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Why Bank of America's Stock Tumbled on Tuesday
It was a tough day for bank stocks, with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) leading the way. Shares of the nation's second-biggest bank by assets fell 3.2% on Tuesday.That exceeded the 2.3% drop of the....
Is Wells Fargo a Good Stock for Dividend Investors?
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has had its fair share of troubles over the past year, beginning 12 months ago when regulators revealed a massive multiyear sales scandal that had taken place at the bank.....
Most Popular Bank CEOs According to Their Employees
If you want to comprehensively understand a bank from an investment perspective, you need to look at it through several different lenses.Fundamental metrics are important, including those that....
The 2 Credit Card Companies With the Most Satisfied Customers
Americans love their plastic. Last year, for the first time in the Total System Services U.S. Consumer Payment Study's history, credit took over the top spot as the preferred way for U.S.....
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....
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.....
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....
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....
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....
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)....
2 Dividend Stocks for Baby Boomers
America's baby-boomer generation is driving the biggest mass retirement trend in America's history. Between now and 2029, an average of 3 million baby boomers will turn 65 every year. And while a....
Would Warren Buffett Buy 10% of Wells Fargo Today?
Warren Buffett has made it clear that he isn't abandoning Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) despite all of the trouble the bank has gotten into of late. But that shouldn't be interpreted as a signal for....
Here's Why Bank of America's Dividend Is So Safe
Banks have a tendency to cut their dividends when times get tough. But even if the economy were to turn down, there's little reason to think that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) would find it....
How Well do You Know Warren Buffett's New Financial Stock?
A glance at any portfolio from Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) from any era proves that the man loves financial companies. As ever, these days some of Berkshire's....
Is the American Express Company's Dividend Safe?
Over the past six years, not only has the American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) hiked its dividend, but it has done so by fairly generous amounts. In 2016, American Express raised its dividend by a....
Which Stocks Does Warren Buffett Own at Least $1 Billion Of?
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B), the conglomerate led by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, has a stock portfolio that contains nearly four dozen stock positions worth a total of....