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You Lie, Goldman Sachs Taxpayers' bailout of AIG may have saved Goldman's life.   |
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March 27, 2009
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Does Anybody Have Any Idea What's Going On? The government is taking bold action, but do we really know what needs to be fixed? |
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March 25, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Burying the Wall Street Casino Credit default swaps, basketball, and Vegas. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
1 Year Later: The Most Unfairly Punished Stock Plenty of stocks had unwarranted declines during the downturn. Which was the most unfairly punished? |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Goldman's CFO: Short Truth or Long Ego? Goldman Sachs CFO David Viniar attempts to explain the implosion of his firm's hedge fund with some mathematical impossibilities. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2007
Emil Lee |
Disaster Preparedness: Are Insurers Ready for the Big One? With private insurers withdrawing from the coastal areas, leaving the taxpayers holding the bag, one wonders: What should investors do if the big one does hit? |
The Motley Fool
December 4, 2006
Emil Lee |
Insurance Industry Basics: Premiums What are they, and how do they work? Like great value investors, great insurance companies do business only when risk-adjusted returns are favorable. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2006
Emil Lee |
Getting to Know the Insurance Industry Investors, Warren Buffett made a fortune in insurance. Could you? |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2008
Brian Orelli |
Health Insurers Are Not AIG Health insurers get hammered this week. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Warren Buffett AIG-Proof? Berkshire Hathaway is just two steps away from getting caught in AIG's mess. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
W.R. Berkley: Bold Yet Beautiful? For investors who want a bit of growth and are willing to take on some risk, this insurer might be worth some thorough due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The Next $350 Billion Hole Lehman goes out with a bang. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2004
Bill Mann |
Frances to Hit Hartford Frances is a big storm, very dangerous in Florida. It might be just as dangerous in the traditional home of the insurance industry, Hartford. |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
David Henry |
Are Banks Playing It Too Safe? Critics say capital cushions at firms like Goldman are a drag on profits, and healthy banks need more leverage. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2005 |
Save Money on Car Insurance Why pay hundreds more than you have to? |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010
Roben Farzad |
Goldman Sachs: Don't Blame Us When it comes to its role in the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs has a message for the world: Not guilty. Not one bit. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2010
Ilan Moscovitz |
The End Game for Wall Street Finally, an end to government support for the risky derivatives called swaps. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
The Riskiest, Most Profitable Bank of All While the Fed won't suffer the same fate as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers or Northern Rock, a run on the dollar (or even just an orderly decline) could turn out to be the direct equivalent of a run on the (central) bank. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Is This Buffett's Nightmare Scenario? The credit default swaps are coming. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2007
Emil Lee |
Profit From Disaster? Here are some investment strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Banking Brouhaha: Day 4 Every day is filled with more financial folly than you can shake a stick at. It's as if banks are lining up on an escalator that unloads at the edge of a cliff; as soon as one falls, the next in line becomes the crisis du jour. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Is Goldman Sachs Next in Line for Losses? It looked like it had avoided major impact from the credit crisis. That may change soon. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
David Henry |
Goldman Profits from the Downturn For Goldman Sachs, a slow recovery and dysfunctional bank bailout programs mean bigger profits. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2011
Michael Olsen |
Hard Times, Hardening Markets? Insurers could be about to toughen up and raise rates. |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2006
Brian Lawler |
Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 14, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Nothing's Changed in Banking The recent upending of the financial world seems to have yielded few results. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Don't Do It, Goldman Some investors pine for a return to investment banking. Big mistake. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Auto Insurance Rates Falling Rejoice -- your next car insurance bill may be smaller than you expected. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
The Cost of Terrorism What does insurers' exposure to terrorism really mean to investors? |
The Motley Fool
December 18, 2008
Brian Orelli |
A Peek Inside Aetna's Books The health insurer has achieved a happy medium. |
The Motley Fool
March 21, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why You May Never See Another Deal Like This Berkshire shareholders get some bad news. Goldman Sachs announced that it was electing to redeem the preferred shares it had issued to Berkshire in September 2008 after the collapse of Lehman Brothers during the financial crisis. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
Emil Lee |
Insurance Industry Basics: Loss Reserve Insurers estimate their losses using actuarial estimates and experiences. Investors, one thing should be clear: It's better to err on the side of caution. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Will Obama's Plan Lead to Financial Failure? Only time will tell if Obama's plan will lead to a better system or just a bureaucratic mess. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Black Sunday on Wall Street This weekend will go down as one of the most spectacular unravelings in financial history. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
AIG's Bailout -- Take Two AIG's original $85 billion rescue package has been scrapped as the giant insurer's condition continues to deteriorate. The new package is worth almost twice that amount. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004
Bill Mann |
Berkshire Sells Insurance! Oh My! Many are wondering when the multiheaded insurance scandal is going to tag Berkshire Hathaway. Relax, folks. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away If you find something better, replace it. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
Why Progressive Doesn't Look Very Impressive Progressive's second-quarter numbers misses estimates. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wedding Bells for Goldman and Citigroup? The next step for the financial industry looks as though it'll be massive consolidation. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Goldman's Gold Rush Continues Goldman Sachs came through with another great quarter and has once again set the bar high for the other brokerages. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is Progressive About to Regress? Auto insurer posts strong earnings, but a down cycle may be about to begin. Given that Progressive is a high-quality company, many investors may be tempted to just hold on. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Morgan Stanley Dazzles, Sort Of A good quarter, sure, but I'm interested on where the bank can go from here. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2005
Bill Mann |
Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2008
John Rosevear |
Investing Lessons of 2008: Know What You're Buying Some "great buys" are better left unbought. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Bill Mann |
An Open Letter From The Motley Fool The current state of the stock market and of the financial industry can be disconcerting. But we encourage you to remain calm. You may be tempted to act rashly, but please remember: This, too, shall pass. |
Entrepreneur
January 2005
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Little Extras Get more from your business' insurance company than just coverage. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
P&C Insurance Feeling the Squeeze It appears competition is starting to heat up in the property and casualty insurance sector, which may change the low pricing many of these companies have enjoyed. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Another Pitiful Stab at Berkshire Hathaway Why do we listen to these people anymore? |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
Flagstone Reinsurance Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of insurer Flagstone Reinsurance were quaking today, losing as much as 11% after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a huge tsunami hit Japan. |
CFO
April 1, 2003
David M. Katz |
Holes in the Net? Insurers' woes are mounting -- and your company's coverage may be at risk. |
