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The Motley Fool
November 20, 2006
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Is KBW Too Costly? Mergers should keep this boutique investment bank busy. But these shares are trading 29% higher than they were at the recent IPO.   |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
Tom Taulli |
Jefferies Needs a Bigger Boom Robust investment banking aside, Jefferies must strengthen its other businesses. Trading at 20 times earnings, Jefferies is valued similarly to other mid-tier investment banks like Lazard and KBW. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2005
Tom Taulli |
Goldman Turning to Lead? Morgan and Citigroup aren't the only ones with problems. Shorting a stock is a risky proposition, especially for beginners. It might be a safe idea to avoid a stock like Goldman until there is more transparency in IPOs, M&A, and trading. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2007
Joseph Khattab |
Foolish Forum: Are Boutique Banks in Style? Savvy investors discuss the up-and-comers in investment banking. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2007
Tom Taulli |
FBR's Split Personality The spin-off of the investment banking division is a smart way for this REIT to capitalize on the boom in the markets. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Avoid These Banks in 2011 Make sure you get the most out of the banking sector in the year ahead by steering clear of these banks. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
How Goldman Sachs Shocked the Market Today Goldman Sachs beat earnings today, helping lift the KBW Bank Index, the Dow, and the rest of the market. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Wall Street Sells State Street -- Should You Be Buying? Weighing possible upside against potential exposures. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
How Much Is Goldman Sachs Really Worth? An analyst takes apart Goldman's business segments to give a perspective on how the brokerage giant could be valued. |
The Motley Fool
April 15, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo $50 Billion Short? Wells Fargo will require an extra $50 billion in common equity if it is to repay its TARP investment and achieve a reasonable capital cushion. |
The Motley Fool
October 23, 2009 |
Roundtable: Sell This Bank Three analysts ... three bank sells. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Sweet and Sour of IPOs Getting in on an IPO early is no surefire path to riches. It's usually best to wait until the dust settles and you have enough information to be very confident in the company's future. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2005
W.D. Crotty |
A Taste of IPO Indigestion Hot restaurant IPOs Ruth's Chris and Kona Grill quickly cool down. Investors should acknowledge a fundamental truth -- when an investment bank prices an IPO, they usually have enough information to determine the company's fair value. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2011
Travis Hoium |
What Is a Good IPO? The success of an IPO really depends on your point of view. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2006
Alex Dumortier |
Cowen Doesn't Wow 'Em Solid earnings can't help the boutique investment bank's overall prospects. As of Tuesday's close, Cowen's shares were nearly 12% below its IPO offer price, making Cowen one of the 10 worst IPO performers of the last three months. |
U.S. Banker
February 2002 |
Total Return Deceptive Total return, which includes dividends and stock appreciation, often can make a bad bank look good and a good bank look bad. That's what happened last year, based on Keefe, Bruyette & Wood's KBW 50 Index, which ranks each of the nation's 50 largest banks... |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
Bradley Keoun |
Bank Profits Are Being Squeezed As Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other big banks invest, costs are outpacing revenue. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006
Tim Hanson |
IPOs' Dirty Little Secret There's optimism around the market's newest offerings, but is it warranted? Many IPOs just flat out fail to perform over long periods of time. Investors -- never buy the hype and never overpay. |
BusinessWeek
April 28, 2011
Dawn Kopecki |
The Latest Batch of Earnings Disappoints The biggest U.S. banks see a combined 13 percent drop in revenue. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2012
Donald Jay Korn |
First Impressions Not every planner will want to delve deeply into individual IPOs. A simpler approach to IPOs is simply to wait and see. "Waiting is prudent," Krapfel says. "You'll want to see an economic moat to keep out competitors, and you'd like to see profits." |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Paulson's Land Grab: Will Your Bank Be Next? Not all banks deserve the Treasury's largesse. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
That Post-IPO Headache Could the fate of some of June's hot IPOs be an ill omen for today's IPO hotties? |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo a Buy? Goldman Sachs upgraded Wells Fargo from "neutral" to "attractive," citing the Wachovia acquisition as a long-term earnings driver. Is their analysis correct? |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Should You Stop Buying New Stocks? Private equity IPOs have done badly. |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Bank of America Dilutes Shareholders. Who's Next? Don't say I didn't warn you. |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
John Hackett |
Bottom Falls Out Investment bankers had to find other things to keep them busy in the second half of the year, as the bank and thrift M&A market virtually collapsed... |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2011
Esterhuizen & Sellitti |
IPO Watch: The Best- and Worst-Performing IPOs Over the Last Year IPOs can be profitable, but they also come with their fair share of risk. |
Financial Advisor
October 2010
IPOs Are Back |
IPOs Are Back Deal volume is up, but performance is iffy. Upcoming deals include GM, LPL and maybe Facebook. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Scouting the Latest IPOs Here is a look at the latest new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows: RRSat Global Communications... Globalstar... Innophos Holdings... ACA Capital Holdings... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
BB&T Is an Absolute Value BB&T is taking advantage of competitors' distress to make market share gains; the bank is outperforming its peers and is attractively priced. |
U.S. Banker
March 2006
Michael Dumiak |
Value of Bank Deals Plunged in 2005 The number of M&A deals remained relatively flat last year, but their combined value fell through the floor. This year is not looking a lot better, but 2007 holds some promise, say analysts. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Smart Deal, PNC! PNC's planned takeover of National City is a great way for PNC to take advantage of the Treasury's recapitalization package to bolster its franchise. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Palash R. Ghosh |
Like Money In The Bank The average financial services equity mutual fund has roughly matched the performance of the broader S&P 500 index over the past year, but has outperformed the index over the longer term. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Banks the Easy Way There's no need to guess which banks will perform best with the SPDR KBW Bank ETF. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Recovering Bank Stocks the Easy Way The SPDR KBW Bank ETF could save you a lot of trouble. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Be a Smarter IPO Investor Some IPOs soar and others bomb. Be aware of the traps. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2011
Cindy Johnson |
What's Scarier Than a Bailout Bank? What could be scarier than a bank that's "too big to fail"? A bank that isn't. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s list of banks that have failed consists mostly of regional and community banks the government is willing to let go. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Why You Shouldn't Care About IPOs Don't get overly excited by initial public offerings. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Scouting the Latest IPOs An investor's roundup of new-issue hits, misses, and no-shows. Evercore Partners... Aircastle Limited... Qimonda... InnerWorkings... Claymont Steel Holdings... etc. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Regional Bank Stocks the Easy Way There's no need to guess which regional bank will do best with the SPDR KBW Regional Banking ETF. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2011
Gretchen Wilmoth |
Investing in Smaller Banking What affects will new regulations have on smaller banks? |
U.S. Banker
April 2010
Bonnie McGeer |
Give Me Your Weak, Your Capital-Poor Though traditional mergers and acquisitions activity plunged to a record low last year, more healthy banking companies say they are eagerly prowling for deals now. |
