Research & News
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 18, 201610:58 AM Eastern
In this week’s issue, we’re going to drill down and take a closer look at the Best Value Stocks screen. This will provide you with valuable insight as to which sectors compose the list – and are...
By Gavin Magor On August 15, 201603:50 PM Eastern
This week, our own Gavin Magor, Weiss Ratings’ senior financial analyst, took to the airwaves when he was invited to appear on the popular financial podcast, Money Life with Chuck Jaffe. Gavin was...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201603:46 PM Eastern
Last week we posted our list of All-American Mutual Funds, and the response was incredible. It’s become one of our most viewed posts, and many of you wrote in and asked how we arrived at those...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201602:18 PM Eastern
Our latest round of ratings indicates the number of recommended health insurers has gone down by 46.9 percent since Q3, 2013, when there were 130 health insurers rated B+ or higher. Now, in Q1,...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201602:14 PM Eastern
Our analysis and ratings indicate this might be a good time to invest in real estate. And while some say the next crash is right around the corner, the most recent numbers suggest otherwise.
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By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 15, 201602:12 PM Eastern
As we noted in May, Macy’s (Weiss Rating of D+, a Sell) customers are shopping elsewhere in droves. CEO Terry Lundgren clearly agrees. During the Q2 earnings call last Thursday, it was announced...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 8, 201601:57 PM Eastern
Treasury ETFs have been on a tear in recent times, with five year average returns of 40.9 percent. This might appear completely at odds with the convention that says with interest rates so low...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 8, 201601:55 PM Eastern
Almost as if to say “We told you so,” the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, announced Thursday, there would be an interest rate cut of 0.25% from 0.50%, with immediate effect because...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 8, 201601:24 PM Eastern
Out of all buy rated bank stocks with market cap of $10 billion or more, there were three Canadian banks occupying spots in our top 5 performing bank list. With year-to-date returns in the high...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 8, 201601:23 PM Eastern
Don’t tell us we didn’t warn you. It has only been two weeks since we warned you about turmoil in the major U.S. airlines and their struggle to conduct business amid the price wars with each...