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By Mike Larson On October 9, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I love it when a plan comes together! That’s what the late, great George Peppard used to said as “Hannibal” on The A-Team – and it’s how I feel about many of our latest picks.
In my High Yield...
By Remi Lukosiunas On October 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Here at Weiss Ratings, we don’t just analyze and rate domestic banks. We also gather data and give unbiased opinions about the safety of banks all around the globe. In fact, there’s a good chance...
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 Remi Lukosiunas On August 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week’s article about community banks revealed that while they may be large in number, they don’t represent as much of the overall industry in terms of assets. After the article went online,...
By Mike Larson On July 14, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I just put the finishing touches on my latest, hot-off-the-presses issue of High Yield Investing. And I have to tell you, I’m as excited about this brand new letter as I’ve been about any...
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 Mike Larson On May 26, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Moody’s Investors Service just downgraded China. But someone apparently forgot to tell Chinese funds the “bad news.” That’s because they’re some of the best performers in the entire market!...
By Remi Lukosiunas On May 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
You work hard to earn your money, and you deposit it into a bank account so it can be kept safe and so you can have access to it later. But at what cost? Around $4.2 billion per quarter, or...
By Mike Larson On May 19, 201707:00 AM Eastern
How much is too much? That’s the question the Securities and Exchange Commission is wrestling with when it comes to leverage. Earlier this week, the SEC halted the approval process for a pair of...
By Remi Lukosiunas On April 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week, I talked about how the banking industry is in recovery mode. Specifically, data from both Weiss Ratings and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) have shown a significant...