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By Jon D. Markman On July 24, 201702:00 PM Eastern
There is a new theory making the rounds on Wall Street.
It holds that historically low volatility is the product of smarter investors who are armed with more information.
It is a cool theory....
By Gavin Magor On July 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Auto insurance is something everyone needs. Period. Even if your car is paid off and you no longer want full coverage, you’re still required to have liability protection. It’s mandatory across the...
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 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 Jon D. Markman On July 10, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Passively managed exchange-traded funds are clobbering the performance of actively managed mutual funds this year. And brainy portfolio managers are starting to freak out.
A recent piece in The...
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 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 Jon D. Markman On June 28, 201702:00 PM Eastern
After Amazon’s (AMZN) announcement that it was buying Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) for $13.7 billion in cash, shares of both companies went up. (Enough in Amazon’s case to essentially make the...
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 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...