Daily Research & News
By Gavin Magor On July 6, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Health insurance is a big unknown for millions of Americans as the new healthcare bill is being drafted for the Senate approval. In the meantime, some of the largest health insurers are just as...
By Mandeep Rai On July 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
There’s been a hope trade since the election that growth is going to come back, but we’ve seen little definitive policies accompany the promise of lower taxes, infrastructure plans, profit...
By Mike Larson On July 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Fourth of July holiday is one of my all-time favorites.
Over the past several years, my wife, kids, and I have done beach and pool days … grilled ribs, burgers, salmon, and hot dogs … caught...
By Mike Larson On June 30, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Some investors like to fly close to the sun, loading up on red-hot “FAANG” stocks and riding them until they implode.
Others like to dig around in the deepest, darkest market sludge, buying...
By Gavin Magor On June 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week I wrote about Property & Casualty insurers that began operation within the last five years. I outlined that of the rated ones, a majority are considered vulnerable, with a “D” or “E”...
By Remi Lukosiunas On June 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Just like with most financial institutions, credit unions know that lending is one of the driving forces behind growth.
The more loans they give out, the more money they can make — which can...
By Mike Larson On June 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As you read this, I’m in New York City. My brother and I are showing our families around the Big Apple, taking in museums, restaurants, a Broadway show, and more as part of a summer vacation.
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By Mike Larson On June 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Fun fact about South Florida: The 1960 movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a Spring Break mecca. Legions of real-life college students followed the movie’s fictional main...
By Gavin Magor On June 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Insurance companies typically don’t elicit much sympathy from the public. We see them as either predatory, thieves or, at the very least, on par with lawyers as businesses that we rarely choose to...
By Mandeep Rai On June 21, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Tech stocks may have caught a breather last week, and the S&P 500 may have dipped. But investors didn’t miss a beat. They were busy flooding the stock market with new capital!
As of last...