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Highlights Net Earnings of $128.1 Million, or $1.07 Per Diluted Share; Up 16% from Prior Quarter Tax Equivalent Net Interest Margin of 4.72%; Up 3 Basis Points from Prior Quarter Loan and Lease Production of $1.4 Billion; $165 Million of Net Loan Growth Core Deposits Repr...
Ian's Million Fund "IMF" is a real-money portfolio that I've written about monthly since January 2016 here at Seeking Alpha. The portfolio is a largely buy-and-hold group of ~120 stocks. Each month, I buy 10-25 of the most compelling stocks available at then-current prices, deploying $1,000 o...
Foreword: This series of articles has looked at (1,2, and 3) billionaire and hedge fund holdings beginning with 50 Kiplinger stocks selected from individual holdings of high net worth notables as penned by James Brumley, the author mentioned in bullet one above. Then (4) we surv...
Analyst William Wallace expects NIM to be below current guidance on expectations of two rate cuts in 2019 and 2019 loan growth will fall short of 10% guidance. East West Bancorp ( EWBC -3.5% ) downgraded to underperform from market perform. More news on: East West Bancorp, Inc., Comerica...
In last month's article regarding John's retirement accounts, The Retiree's Dividend Portfolio - John's April Update: Focus On The Blended Yield, I mentioned that I was extremely interested in Valero Energy ( VLO ) and Parker Hannifin ( PH ) as two potential candidates worth increasing Joh...
We are doing our best to patiently retain cash as the stock market has reached a point where it is a coin-flip as to whether prices will go up or down. As we watch this process take place I have begun compiling a list of my favorite stocks that have fallen to the point where they offer a treme...
Musings May was a particularly weird month in a weird period for the markets (though I suppose that could be said about most times). The furious rally from the December 2018 lows (spurred by the narratives of a cool-headed Fed and Administration) fizzled spectacularly against the realities...
Investment Thesis I think it's fair to say that some banks just don't get a lot of love, at least not in the current investment environment. My clients and I own shares in three financial institutions that have struggled to recover their share price over the last few months, and even worse, ...
When I write these articles I do my best to avoid politics because I believe nothing ruins a positive finance article like tainting it with the division that comes from politics. With that said, I couldn't help but think about how the steady nature of John's retirement portfolio and the divide...
Musings More than any single topic, I get a LOT of comments on my articles about ideal portfolio size (the age old ‘concentration vs. diversification’ debate). This is especially true of my extensive ETF holdings (about 50% of my total assets) where I own small pieces of ...
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Koss Corporation (KOSS) is expected to report for Q2 2024 Waterstone Financial Inc. (WSBF) is expected to report for Q4 2023 Silver Bull Resources Inc (SVBL) is expected to report for quarter end 2023-10-31 Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) is expected to report $0.85 for Q4 2023 Sodexo ADR ...
Combined bank emerges as the third-largest bank headquartered in California and one of the nation’s premier relationship-focused business banks Banc of California, Inc. (“Banc of California”) (NYSE: BANC) today announced the completion of its transformational merger...