E*TRADE Financial Corporation
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Insiders Are Buying These Stocks Now
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 20, 2013 | Tickers: BSX, CCC, ETFC, MUR, TSN
We maintain a database of insider trading activity in order to track insider purchases. In theory, insiders should be very reluctant to purchase additional shares of their company and therefore increase company-specific risk; they should instead prefer to diversify their wealth unless they are particularly confident that the stock offers high expected returns. Therefore, observing an insider purchase should serve as a signal of that level of confidence, and in more »
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3 Stocks to Buy as Risk Aversion Rises Again
By Chris Lau - April 24, 2013 | Tickers: ETFC, FFIV, SNDK
A weekly drop of 2.6% in the equal-weighted Nasdaq 100 in the week of April 15 is creating an even bigger gap between analyst target prices and stock price. Led by a decline in commodity stocks and in banking, the technology sector is following suit.
Take E*TRADE Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC) as an example that supports a negative change in sentiment. E*TRADE is down 17% from a 52-week more »
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Sizing Up the Discount Brokers
By Robert Hanley - April 23, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
The discount stockbrokers, led by Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW), TD Ameritrade (NYSE: AMTD), and E*Trade Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC), were some of the go-go stocks of the late 1990s, but much of their momentum has fizzled out over the past decade and a half. The industry was one of the early winners of mass internet adoption, as individual investors could trade at the click of a button. However, the tech more »
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The Fastest Growing Bank Isn't A Bank After All
By Chad Henage - April 19, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, COF, SCHW, ETFC, AMTD |
Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change is constant. Second, you need to get to know your client, because if you don't, your competition will take them away. Bankers need to learn a new rule as well, competition doesn't just come in the form of a more »
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The Fastest Growing Bank Isn't A Bank After All
By Chad Henage - April 17, 2013 | Tickers: BBT, COF, SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change is constant. Second, you need to get to know your client, because if you don't, your competition will take them away. Bankers need to learn a new rule as well, competition doesn't just come in the form of a more »
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Which Brokerage Is The Best Investment?
By Marshall Hargrave - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, IBKR, AMTD
Editor's Note: The previous version referred to Fidelity National Informational Services as Fidelity Brokerage. They are not the same, this version has been corrected. -
The Best of Breed Brokerage Company
By Joseph Solitro - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
Editor's Note: Per a Schwab PR rep and the corporate website, they actually do have introductory offers for new clients. This version has been corrected.
As the market continues to gain strength, more people are beginning to enter the investing world. With financial advisors, hedge fund managers, and other professionals being less trusted than ever, people want to invest on their own. In doing so, chances are they will more »
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Market-Moving Institutional/Insider Moves Worth Noting
By Brian Nichols - March 15, 2013 | Tickers: DDD, ETFC, PLCM
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last decade, it’s to follow the insiders, and sometimes the institutions. These are people who have more information than you. Therefore, let’s take a look at some of the big insider/institutional moves.
A Situation to Monitor Closely
3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) saw a 4.2% decline on Thursday when 13D filings showed that the company’s co-founder more »
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This Brokerage Is Cheap But Risky
By Matthew Frankel - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
When it comes to online brokers, the top six firms hold nearly $4 trillion in client accounts. Of those that are publicly traded, there is one that has severely underperformed the others due to its poor banking practices. I’m talking about E-Trade Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC), which was named Kiplinger’s best online brokerage of 2012. With the constant praise that the brokerage division receives, is this one worth a more »
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How New Fiduciary Standard Rules Affect the Discount Broker Sector
By Kyle Colona - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
This article will focus on new federal regulations that are set to be rolled out in 2013 regarding “fiduciary standards” for a variety of financial service providers including discount brokers.
While the politicos inside the Capitol Beltway were playing chicken with sequestration, vast regulations that the Obama Administration has on the line will affect broad sectors of the economy. In fact, some observers contend that the regulations could compound the more »
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Investing in Investing
By Rupert Hargreaves - March 8, 2013 | Tickers: ETFC, IBKR, IVZ, NDAQ
"Reuters: Investors in funds worldwide poured $11 billion into U.S. stock funds in the last week of January, the most since September 2011, as the Dow Jones industrial average flirted with the psychologically important 14,000 level, data from EPFR Global showed on Friday.
The solid demand for stock funds last month was a sharp contrast from 2012. Investors have given $53.8 billion to stock funds worldwide in more »
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Should Investors Buy the Brokerage Firms on Rebounding Equity Flows?
