Posts Tagged ‘Visa’

Is The Banking Sector To Blame For Latest Market Pullback?

June 7 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

If 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

Credit Cards Shine As Banks Decline – What’s The Play?

May 20 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Credit card companies have taken charge lately and have quickly become one of hottest talking points of the financial sector.  Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) have temporarily avoided the wrath of congress and the limitation of interchange fees and are now seeing their stocks move back towards their highs.  An interchange fee is... Read more

Pro Members Generate Big Gains With These Credit Card Stocks

March 19 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Show Me The Money, Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Recently, credit card companies have been experiencing improving business conditions, and moving forward, we feel they should continue to do so.  Three main credit card companies we are referring to are Capital One Financial (COF), Discover Financial Services (DFS), and American Express Co. (AXP).  Although we still like some of the other players... Read more

Capital One Financial Soars 30% Since November And We Called It!

January 22 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Show Me The Money Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What’s in your portfolio?  Unrealized capital gains if you’ve owned shares of Capital One Financial (COF).  The shares are up 30% since November as the stock has moved from about $37 to almost $50 now.  In an article that we posted back in November (Generate income with these three options trades) we thought... Read more

What Steps Have You Taken To Ensure Your Portfolio Is Ready For 2011?

December 28 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Unless a catastrophic event occurs within the next 4 days sending the markets into a downward spiral, 2010 is going to end on a positive note.  With the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 14% YTD many investors are pleased with the how well there portfolio’s have performed.  But what steps are you taking... Read more