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By Remi Lukosiunas On May 2, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Stashing your cash in one place may not always be the best idea. It’s like picking your investments: You want to diversify your portfolio in case some of them underperform. But from the looks of...
By Mike Larson On May 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
President Donald Trump just unveiled the “biggest tax cut” ever. Or at least, that’s what he and deputies like Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn are...
By Mike Larson On April 28, 201707:00 AM Eastern
When I was a kid, my mom doled out a lot of oatmeal for breakfast. She tried to spice it up with brown sugar or raisins sometime, and of course, it met my nutritional needs. But let’s be honest:...
By Gavin Magor On April 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I wrote about the health insurance industry, outlining how safety and investment ratings can differ. Today, I would like to focus on the entire insurance industry and the top rated,...
By Mandeep Rai On April 26, 201707:50 AM Eastern
I want to start today’s column by showing you four charts – each of which illustrates the results from a different investment strategy. The red line in these charts shows the back-tested results...
By Remi Lukosiunas On April 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I talked about how the banking industry is in recovery mode. Specifically, data from both Weiss Ratings and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have shown a significant...
By Mike Larson On April 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
By the time you read this, we should know the results from the first round of French elections. The vote was designed to narrow the field to two candidates, one of whom French voters will choose...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 21, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Three months ago, financial stocks were all the rage – and for good reason. Investors were convinced we had the perfect positive storm of rising inflation … promises of deregulation from the...
By Mike Larson On April 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Who’s winning the ETF performance derby so far this year – stocks or bonds? The answer might surprise you.
Take a look at this table. It shows the performance of ten benchmark ETFs, including...
By Gavin Magor On April 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Weiss issues safety ratings for thousands of insurance companies, but today I want to zero in on the safety of the often-discussed health insurance sector. We analyze their financial statements...