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Get Ready for Some REAL Market Fireworks Later this Year
By Mike Larson On July 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Fourth of July holiday is one of my all-time favorites. Over the past several years, my wife, kids, and I have done beach and pool days … grilled ribs, burgers, salmon, and hot dogs … caught...
Why Market-Beating, Yet Reliable, Dividends are an Investor's Best Friend
By Mike Larson On June 30, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Some investors like to fly close to the sun, loading up on red-hot “FAANG” stocks and riding them until they implode. Others like to dig around in the deepest, darkest market sludge, buying...
Three Reasons Why Start Up Insurers Face an Uphill Climb
By Gavin Magor On June 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week I wrote about Property & Casualty insurers that began operation within the last five years. I outlined that of the rated ones, a majority are considered vulnerable, with a “D” or “E”...
Credit Unions Boost Lending $89.5 BLN, While Loan Quality Improves
By Remi Lukosiunas On June 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Just like with most financial institutions, credit unions know that lending is one of the driving forces behind growth. The more loans they give out, the more money they can make — which can...
My Favorite Vacation Stocks Keep on Flying; Make Sure You're on Board!
By Mike Larson On June 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As you read this, I’m in New York City. My brother and I are showing our families around the Big Apple, taking in museums, restaurants, a Broadway show, and more as part of a summer vacation. ...
Where the BUYS are: The Weiss Ratings Perspective
By Mike Larson On June 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Fun fact about South Florida: The 1960 movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a Spring Break mecca. Legions of real-life college students followed the movie’s fictional main...
Making Money Isn’t as Easy as You Might Think for New Insurance Companies
By Gavin Magor On June 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Insurance companies typically don’t elicit much sympathy from the public. We see them as either predatory, thieves or, at the very least, on par with lawyers as businesses that we rarely choose to...
Forgetting FANGMAN For Now
By Mandeep Rai On June 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The largest tech stocks, Facebook (FB, Rated “A-“), Amazon (AMZN, Rated “C”), Netflix (NFLX, Rated “C+”) and others in the acronym FANGMAN have become household names by getting all of the...
Will Biotechs Benefit as New Capital Floods into Stocks?
By Mandeep Rai On June 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Tech stocks may have caught a breather last week, and the S&P 500 may have dipped. But investors didn’t miss a beat. They were busy flooding the stock market with new capital! As of last...
What the Fed’s Rate Hike Means for Borrowers (and Banks)
By Remi Lukosiunas On June 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve approved its second interest rate hike of 2017 last week. It decided to bump the rate by an additional 0.25% to a new target rate of 1.25%. In the aftermath of this move, let’s...
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