workers every year...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA): Feds Blink on New MBS Risk Retention Rules
Federal regulators recently proposed new risk retention rules for mortgage-backed securities. The rules appear to be a major concession to the real estate...
Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB) – Big Banks vs. Baby Banks: Which Would You Buy?
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...
Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Can the Big Banks Be Trusted?
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...
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Why the Richest Americans Could Be Set Up for Disaster
Let’s face it: We’d all like to own a private jet, get driven around by chauffeurs in rare automobiles, eat at the priciest restaurants, and...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Will the Fed Send Stocks Soaring Next Week?
Make no mistake about it: Next week is all about the Federal Reserve. On Wednesday afternoon, the central bank is slated to release its most recent statement...
Toll Brothers Inc (TOL), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Three Reasons to Be Optimistic About the U.S. Recovery
Jerome Powell thinks there are three major reasons to be optimistic about the U.S. economic recovery. Yet we’ve watched the S&P 500 fall almost...
Wall Street Loves Ford Motor Company (F), General Motors Company (GM) Comeback
Source: Alden Jewell. Recent news regarding the resurgence in automobile sales often cites how automakers such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Toyota...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Citigroup Inc (C): A Mixed Blessing for Banks
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...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), BofI Holding, Inc. (BOFI): Banks Turn Wary of Congress-Controlled Mortgage Backers
Source: 401(K) 2012. A long-standing love affair between Federal National Mortgage Association (OTCBB:FNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTCBB...
Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) – Damage Control: What Should Big Banks Do to Repair Their Brands?
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...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Demystifying 3 Banks “Losing” Billions
Rising interest rates may be good for a bank’s revenue stream, but they have the ability to wreak havoc on the balance sheet and, thus, shareholder...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Still Doesn’t Have to Worry About Inflation
Although we don’t believe in timing the market or panicking over daily movements, we do like to keep an eye on market changes — just in case...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Should Credit Unions Pay Taxes?
Credit unions got a big reputational boost during the financial crisis, as banking customers protested what in their eyes were reckless lending practices...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): What You May Be Missing About Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)
The bad news has continued rolling in on the mortgage front. Mortgage applications are falling… fast. Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) jumped out...
Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Bank of America Corp (BAC)’s Presentation to Analysts
On Wednesday, Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)‘s chief financial officer Bruce Thompson presented at this year’s Barclays Global Financial...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Why Citigroup Inc. (C) Is Firing 120 Employees
It’s safe to say that mortgage bankers have seen better days. On Wednesday, Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) became the most recent major lender to announce...
Citigroup Inc (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)–Mortgages: A Bank’s Eye View
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...
Citigroup Inc (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC)–Leveraged Banks: How Much Is Too Much?
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...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Who’s Getting Rich on the Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Debt Deal
There’s big money being made from the massive Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) buyout of Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD)‘s stake...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Bank of America Corp (BAC), PNC Financial Services (PNC): See What These Lenders Just Admitted
The nation’s two largest mortgage originators separately acknowledged this week that mortgage origination volumes are in free-fall thanks to higher...
Bank of The Ozarks Inc (OZRK), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Is It Time to Book Some Profits Here?
It’s undeniable that Bank of the Ozarks Inc (NASDAQ:OZRK) is one of the best and most profitable regional banks in the U.S., but shares are right...
KeyCorp (KEY), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI): A Very Positive Sign for Banks
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...
NVR, Inc. (NVR), Masco Corporation (MAS), AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV): Tuesday’s Top Upgrades (and Downgrades)
This series, brought to you by Yahoo! Finance, looks at which upgrades and downgrades make sense, and which ones investors should act on. Today, our headlines...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): This Is Why Bank of America Corp (BAC) Lags Its Peers
If you own shares of Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), then it’s likely you’ve wondered why it always seems to be so far behind its nearest...
American International Group Inc (AIG), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) – The Fed: What Great Investors Have to Say
Seth Klarman and Warren Buffett. Sources: 100WHF and Aaron Friedman. Next year, the Federal Reserve will have a new chairman. It may also have a new...
The Home Depot, Inc. (HD), Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW): Why You Shouldn’t Give Up on Housing
It’s not often that a company beats estimates and raises guidance only for the stock to be promptly sold-off by investors. Clearly, in the case...
The Coca-Cola Company (KO), Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A): Five Stocks Warren Buffett Loves
Source: Wikimedia Commons. How do you pick a great stock? As a financial writer, and one that focuses on stocks in particular, that’s a question...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Bank of America Corp (BAC)’s Legal Liability Is About to Soar
There is little doubt that it is a positive move for Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) to bring Merrill Lynch into the family fold, a merger that will...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): A Big Deal Continues to Lift Banking Stocks
Decent macroeconomic news and a high-profile Asian sell-off are fueling the bulls charging bank stocks today. Financial types love deals, so the market...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), EverBank Financial Corp (EVER): Want a Cheaper Mortgage? Buy a Bigger House
For the first time in history, the interest rate on jumbo mortgages is lower than that on conforming mortgages. Data released yesterday by the Mortgage...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Winners & Losers of the Financial Crisis
Just short of five years ago, the 158-year-old investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, setting off a chain of events that rivaled, and in...
American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NLY), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Mortgage Activity Picks Up for Third Time in 17 Weeks
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans notched a rare increase last week. The industry group’s market...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), BofI Holding, Inc. (BOFI), Bank of America Corp (BAC): Rising Rates Could Hurt Multi-Bagger Stock
Banks generally benefit from rising rates because they can charge more for loans while adding very little to how much they pay for deposits. Over time...
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (TEVA): It’s All About The Cold Hard Cash
This past week has been fairly brutal to stocks as the situation in Syria deteriorated and American saber-rattling suggested that a military intervention...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): Bullish on Bank of America Corp (BAC)?
Whatever anyone thinks about Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), and specifically its actions before and during the financial crisis, there’s no question...
Bank of America Corp (BAC), Citigroup Inc (C), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Watered-Down Mortgage Rules Probably Won’t Prevent Another Crisis
Last week, a conglomeration of federal agencies unveiled the newest set of proposals regulating the mortgage industry. A newer, shinier version of those...
Morgan Stanley (MS), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC): Bank of America Corp (BAC) Closes an Ugly Chapter in the Merrill Lynch Story
Back in 2005, a lone Merrill Lynch broker decided he’d had enough. George McReynolds filed a lawsuit against the big brokerage, claiming race discrimination...
Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Discover Financial Services (DFS): One Company Charging Into the Student Loan Business
Student loans are a hotly debated and contested product across the financial services industry, a key gripe of the Occupy Wall Street protestors, and...
