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By Mike Larson On August 18, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Have you ever heard of Marty Zweig? If not, he’s a famous money manager and author of the classic investing book Winning on Wall Street. Zweig passed away a few years ago, but one of his trademark...
By Gavin Magor On July 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Adequate capital is the most important factor when it comes to analyzing any insurer. That’s because capital levels can indicate what might happen to a company if the going gets tough and policy...
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 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 Jon D. Markman On May 31, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Autonomous delivery drones will arrive in three years. Self-driving trucks will hit roads two years later.
This week, Reuters reported the Japanese government’s plans to launch the autonomous...
By Gavin Magor On April 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Weiss issues safety ratings for thousands of insurance companies, but today I want to zero in on the safety of the often-discussed health insurance sector. We analyze their financial statements...
By Jon D. Markman On January 24, 201707:30 AM Eastern
It’s classic Amazon. Build an internal business to service the massive online store. Give it dominant scale. Sell the excess supply as a stand-alone enterprise.
Two weeks ago, The Wall Street...
By Jon D. Markman On August 9, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Samsung (SSNLF) just unveiled the best $800 smartphone money can buy. Sadly, there isn’t much pent-up demand for expensive, state-of-the-art mobile devices anymore.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is...
By Jon D. Markman On March 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Here are a few notes from my research and conversations on tech and markets over the weekend.
— Watch out, Tesla. Mercedes is launching its first plug-in hybrid-electric midsize sedan, the...
By Jon D. Markman On February 24, 201507:30 AM Eastern
We have talked a lot in recent months about the panorama of technology innovation, but in our lifetimes there have been very few truly revolutionary technology developments.
The standard is...