A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a… Read More

A few years ago, bank stocks were among the most unloved investments. Many of them traded well below book value and also sported low price-to-earnings multiples. Yet a pair of factors has led investors to rapidly warm up to bank stocks. First, the global economic crisis no longer seems to be a mortal threat to bank’s balance sheets. A long-anticipated crisis simply never came to pass. Second, a sense that the U.S. housing market — a key source of bank profits — was on the mend, has led to expectations of a brightening profit forecast. Indeed, second-quarter results are in from the major banks, and they look quite solid. A Solid Quarter For Leading Banks As a result, after a 20% surge in the first half of this… Read More

As any investor can attest to, things are not always what they seem. Take volatility in the market. It’s bad, right? Not necessarily. There is an often-misunderstood index that tracks the market’s volatility called the… Read More

An official with the Securities and Exchange Commission — an agency not given to hyperbolic statements — said this $3.7 trillion market is facing an “Armageddon.”  In June alone, $5.4 billion flooded out of this market — more than was invested in all of 2012. Rising interest rates will likely depress the value of this market over the next few years. Not only that, but President Barack Obama wants some investors in this market to face an unprecedented penalty. Why should… Read More

An official with the Securities and Exchange Commission — an agency not given to hyperbolic statements — said this $3.7 trillion market is facing an “Armageddon.”  In June alone, $5.4 billion flooded out of this market — more than was invested in all of 2012. Rising interest rates will likely depress the value of this market over the next few years. Not only that, but President Barack Obama wants some investors in this market to face an unprecedented penalty. Why should you give it even a cursory glance? In 2012, this market finished a two-year run with an average 20% gain, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. It is one of the most trustworthy places to put your money, especially if you’re a retiree.#-ad_banner-# I’m talking about U.S. municipal bonds. Municipal bonds are issued by non-federal governmental entities to build roads, schools, hospitals and the like. In 2012, 6,600 tax-exempt municipal bonds financed more than $179 billion worth of infrastructure… Read More

I counted twice, just to be sure… $61,417.91. That’s the amount in “daily paychecks” — more commonly known as dividends — I received from my investment portfolio in 2012. That total comes to $167.81 for each day of the year. Cash. Why am I telling you this? It’s not to brag. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. The typical Midwestern mentality is so ingrained in me, I very rarely talk about money. And I’m… Read More

I counted twice, just to be sure… $61,417.91. That’s the amount in “daily paychecks” — more commonly known as dividends — I received from my investment portfolio in 2012. That total comes to $167.81 for each day of the year. Cash. Why am I telling you this? It’s not to brag. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. The typical Midwestern mentality is so ingrained in me, I very rarely talk about money. And I’m not one to show off, either. I drive a Nissan I bought eight years ago. I get my hair cut at Supercuts. No, I’m telling you this because I honestly think what I’ve discovered is the single best way to invest, hands down.I’m talking, of course, about the “Daily Paycheck” strategy. If you’ve read StreetAuthority for even a couple of weeks, you’re likely familiar with Amy Calistri and this strategy. Amy is the Chief Strategist behind our premium newsletter, The Daily Paycheck. Her goal is to build a portfolio that pays at least one… Read More