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Two-way Tools Companies are issuing a new breed of security that blends debt and equity. But investor demand for such hybrids may not be as great as banks hope.   |
Entrepreneur
September 2006
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Balancing Act Hybrid securities are becoming increasingly common, but weigh your options before you decide to invest. |
BusinessWeek
November 25, 2009
David Henry |
The Second Coming of 'Safer' Securities Regulators in the U.S. and Europe are backing hybrids, bonds that can morph into stocks. Will investors bite? |
The Motley Fool
December 26, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Your latest intelligence from the world of fixed-income bonds. Here is information on the basics and beyond. U.S. Treasury: Price... Yield... 2-Year... 5-Year... Clues to the market... etc. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Eric Uhlfelder |
Making the Grade Think you're safe buying an investment grade bond for your client? Guess again. Rating downgrades are coming at a record pace. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2005 |
An Unconventional Approach In this excerpt from Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment, author David Swensen describes the many risks facing corporate bond investors. |
OCC Bulletin
May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2001
Fick & Mitsoff |
Capital Balancing Act: Preferred vs. Common Stock Because every REIT has unique characteristics and investment opportunities, there is no formula that applies in every situation... |
CFO
March 1, 2007 |
Treasure Trove Ask 10 treasurers what they want from their banks and you will probably get similar answers: seamless payment solutions and multiple financing options. |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2006
Michael Leibert |
Manic, Mighty Moody's With its wide moat and high returns on capital, Moody's is a good pick for investors. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2011
Alex Dumortier |
Revealed: 3 Emails That Explain the Crisis Released last week, a new 650-page Senate report on the financial crisis describes multiple aspects of a financial system run amok, including the way in which bankers muscled ratings agencies to turbo-charge their deal-making machine. |
Financial Advisor
February 2006
Gail Liberman |
Burning Down The House? Although home equity lines of credit are a useful financial planning tool, a growing chorus of experts is concerned that consumers could be overextending themselves as rates rise. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Credit Card Fees on the Rise New consumer report details skyrocketing credit card fees. |
Entrepreneur
February 2005
Jennifer Pellet |
Money Buzz 02/05 Also known as income depositary securities (IDSs), hybrid securities offer investors elements of stocks and bonds... 35% of new borrowers will... At $3.7 trillion, the purchasing power of U.S. women... |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Quick Take: Moody's Gets Moody About Private Equity What about the debt? And who benefits from a quick flip? Let's face it, the role of a private equity firm is to generate competitive returns for its investors. It's not about improving Corporate America. |
OCC Bulletin
March 5, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital -- Nonfinancial Equity Investments This bulletin on the regulatory capital treatment of nonfinancial equity investments was motivated by the agencies' belief that equity investment activities generally involve risks that are higher than the risks associated with many traditional banking activities... |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Junk Bonds the Easy Way There's no need to guess which junk bonds will perform best. |
The Motley Fool
March 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Morgan Stanley Trades Up The bottom line for investors: in an environment where industrywide valuations are creeping higher, there are better bank ideas out there. |
OCC Bulletin
April 9, 2002 |
Risk-Based Capital A final rule permits banks to reduce the risk weight on certain claims against qualifying securities firms from 100 percent to 20 percent... |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2013
Cumming & Horwitz |
SEC Takes on Structured Notes Large banks need to provide better information on these complex securities sold to the wealthy, regulator says. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Wachovia Banks Another Quarter Wachovia just reported third-quarter results, and the bank continues to grow steadily. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2006
Rich Smith |
Senators Snookered by Credit Rating Bill? A Senate bill is unlikely to upset the Moody's - S&P debt-rating duopoly. Here's why and what it means to investors. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2007
Emil Lee |
Wachovia: Buy, Sell, or Hold? Are shares of this bank really bargain-priced? |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2005
Nathan Parmelee |
Hybrids: A Harder Sell The Prius is hot, but hybrids with conventional siblings can't compare. Investors should keep an eye on the technology, but should not go overboard thinking hybrids are the next big thing. |
Registered Rep.
September 17, 2008
Geracioti & Touryalai |
Morgan And Wachovia? The need for the kind of capital offered by customer deposits apparently is driving securities firms into the arms of banks. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Watching Wachovia Acquisitions increase this stock's risk but promise future growth. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
What If Citigroup Had Bought Wachovia? Around this time last year, Citigroup struck a deal to buy Wachovia, a bank that surely would have failed without being bought. What would have happened if they did? |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Well-Protected Wachovia The banking giant is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2008
Kristen French |
Wachovia Hooks Up with Wells Fargo; Citi Says Wachovia In Breach Citigroup's deal with Wachovia gets ousted over the new deal with Wells Fargo. Wachovia shareholders and advisors are relieved. |
Registered Rep.
October 6, 2008 |
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Still Battling Over Wachovia It now appears the two banks may each get a piece -- but without any help from the government. |
Registered Rep.
September 29, 2008 |
Wachovia, The Bank, Saved by Citi; What Will Happen To Wachovia Securities? Firm Says The AGE Integration To Continue Unaffected Citigroup apparently thinks its got enough financial advisors: Citi declined to buy the retail brokerage business -- Wachovia Securities (and A.G. Edwards) -- and the asset management unit (Evergreen). |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Wachovia Is One Big Deal Wachovia snapped up one rival and is still digesting another. Investors, take note. |
