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BofI Holding's Future Growth Catalysts
BofI Holding (NASDAQ: BOFI) has grown tremendously in recent years, but it's still a relatively small bank. Here are some of the catalysts that could help grow its business even more, as well as....
A Brief History of BofI Holding
A few years ago, BofI's (NASDAQ: BOFI) lending business was almost entirely mortgage-based, and its deposit accounts were mainly CDs. That's no longer the case. Here's a discussion of how the....
How BofI Holding Earns High Returns With Little Risk
BofI Holding (NASDAQ: BOFI) operates at a high net interest margin and delivers some of the best returns in the banking industry. In this clip, Michael Douglass and Matt Frankel discuss how the....
BofI Holding's Valuation: Cheap or Expensive?
BofI (NASDAQ: BOFI) trades for a seemingly high valuation, but that's because it is more profitable and efficient than other banks. In this clip, Industry Focus: Financials host Michael Douglass....
How BofI Holding Makes Money
With an online-only business model, BofI Holding (NASDAQ: BOFI) is a unique bank. But, like all banks, its primary business is taking deposits, lending money, and profiting from the difference in....
Will JPMorgan Chase Do a Stock Split in 2018?
The financial sector has gone through extremely volatile times over the past 15 years. Having benefited greatly from the housing boom in the early and mid-2000s, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and....
Bank of America Is Buying Back Even More Stock -- Here's What It Means to You
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has been one of the best-performing stocks in an impressive financial sector over the past couple of years. The stock has risen by more than 38% over the past year and....
BofI Holding: A Closer Look at This Online-Only Bank
Industry Focus: Financials edition host Michael Douglass and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel take a look at online-only bank BofI Holding (NASDAQ: BOFI), starting with an overview of the....
Here's Why Bank of America's Stock Could Hit $30 This Week
Shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) are surging yet again on Monday, after the Senate voted late last Friday in favor of cutting the corporate tax rate from 35% down to 20%.There's still work to....
Why Eagle Bancorp Inc. Stock Jumped on Monday
Shares of Eagle Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: EGBN) are up about 10% as of 11:15 a.m. EST on Monday after losing 24% of their value in active trading on Friday. Over the weekend, Eagle Bancorp put out two....
Analyst Picks: 1 Insurer to Buy, 1 to Hold, and 1 to Sell
Every day, Wall Street analysts upgrade some stocks, downgrade others, and "initiate coverage" on a few more. But do these analysts even know what they're talking about? Today, we're taking three....
When This Happens, Bitcoin Could Be Doomed
What's more powerful than a speeding locomotive and can leap tall buildings in a single bound? No, it's not Superman – it's bitcoin. Seemingly nothing can stop the world's most valuable and....
Why Warren Buffett Sold Some Wells Fargo Stock
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has fallen out of favor among investors. One of the "big four" incumbent U.S. banks, the company has recently been dogged by scandal and dinged by fundamental....
Capital Gains Tax Changes Hurt Mom and Pop Investors
The GOP's tax bill would hit individual investors with next capital gains tax rules, while allowing mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to operate under the old rules. The proposed changes will....
Why Eagle Bancorp Stock Plunged on Friday
Shares of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGBN) are down by more than 24% as of 4 p.m. EST after a short seller accused company insiders of treating Eagle "as their own private piggy bank." Aurelius....
2 Stocks to Help You Build Retirement Wealth
Forget the headlines about rapidly growing tech stocks and digital currencies, like bitcoin, that are shooting higher by the hour. These types of investments can certainly be exciting, and....
3 Dividend Stocks With Better Yields Than Coca-Cola
If you're looking for a good dividend stock, the three things that probably matter the most are the company's yield, its ability to maintain the payout, and its prospects for raising its dividend....
Will American Express Raise Its Dividend in 2018?
Turn the clock back 50 years, and American Express (NYSE: AXP) was one of the innovators of the financial industry. By helping to make the charge card a status symbol for success, AmEx set the....
Oaktree Specialty Lending: Get Ready for a Dividend Cut
In October, Oaktree Capital Group (NYSE: OAK) took over the management of Fifth Street Finance, a troubled business development company. It renamed the company Oaktree Specialty Lending....
Better Buy: Wells Fargo & Company vs. Bank of America
The banking sector has been one of the market's top performers over the past year or so, and there could be more good times ahead. If interest rates continue to rise, tax reform passes, and....
Bitcoin Group – Hat die Zukunft bereits begonnen?
Noch sind sich die Experten nicht einig, ob es sich bei den sogenannten Kryptowährungen mit den phantasievollen Namen wie Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero oder DASH usw. „nur“ um einen....
Why Bank of America’s Stock Is Climbing Again on Wednesday
For the second day in a row, shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) are handily outperforming the broader market. Halfway through the trading day, Bank of America's stock is up 2.1%. Meanwhile, the....
JPMorgan Chase Stock Soars Following Tax Bill Advance
It isn't often that shares of JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) climb 3.5% in a single day, but that's what happened on Tuesday, after optimism grew that the Senate may soon pass its tax reform bill, a....
Why Wells Fargo Stock Climbed on Tuesday
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) stock climbed 3% on Tuesday as the Senate inched closer to passing a tax bill that could cut the corporate tax rate from 35% down to 20%.Few companies would benefit as much....
Why Bank of America Stock Soared on Tuesday
Shares of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) climbed 3.9% in regular trading on Tuesday as confidence seemed to grow over the fate of the tax bill making its way through the Senate.Earlier in the day,....