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Blue Chip Financial Stocks vs Bank Savings Accounts
By Clark Schultz | Money-Rates Columnist
It was not that long ago that the bluest of the blue chip stocks including financial services giants like AIG, Citigroup, Bank of America, Capital One, Wells Fargo, and American Express were must-have stocks for any portfolio. A blue-chip financial stock meant stability and long-term growth. Even the dividend yields of the blue-chippers would consistently [...]
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Not All Bank Stocks are Subprime Bank Stock Disasters
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
The news has been full of stories regarding the debacles of banks which dealt heavily in the subprime lending markets. Notably, the stocks of Countrywide Financial (-67.9% YTD), IndyMac Bancorp (-79.4% YTD), and Washington Mutual (-51.8% YTD) have garnered a lot of attention. While these stocks may be attractive to speculators who basement hunting, there [...]
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Dividend Yield Update
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Dividend News
Companies with profits reward shareholders by paying dividends to owners of the stock. The dividend yield of a stock indicates to the potential investor the yield they can expect at the current stock price and dividend payout. The dividend yield changes when the price of the stock goes up (yield increases) or when the [...]
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Mortgage Lender’s Stocks Ripped by Subprime Exposure
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
A snapshot look at the returns of some of the highest profile mortgage lenders reveals significant losses to shareholders. The returns listed below represent the decline from the 52-week high to today’s 1:30 CST market price.
Countrywide Financial (CFC) -53.1%
IndyMac Bancorp (IMB) -50.8%
E*Trade Financial(ETFC) -41.4%
Popular Inc(BPOP) -37.4% (owner of E-Loan.com)
Bear Stearns Company (BSC) -33.5%
Lehman Bothers(LEH) -33.5%
H&R [...]
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Stock Market Returns, Bond Market Returns, and Brokerage Fund Money Funds
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Another tough week for the stock market and further indications that the housing/mortgages crisis may get worse before it gets better. A jittery stock market has given up a lot of the gains from 2007 and year-to-date returns now stand at:
Dow Jones Industrial Average: 5.77%NASDAQ: 3.97%S&P 500 Index: 1.04%Russell 2000 Index: -4.09%
Bond prices have benefited [...]
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The Market Bloodbath and Bank Stocks
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Market Update for week of July 23 - July 27:
Dow Jones Industrial Average -4.2%NASDAQ -4.6%S&P 500 -5.0%
Bank Stock Watch:
The bloodbath in the markets last week left our group of favorite dividend-paying group of bank stocks to watch (which includes the 5 largest banks in the country) with a higher yields for those who purchase the [...]
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Bank Stocks with +3% Dividend Yields
By MoneyRates team | Money-Rates Columnist
Banks traditionally have been one of the best sectors for finding dividend-paying stocks. The five largest banks in the country all pay dividends and trade with yields comparable to U.S. Treasuries or other fixed-income securities:
Citigroup (C) 4.09% yieldBank of America (BAC) 4.49% yieldJP Morgan Chase (JPM) 3.03% yieldWachovia (WB) 4.26% yieldWells Fargo (WFC) 3.13% yield
Bank [...]
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