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Health Insurers Weaker than Ever Before
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,...
Invest in real estate?
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. The...
Death Throes for Macy’s, Kohl’s, JCP and Other Major Retailers?
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...
Treasury ETFs Still Hold Attraction
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...
Brexit: Bank of England Desperation Play
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...
Oh Canada! Your Banks Are on Top
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...
UPDATE: Turbulence in the Skies Continues
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...
Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy Look For New Clubs as Nike Drops Equipment Lines
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 8, 201601:20 PM Eastern
Sometimes companies do the right thing even though they risk shocking their diehard fans. Nike (NKE, Weiss Rating B) did just that last Thursday, when it announced it was dropping golf equipment...
Oil Giants Disappoint – Are There Any Good Energy Stocks?
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 1, 201612:46 PM Eastern
With Exxon and Chevron reporting disappointing results on Friday, and considering the general malaise in the energy sector, surely there must be some stocks that fit the criteria for safe longer...
Bank or a Credit Union?
By The Weiss Ratings Team On August 1, 201612:45 PM Eastern
“Where do I put my hard earned cash?”  “Who should I use to finance my auto or home loan?” These are the questions asked by many, and sound decisions must be made in order to preserve and manage...
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Dr. Weiss is the founder of Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading provider of 100% independent grades on stocks, mutual funds and financial institutions, as well as the world’s only ratings agency that grades cryptocurrencies. He founded his company in 1971, and thanks largely to his strict independence, has established a 50-year record of accuracy. Forbes called him “Mr. Independence.” The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that his insurance company ratings outperformed those of A.M. Best, S&P and Moody’s by at least three to one. And The Wall Street Journal reported that investors using the Weiss stock ratings could have made more money than those following the grades issued by Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Standard & Poor’s and every other firm reviewed.