Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, according to Sheila Bair, former chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.Their quarterly numbers begin hitting Wall Street this week."I'm worried about a handful of them," Bair told CNBC's "Fast Money" on Tuesday. "I think some of them are still overly reliant...
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‘Buffett really was not a great stock picker’: Financial researcher Larry Swedroe on how investors can emulate the billionaire investor
Larry Swedroe, who is considered one of the market's most esteemed researchers, thinks Warren Buffett's investment style doesn't work well anymore.He cites the number of professional Wall Street firms and hedge funds now participating in the market."Warren Buffett was generally considered the greatest stock picker of all time. And, what...
Physical gold offers more protection than mining stocks, says State Street’s George Milling-Stanley
Investors looking to weather a volatile market may want to opt for physical gold over gold stocks.That's according to George Milling-Stanley, one of the world's experts in gold and the chief gold strategist at State Street Global Advisors."One of the reasons I own gold bar(s) is that I believe it...
China needs a narrative that house prices are going to rise, Nomura’s Koo says
Pictured here is a real estate project under construction in Huai 'an city, Jiangsu province, China, on April 8, 2024. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China needs to convince people that home prices are on their way up in order for economic activity to pick up, Richard...
New ETF looks to profit from municipal bonds
A new ETF is trying to capture profits in the municipal funds space.BondBloxx's Joanna Gallegos is behind the IR+M Tax-Aware Short Duration ETF (TAXX) — which launched less than a month ago. "When you think about municipal bond portfolios, you really want people to think beyond them and look for the...