Archive for Stocks
Are TARP Repaying Banks Good Investments
Posted by: | CommentsWhether or not now is a good time to invest in banks that are repaying their US government bailout dollars to the Treasury is an easy analysis to make, but a tricky question to answer. Which among banking stocks like JP Morgan ( JPM ), Goldman Sachs ( GS), Bank of New York / Mellon ( BK ), and Wells Fargo ( WFC ) are good stock market investments in this economic environment? For those large... Read more→
Sell Banks Stocks or Buy Bank Stocks
Posted by: | CommentsOk, here it comes. After the government released the results of its stress tests, banks are scrambling to come up with ways to raise huge amounts. It seems that the government money that was a much vaunted and absolutely necessary lifeline to banks has become tainted now that it comes with, horror of horror, strings on how the money can be spent. As if the banks ever handed out a huge loan... Read more→
Wells Fargo Proves Good Banks Can Make Money
Posted by: | CommentsWhile traders and investors have wondered whether or not the recent stock market rally signaled a bottom for the markets, another question has hung in the air. How are the banks doing, and will any of them be able to make money, or are they just all going to be depending on big government handouts to survive? Wells Fargo helped answer part of that question Thursday morning when they projected profits... Read more→
The Truth About Stock
Posted by: | CommentsOne if the most frequent questions I get from people is what kind of [tag]insider tips[/tag] and tricks do I know as a financial planner. Of course, most people don’t want to hear it, and sometimes it can take a while to explain. Today, one of those secrets is revealed over at What Is A Stock – It’s Not What You Think on the main Finance Gourmet web site. Check it out. Then,... Read more→
