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Banks Are in the Grips of Investor Crisis of Confidence
First Republic Bank’s failure demonstrates why lenders are vulnerable to a loss of faith.
‘Cry me a river, right?’: I sold our rental for $325,000. I want to invest the money. My wife wants to pay off our mortgage. Who’s right?
‘Why lock up more than $300,000 in the walls of our home?’
We know not to take money early from a tax-deferred retirement account. So why do we do it?
The IRS imposes a 10% penalty for withdrawing these funds before age 59 ½. Some savers don’t realize this until it’s too late.
Stocks and bonds not working for you? These alternatives might help — but pay attention to fees.
'Alts' -- including non-traded real estate, private debt, venture capital and hedge funds -- can diversify your portfolio.
SVB and First Republic failures are just the start of a lengthy banking crisis — if you believe 800 years of history
Stocks and real estate are vulnerable to a systemic banking crisis that could last months, if not years.
What Investors Should Know About Money-Market Funds and CDs
Investors are turning to these cash-equivalent investments, some of which are yielding 5% or more. But it pays to have a strategy beyond fear.
Stocks Rally to Cap Tumultuous Week
The S&P 500 broke a four-day losing streak following an upbeat jobs report and a spate of earnings.
JPMorgan Chase, Anheuser-Busch, Apple: Stocks That Defined the Week
Here are seven major companies whose stocks moved on the week’s news.
Dow ends up more than 500 points, U.S. stocks snap 4-day losing streak after jobs report, Apple earnings
The U.S. stock market ended sharply higher Friday, boosted by a strong April jobs report, a rebound in regional-bank shares, and solid Apple earnings.
PacWest Stock Surges 82%, Regional Banks Recover After Selloff
Midsize and small banks still nurse heavy losses for the week, which started with the collapse of First Republic.
U.S. regional banks poised for a ‘short-term bottom’ Friday, says Fundstrat’s Mark Newton
U.S. regional banks look ready to make a short-term bottom Friday as a sign of seller exhaustion emerges after four consecutive sessions of losses in bank shares.
Elizabeth Warren to ex-First Republic Bank CEO: ‘You owe your customers and the public an explanation’
First Republic Bank collapsed this week. It was the second largest bank failure in U.S. history and the fourth U.S. bank to fail this year.
A recent history of regional-bank tumult, as told by this Monty Python meme video
This meme video pretty well encapsulates the crisis facing regional banks.
Banking group asks SEC for probe after alleging abusive short-selling practices
The trade group representing U.S. banks has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action against what it calls market manipulation and abusive short-selling practices after the latest nosedive in the stock m...
First Republic Bank Will Be Missed…For Its Free Umbrellas
The coveted giveaway for clients was the forest-green umbrella. Carrying it around ‘makes me feel like a proper Englishman.’
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