By Gavin Magor On June 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Of all the companies that suffered during the housing crisis and Great Recession, mortgage insurers fared among the worst. Many fell by the wayside as the financial crisis bit hard, and losses...
By Sean Brodrick On June 7, 201709:44 AM Eastern
Hello from the road!
I left South Florida yesterday, in rain so hard I’m surprised I didn’t see a guy with a beard moving a boatload of animals down I-95 on my way to the airport.
Then I flew...
By Mandeep Rai On June 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Behavioral finance may sound like a dry topic. But I can assure you it isn’t, at least when it comes to the investment markets. If you can identify the biases, mistakes, and irrational decisions...
By Remi Lukosiunas On June 6, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The U.S. banking industry is shrinking dramatically – and that means consumers have fewer options when it comes to finding an institution to do business with. There were only 5,856 federally...
By Sean Brodrick On June 5, 201701:26 PM Eastern
This week, I’m flying to Nevada. Then I’m renting a car and driving like a bat out of hell to Arizona. It turns out that the easiest way to reach this remote corner of Arizona is to fly to...
By Mike Larson On June 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We’re almost halfway through the year, and as I alluded to on Friday, the performance derby isn’t even close.
Just look at this chart showing each of the 11 S&P 500 Index sectors, and how...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On June 2, 201709:00 AM Eastern
Tech, tech, and more tech. That’s what’s leading the market so far in 2017.
Just consider the divergence in performance of the five main ETFs tracking the “Qs”, the S&P 500, the Dow Industrials,...
By Mike Larson On June 2, 201707:00 AM Eastern
What’s one of the biggest market stories so far this year? Tech stocks are flying, while energy stocks are dying! Take a look at this ratio chart. It shows the spread, or difference, in...
By Gavin Magor On June 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
A number of life-changing events can make people think about purchasing life insurance. If you just got married or had a newborn, chances are you’re concerned about the future a lot more now than...
By Sean Brodrick On May 31, 201711:00 AM Eastern
It is time to exit Asanko Gold Inc. (NYSE: AKG). I told you yesterday that the market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent. That’s the case with Asanko, which is down about 20%...