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15 Stocks Up More Than 500% Over the Last 8 Years
Since bottoming out in its a financial-crisis low in March 2009, the U.S. stock market has performed exceptionally well: Eight-and-a-half years later, the S&P 500 is up by 263%. Naturally,....
Why Is Bank of America's Dividend Growing So Fast?
Earlier this year, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) announced that it would increase its dividend by 60%, boosting its quarterly payout from $0.075 per share up to $0.12 per share.That's a hefty....
What's Causing Health Insurance Innovations to Drop 12% Today?
After the Trump administration said it will cut spending on ads for the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, by 90% and reduce payments to third parties that help individuals select health insurance....
Warren Buffett Is Now the Biggest Shareholder of Two Massive Banks
The most important person in the bank industry isn't a banker -- it's Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B).He cemented that role this week, by....
What the Biggest Investors Are Doing About Opko Health Stock's Dismal Performance
So far in 2017, Opko Health (NASDAQ: OPK) has lost roughly one-third of its market cap. The stock finished 2016 down 7% due to an end-of-year plunge.Things aren't going well for multiple reasons.....
Bullish on Welltower? You'll Love These 3 Stocks
Welltower (NYSE: HCN) is the largest real estate investment trust focused specifically on healthcare real estate, and I've written before about why the company should be an excellent long-term....
You Wouldn't Believe the Size of HCP Inc.'s Market Opportunity
It's been almost a year since healthcare real estate investment trust HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) spun off its skilled nursing assets and decided to focus on its core property types -- senior housing,....
Aflac Quacks the Code for Growth
AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) shareholders have had plenty to cheer about in 2017. This year, the company's stock price has increased almost 15%, a good deal better than the S&P 500's return....
A Banker Who "Bets the Farm" on Culture
Every CEO will tell you that culture is important, but few of them seem to actually mean it. Terry Turner is an exception. He's leveraged culture as the CEO of Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:....
The Secret to Jamie Dimon's Success as CEO of JPMorgan Chase
Most banks during the financial crisis went to the U.S. government for help. But it was the exact opposite case with JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), which answered the government's call to rescue not....
Why Richard Davis Was Such a Good Banker
Talk to anyone in the bank industry and they'll tell you the same thing: U.S. Bancorp's (NYSE: USB) Richard Davis is one of a kind. Not only is he highly respected for the type of person that he....
What Hugh McColl Did for the Bank Industry
If you were to make a list of the most influential bankers in the United States, few would surpass Hugh McColl, the former CEO of Bank of America (NYSE: BAC). It wasn't just that McColl was....
Robert Wilmers: The Buffett of Banking
Robert Wilmers may not be a household name, but the chairman and CEO of M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) is one of this country's finest bankers. Since assuming control of the Buffalo, New York-based....
Wells Fargo Now Says 3.5 Million Accounts May Have Been Unauthorized
The first step in addressing a problem is recognizing that there is one. That's a lesson Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) seems to have taken to heart.On Thursday, the bank released the results of a....
Big Investors Are Buying Cara Therapeutics Stock. Should You?
Nearly half of Cara Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CARA) shares are owned by institutions. Another 15% of Cara stock is held by funds. Big investors are clearly very interested in the biotech. Those big....
3 Top Small-Cap Stocks to Buy in Real Estate
Looking back over the past several decades, we can see the long-term growth power of well-run real estate investment trusts, or REITs. For example, leading healthcare REIT Welltower has produced a....
Worried About Losing Your Luggage When You Travel? These Credit Cards Cover Baggage Delays
One of the most overlooked benefits of credit cards is delayed baggage insurance. If you travel a lot and check your bags, you'll eventually experience a delayed bag. And sometimes you'll wait....
Lessons Learned From Our Mistake
We're doing a theme week on Industry Focus over the next five days on times we were wrong in the past. To kick the week off, we look back on a show in November 2015 about how we believed that....
We Were Wrong on Wells Fargo
We're doing a theme week on Industry Focus over the next five days on times we were wrong in the past. To kick the week off, we look back on a show in November 2015, when we postulated that rumors....
Better Buy: Welltower Inc. vs. National Health Investors Inc.
Healthcare real estate is shaping up to be a compelling investment opportunity over the coming decades, and there are several different healthcare real estate investment trusts, or REITs, that can....
Bitcoin Investment Trust's Premium Has Exploded
Speculators are paying high prices to bet on bitcoin. At the market close on Tuesday, Bitcoin Investment Trust (NASDAQOTH: GBTC) traded at a price 101.6% higher than the actual market value of the....
The Best Bankers in America
It's easy to get caught up in numbers and metrics when you're thinking about investing, but at the end of the day, people are at the root of everything that happens in the financial world. Every....
3 High-Yield Stocks for Retirees
In retirement, most investors go from building a nest egg to spending the money they've spent a lifetime saving. To fund retirement, dividends are a great option for at least part of a retired....
3 High-Upside Ways to Play the Dying Mall
It seems that just about every large brick-and-mortar business is being sold off these days. While the fear may be warranted for some retailers -- after all, store closures are expected to exceed....
Warren Buffett Officially Owns 700 Million Shares of This Bank Stock
Warren Buffett made a savvy deal in the post-financial-crisis era that gave Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) the right to purchase 700 million shares of Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC)....