With the recent sustained/continued stock market rally, and economists talking about economic recovery and small growth, the analysts have started to sing their same old tune. Now that the investors are a bit more optimistic, and more willing to take risky bets, they have started to recommend companies left and right again. They are starting [...]
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Analysts Singing The Same Old Tune
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged analyst recommendations, DIY Do It Yourself investor, stock picking on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What Is All The Stress With The Bank Stress Test?
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged Bank Of America (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Geithner's Proposed Bank Stress Test What does the bank stress test mean?, Implcations of the bank stress test, KeyCorp (KEY), PNC Financial Services (PNC), Regions Financial Corp (RF), SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI), Supervisory Capital Assessment Program, The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK), Treasury Department's Bank Stress Test, WARREN BUFFETT, Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There has been a lot of buzz lately regarding the US government’s stress test on the banks. This article with the tongue twister title will sum up what is it, what it really means for investors, and how concerned we should be about it.
What Is It?
The test is an analysis of the assets on the [...]
Wells Fargo & Co and US Bancorp Preferred Shares/Stock
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged corporate debt, dividend cut, preferred shares, preferred stock dividends, Strongest US banks, US Bancorp (USB), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), wells fargo cumulative preferred on April 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve decided to post my comments/answers to some recent questions that I have been receiving regarding Wells Fargo (WFC) and US Bancorp (USB) preferred shares/stock. This post is a follow up to my March 6 2009 article Wells Fargo and US Bancorp Slashes Dividend, which discussed their current situation and what investors should consider.
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Q: What [...]
Wells Fargo & Co and US Bancorp Slash Dividends
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged bank stocks, financial crisis, Financial education, investment planning, preferred stock dividends, US Bancorp (USB), Wachovia (WB), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), wells fargo cumulative preferred on March 6, 2009 | 6 Comments »
This week the US financial sector has been under extreme pressure, with additional government intervention to help Citibank and AIG, among other things. This week we’ve seen one of the two strongest and best managed big banks slash their common share dividends. Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) and US Bancorp (USB) both cut their dividend [...]
Is It A Good Time To Invest?
Posted in 101 KNOWLEDGE, STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged Financial education, investing, Investment principles, STOCKS / BONDS etc, Value investing on September 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
- With the current situation in the financial markets we have seen stock prices drop significantly over the past 12 months. Reaction & bailout measures by the Fed (US) in an attempt to instill investor confidence & calm the financial markets. They claim they “got it right this time”, and will avoid such messes in [...]
Bank Stocks & The Herd Mentality
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, tagged Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, Value investing, WARREN BUFFETT, Wells Fargo & Co on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The herd mentality gives Warren Buffet and other value investors the greatest opportunities in the worst of times. This is certainly true with quality banks such as Wells Fargo and others.
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Lets take a look at why:
Ultimately it is because the majority of individuals lack knowledge and are missing important pieces of information needed to [...]
Warren Buffett (Berkshire Hathaway) Stock Portfolio – Update 2008 Q1
Posted in STOCKS / BONDS etc, WARREN BUFFETT, tagged Berkshire Hathaway, Investments, Value investing, WARREN BUFFETT on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway stock updates for the first quarter of 2008:
Biggest increases:
BNI [ Burlington Northern Santa Fe]
- According to SEC, he also purchased shares a number of times in Jan 2008. First stake in 2nd quarter of 2007.
KFT [Kraft Foods]
- Added a large chunk this past quarter. First took a large stake [...]
