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By Mandeep Rai On September 13, 201707:00 AM Eastern
You’ve heard me talk about our Weiss Ratings Model plenty of times. But what is it really? How does it work? And most importantly, why should you care?
That’s a lot of questions, and I’ll start...
By Gavin Magor On September 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Harvey recently hammered Texas, causing losses that could eventually total tens (or even hundreds) of billions of dollars. Now in Hurricane Irma’s wake, many are wondering about...
By Mike Larson On September 11, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have together caused billions of dollars in property damage, disrupted countless businesses, and tragically, cost dozens of lives.
But as I wrote recently, the...
By Mike Larson On September 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I wrote about Hurricane Harvey. I suggested investors could “do well by doing good” by investing in companies whose products will help fuel the rebuilding and recovery process in Texas...
By Remi Lukosiunas On September 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As the clean-up begins in earnest after Hurricane Harvey, the storm’s financial impact inevitably comes to mind. Customers have loans and deposits with banks in the region, and they may worry...
By Gavin Magor On August 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The scenes in Texas are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. We’re seeing once again that flooding caused by storm surge and heavy rain can be much more devastating during hurricanes than the...
By Gavin Magor On August 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Many would agree with me that using a pen to fill out important paperwork — then sending it in via snail mail — is a thing of the past. Most of these tasks can now be completed, submitted, and...
By Mandeep Rai On August 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Every 18 months or so throughout this bull market, stocks have experienced a correction of around 10%. The last time we saw that kind of pullback was at the end of 2015. It lasted through...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Have you ever seen a bank tucked away in some shopping plaza, or just sitting on some lonely street corner? Then you looked at the name of it and thought to yourself: “What is this bank? I’ve...
By Jon D. Markman On August 21, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Most stocks suck. I have been saying it for a long time. It has nothing to do with markets, or even with the economy.
Last week, Foot Locker (FL) reported terrible results. Shares in the...