By Mark Holder - February 15, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, IBKR, AMTD
After years of outflows from equity funds, should investors finally invest in the brokerage stocks as the money starts flowing back? One key to the equation is that most of the money flowed into bond funds that have low average fees, placing an importance on finding the asset managers with the least exposure to bond funds. Or at least the ones that will see those funds rotate into equity funds more »
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E*Trade Earnings: Are Things Finally Going to Turn Around?
By Matthew Frankel - January 17, 2013 | Tickers: SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
One of the leading discount brokerages, E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC) also provides banking services to its retail customers. However, the company’s shareholders have not exactly felt like “leaders” over the past several years. Since hitting an all-time (split-adjusted) high of $277.60 in 2006, E*Trade has fallen drastically, mostly during 2007-2008, and has settled in the upper single digits, currently trading at $9.86 as of this writing more »
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3 More Stocks from My December Watch List
By Matthew DiLallo - December 26, 2012 | Tickers: ETFC, GES, IBKR, MPW, UNH
In my last post I covered three of the six options trades from my “No Drip, No Mess” Portfolio that were expiring in December. In this post I’ll cover the last three positions that I was watching this month. While options do create a little extra work each month, the extra income makes them well worth it.
I guess I didn’t get my shares
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“I Was a Frustrated Trader”
By Nick Slepko - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: ETFC, OTCM, OXBC, RHHBY
R. Cromwell Coulson is President, CEO, and a Director of OTC Markets Group (OTCQX:OTCM)(NASDAQOTH: OTCM). In 1997, Cromwell led a group of investors in acquiring OTC Markets Group’s predecessor business, the National Quotation Bureau. Cromwell led the transformation of what was an opaque and inefficient market into a technology-driven Open, Transparent, and Connected marketplace platform. Currently, two-thirds of all US public companies trade on OTCQX, OTCQB, and more »
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Why E*Trade and Other Investment Companies Are Likely to be Acquired by America Movil
By Alejandro Guillú - December 19, 2012 | Tickers: AMX, BUD, CNO, ETFC, FMX
The Problem
America Movil (NYSE: AMX) is the largest company in Mexico by revenue, profits, assets and market value.
With revenues of $47 billion only AT&T and 6 others are bigger. With profits of $5 billion only Vodafone and 4 others are more profitable. With assets of $67 billion only Deutsche Telekom and 8 others have more assets. With a market value of $93 billion only Verizon, Telefonica more »
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The Myth of Book Value
By Rupert Hargreaves - November 30, 2012 | Tickers: AA, BAC, ETFC, HPQ, INTC, NRG, WPX |
Price to book ratio is a metric usually used by investors to determine if a stock price is undervaluing the asset value of the company. However, one of the problems with this is that the P/B ratio can other be incredibly misleading. For example many tech firms like HP and Intel will often have patents on their balance sheets. These will account for a good portion of the company more »
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2 Acquisitions Are Paying Off For This Company
By Chad Henage - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: BBT, COF, SCHW, ETFC
Investors can become so focused on a company's past history, that it blinds them to the possibilities in the future. I believe that Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF) is just such a company. In the past, Capital One has not had the best reputation. It seems like investors are choosing to focus on what has already happened, rather than on what the company is doing right now. With some strategic acquisitions over the last year or so, Capital One has positioned itself to offer a broader product lineup, and seems to offer significant value at the current time.
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Reality Check Time for This Online Broker
By Chad Henage - November 29, 2012 | Tickers: COF, SCHW, ETFC, AMTD
Sometimes it makes sense for a company to expand into new markets, and sometimes it just ends up being a disaster. E*TRADE Financial (NASDAQ: ETFC) is an example of how it's better to stick to what you know best. This discount broker decided to begin offering loans and deposit accounts and this has been a constant drain on results. E*TRADE needs to realize that it has a strong brokerage that is being hidden by what looks like a terrible bank. The company needs to adjust its loan provision for the real potential for losses. In short, E*TRADE needs to face reality.
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What Investors Should Know And Do To Make Sure The Short Interest In Arena's Stock Is Playing By The Rules.
By Joseph Dedvukaj - November 26, 2012 | Tickers: ARNA, BAC, BCS, SCHW, C, CS, DB, ETFC, GS, HBC, JPM, MFG, NES.DL, PJC, RBS, BA, TST, UBS, WFC
1. Arena (NASDAQ: ARNA) short-sellers using illegal short and distort-
As of November 15, 2012, Arena short interest is 61,748,793 shares. This is the highest it has ever been. How much of the short interest is illegal naked shorting? We believe its substantial. It is no secret Arena investors know illegal naked short selling and stock manipulation are being used to manipulate Arena's stock to some extent more »
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