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The Motley Fool September 18, 2008 Rich Smith |
Safe Havens for Cold Hard Cash If you can't trust your investment banker, your insurance broker, or even your supposedly "safe as cash" money fund, then where should you put your cash?  |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Is Your Money Market Fund Safe? When markets are falling and your portfolio is hurting, the last thing you need to worry about is whether your cash is safe. While your risk of losing money in your money market fund is low, there are some things that you should be aware of.  |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2009 Jordan DiPietro |
Is Your Cash Really Safe? Don't take your eye off your money market mutual fund. Read on to see why.  |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2008 Rich Duprey |
Breaking the Bank for a Buck We might just be on the verge of seeing another disaster in the making as Reserve Primary, the $65 billion money market fund that invented the investment vehicle, finally "broke the buck" because of losses incurred on debt issued by Lehman Brothers.  |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Why Wells Fargo Really Wanted Wachovia Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal for Wachovia? Taxes. It was all about taxes.  |
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer |
Wachovia and National City Disappoint Both banks reported fourth-quarter results that were not just down versus last year, they were downright ugly.  |
BusinessWeek November 26, 2007 Lauren Young |
Money-Market Funds: A Safety Check The recent credit crunch has raised the possibility that the $3trillion in money-fund assets may not be as well protected as we thought.  |
FDIC FYI May 19, 2004 |
Effects of Interest Rates on Money Market Mutual Funds The prolonged low interest rate environment has pressured returns on money market mutual funds (MMMFs). Although low rates are a boon to borrowers, the opposite, of course, is true for savers.  |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Be Smart With Your Cash At today's low rates, the risks are bigger than you think, and you need to be even more careful what you do with your cash.  |
The Motley Fool September 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why This Government Program Deserved to End You shouldn't have your money in money market mutual funds.  |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Insuring Your Investments Several entities combine to protect assets in various accounts. Although all of these organizations provide some protection for investors, it's still best to avoid having to go through the process of dealing with an insolvent financial institution in the first place.  |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 John Rosevear |
Is It Time to Buy a House Yet? The subprime mortgage mess has created a mixed blessing for potential homebuyers.  |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 |
Money Market Funds, Explained They're not exciting, but you may need them. They're generally ill-suited for long-term savings, but they're great for short-term investments, such as for money you'll need in the near future.  |
| FDIC FYI |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Assessing the banking industry's exposure to an implicit government guarantee of gses  |
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann |
A Golden Opportunity for Wachovia Will its far-reaching services help the bank keep rewarding investors?  |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Legg Mason Has a Jarring Quarter The asset manager reports its first loss ever, but you shouldn't necessarily kick it to the curb.  |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Randall Dodd |
Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt.  |
Registered Rep. October 22, 2008 |
Wachovia Reports Record $24 Billion Loss, Brokerage Results Weak, But With Bright Spots The massive loss was due primarily to declining values in its retail and small business banking divisions. But the retail brokerage and wealth management units didn't fare so well either.  |
OCC Bulletin September 5, 2002 |
Investment Portfolio Credit Risks: Safekeeping Arrangements This guidance alerts banks to the potentially significant credit risks they incur when safekeeping investment portfolio assets with third parties, such as brokers, broker/dealer firms and banks.  |
The Motley Fool November 21, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
The Dumbest Investment You Could Ever Make Why are so many people taking next to nothing for their money right now -- and feeling good about it?  |
Financial Planning December 17, 2007 Matthew Posner |
The Bond Buyer Shifts in the municipal marketplace have impacted participants in various ways, causing players to reassess their investment strategies going forward.  |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
When to Buy Bank Stocks Who knows if these bank stocks have hit bottom?  |
FDIC FYI November 4, 2003 Puwalski & Williams |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The two main economic concerns of the past two years, a lack of new jobs and lackluster business investment, finally appear poised to subside.  |
