During the Great Recession we were bullish on credit card companies due to the fact that we expected people would walk away from undervalued homes with their credit cards intact. They did. Credit Card companies, like Discover Financial Services (DFS), fell over 80% during the credit crisis and provided a great buying opportunity... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘MFC’
Life, Property and Casualty Companies Still Good Value
August 5 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: Book Value, Credit Cards, DFS, Discover Card, Discover Financial Services, Hartford, HIG, Life Insurance Companies, Lincoln, LNC, Manulife, MET, MetLife, MFC, PRU, Prudential, SLF, Sun Life, Travelers, TRV, Value Investing, Value Stocks
Is The Banking Sector To Blame For Latest Market Pullback?
June 7 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Amazon.Com, AMZN, BAC, Bank of America, Bank Stocks, C, Citi, Financial Stocks, JP Morgan Chase, JPM, Manulife, MFC, PRU, Prudential, Stocks, Travelers, TRV, V, Visa, XLFIf you’re looking for someone to point the finger at for the recent market pullback, financial stocks deserve a large portion of the blame. It’s not really their fault though. Banking stocks, like many industries these days, are facing potential legislation from Congress that is still up in the air, but it’s looking... Read more
These Stocks May Have Enough Steam Left For 2011
March 7 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: BIP, BMY, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brooksfield Infrastructure Partners, C, Citi, High Yield Stocks, INTC, Intel, JP Morgan Chase, JPM, Manulife, MFC, PRU, Prudential Financial, Shares, StocksThe recent stock market rally appears as if it may be running out of steam. Or is it? After spending most of the last 6 months in “overbought” territory, the economic recovery however still seems to be well underway. Unfortunately, there are enough headwinds in place to make investors feel a little worried... Read more
Three Stocks That Stand To Benefit From Inflation
January 29 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Inflation, Manulife Financial Corporation, MFC, NG, NovaGold Resources, Paychex, PAYX, Shares, StocksIt wasn’t long ago that inflation would have been welcomed in the world, especially in developed countries. Now that inflation seems to be on the doorstep, our lights are turned off and the curtains are drawn. Inflation has spurred commodity prices for many nations and with the dollar as the world’s reserve currency,... Read more
