There are not many companies whose fortunes are as closely tied to the stock market as those in the insurance industry. When the market is climbing, insurers will often soar beyond the market, and will fall harder when the market declines. With the recent uptick in the market, is now a good time to consider insurance companies?
Tue. Aug. 4, 2009
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Has The Insurance Industry Finally Turned The Corner? *
Wed. Mar. 4, 2009
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TARP Trips: You Can’t Stop At Just One *
If you put a band aid on a gaping wound and tell the person that they are going to be all right, your actions have done more harm than good. In many ways this is what is happening with the TARP bail out. And like the old potato chip commercial, a lot of these banks can’t stop at one – they are lining up at the TARP trough to feed again on public money.
The 2010 Dividend Stock Ideas List *
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