FDIC FYI April 11, 2002 |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The report describes recent signs of a consumer-led recovery in the U.S. economy that may have begun in the first quarter...  |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Is China Dumping or Accumulating U.S. Treasuries? Beyond the headline numbers.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Goldman Sachs Takes the High Ground The investment bank threatens to leave an international group over a proposed rule change for accounting.  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should Your Bank Deposits Be at Risk? Is the FDIC's guarantee of bank deposits a benefit to the system?  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Now It's Wachovia's Turn Citigroup makes a deal to take over Wachovia's banking operations.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
In Search of Yield If short-term rates continue rising, clients will be focusing more on how their cash is being employed. The increased attention will pressure advisors to look for creative solutions that will generate extra pennies from cash holdings.  |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2008 Rich Smith |
Banks Gone 'Rupt What can you do to protect yourself from a potential bankruptcy of your bank?  |
The Motley Fool October 8, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Pray These New Regulations Don't Backfire Regulations encouraging lenders to keep prices suppressed is part of what got us here in the first place.  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2007 Seth Jayson |
The Lesson From E*Trade In its quest for growth, E*Trade put far too much of its asset base into residential real estate loans or related derivatives -- at the top of a since-crumbled market. The result? Shares that have tumbled 60% and an analyst's prediction of bankruptcy.  |
U.S. Banker November 2009 Cheyenne Hopkins |
PPIP Finally Ready, But Who's Selling? Now that a government program to buy up toxic assets finally appears ready to fly, many observers are wondering if there is any need for it.  |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Make These 4 Moves and Stay Panic-Free You don't know what's coming, but you can prepare for it.  |
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Get Better Rates When interest rates decline savers have to reconcile themselves to either earning less interest, or taking more risk to maintain their income level. Are the new non-bank higher interest accounts right for you?  |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Where Does Wells Fargo Stand Now? (Post-)crisis and opportunity.  |
BusinessWeek April 1, 2010 |
Prelude to a Panic September 2008 will live in infamy as the month when the U.S. financial system ground to a halt. But for Goldman Sachs and other institutions, the real panic took place throughout 2007. Here is what happened behind the scenes at Goldman.  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 14, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
U.S. Govt. Unveils Bank Buy-in Plan Also, Treasury announced it will apply compensation restrictions to the most highly compensated executives down the corporate ladder.  |
U.S. Banker January 2009 Joseph Rosta |
TARP Tax Exemption Faces Congressional Assault Efforts to hold together the U.S. financial sector have been accompanied by Treasury regulatory notices designed to ease the implementation of these measures, such as Treasury Notice 2008-83, which gives a tax break to banks who acquire weaker institutions with built-in losses on their books.  |
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Dawn Kopecki |
How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say.  |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
How to Profit From Losses Offset your taxable gains and wipe out lots of taxes.  |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
A Tale of Two Borrowers Unfortunately, many homeowners never consider that they may not really be able to afford the home they own. As painful as it is to give up your home, it's not worth risking financial ruin to stay in a home you can't pay for.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 S.J. Caplan |
Investor 007's Bond Dossier Bond basics and beyond. Spying on rates: U.S. Treasury -- 2-year... 5-year... Clues to the market... Detecting developments... Hot tip: Over the last two weeks, the commercial-paper market has become the latest casualty...  |
Bank Systems & Technology October 3, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan |
In Sudden Turn, Wells to Buy Wachovia In a surprise announcement, Wells Fargo announced it will be acquiring Charlotte-based Wachovia in a $15 billion stock swap, throwing a monkey wrench in Citi's aspirations to buy the financial institution, as was announced last week.  |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Jack Ewing |
European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt.  |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Joseph Khattab |
Time to Dump the Banks? After reading the FDIC's quarterly report, you may just want to dump every financial investment you own, but don't panic just yet.  |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Banker, Broker, or Both? Be careful to figure out which hat your bank's employee is wearing. The key to dealing with bank-based brokers is to know exactly what you're being offered at all times.  |
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...  |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
The Rundown on Rates If the stock market's latest gyrations are making you suffer, just wait until you see where the real action is: Treasury bills.  |
CFO October 1, 2007 Ryan & Hahn |
Fear Factors Six banking executives discuss their concerns about the credit crunch and its ever-widening implications.  |