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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...
Amazon Shocks Grocery Industry with $13.7 BLN Whole Foods Buy
By Mike Larson On June 19, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Nobody saw THAT coming! Amazon.com (AMZN, Rated “C”) shocked the entire grocery industry on Friday when it announced plans to buy the higher-end chain Whole Foods (WFM, Rated “C”) for $13.7...
Is Leaders-to-Laggards Rotation a Sign of Things to Come?
By Mike Larson On June 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Things can change fast in the stock market, and nothing makes that clearer than the action over the past week. Leaders are starting to lag, while laggards are starting to lead. And if I’m right,...
Premium Income Pads P&C Insurer Profits – But Firms Make Billions from Investments, Too
By Gavin Magor On June 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If you own a car or a home, you most likely have a Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance policy to protect those assets. And as you might expect, the insurers writing those policies make a profit...
Tech Stocks Get De-FAANG-ed ... and That’s a Good Thing!
By Mandeep Rai On June 14, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Let me come out and say right up front that I don’t usually cheer when stocks go down. After all, I am personally invested and generally become richer when markets go up. But there are times...
Texas, Iowa and Illinois – Home to Most Recommended Banks in the Nation
By Remi Lukosiunas On June 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week I talked about declining number of banks and how this downward pattern may leave us with fewer options to choose from. But our latest round of ratings gives us some encouraging news...
How High-Yield, Dividend-Paying Investments Can Turbocharge Your Income
By Mike Larson On June 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Over the last 10 years, global central banks have waged war on your income portfolio. They’ve slashed benchmark interest rates more than 667 times, and driven yields even lower with more than $12...
What are Bond ETFs Trying to Tell Us (and How Can You Profit)?
By Mike Larson On June 9, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Okay, true confession time: I watch the bond market like a hawk. Nothing fascinates me more than interest rates. That may not make me the most exciting cocktail party guest. But it has helped me...
The Latest Trends in Mortgage Insurance, and How They Impact You
By Gavin Magor On June 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Of all the companies that suffered during the housing crisis and Great Recession, mortgage insurers fared among the worst. Many fell by the wayside as the financial crisis bit hard, and losses...
Four Toxic Investor Biases – and How I Can Help You Overcome Them
By Mandeep Rai On June 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Behavioral finance may sound like a dry topic. But I can assure you it isn’t, at least when it comes to the investment markets. If you can identify the biases, mistakes, and irrational decisions...
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