Topics covered: Rising Interest Rates, Regulatory Outlook Gains Clarity, Pockets of Growth in Northeastern Banking, Investing in Regional Banks, Interest Rates and Loan-Growth Strategies, Growing Compliance Costs, Benefits from Higher Interest Rates, A More Nationalized Banking System
Companies covered: Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION), Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), TCF Financial Corporation (NYSE:TCF), Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUSQ), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI), Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE:SNV), PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:PNC), M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY), Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCBK), Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:FBC), CIT Group Inc (NYSE:CIT), BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT), Investors Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISBC), Evans Bancorp, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:EVBN), Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY), Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO), Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ:COLB), Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR), Umpqua Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:UMPQ), Sterling Bancorp (NYSE:STL), Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC), Heritage Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HFWA), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBCI), Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB), First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE:FHN), Comerica Incorporated (NYSE:CMA), Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE:CFR), Lake Shore Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSBK), Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Lazard Ltd. (NYSE:LAZ), J P Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GS), Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE:GHL), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation (The) (NYSE:BNY), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)
Topics covered: Research-Driven Strategy, Quantitative Research, Quality Indicators, Portfolio Managers, Midcap Investing, Long-Term Investing, Fundamental Analysis, Energy-Focused Investing, Dividend-Paying Stocks
Companies covered: Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ:WFRD), Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), Devon Energy Corporation (NYSE:DVN), Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR), Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT), QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM), M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB), Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ:GNTX), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Encore Wire Corporation (NASDAQ:WIRE), CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), Kirby Corporation (NYSE:KEX), IHS Inc. (NYSE:IHS), Eagle Materials Inc (NYSE:EXP)
Topics covered: Internally and Externally Managed BDCs, Closed-End Funds, BDC Returns, BDC Dividend Growth, BDC and Bank Differences
Companies covered: Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), Spectra Energy Corp (NYSE:SE), Northeast Utilities (NYSE:NU), NiSource, Inc (NYSE:NI), DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)
Companies covered: Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), ARRIS International plc (NASDAQ:ARRS), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ), Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), Schlumberger N.V. (NYSE:SLB), Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (NASDAQ:PSUN), Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE:NR), Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), GrafTech International Ltd (NYSE:GTI), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCS), EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC), Coldwater Creek Inc., Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE:CHS), Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR), Koninklijke Philips N.V. (NYSE:PHG), Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MPEL), Williams Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:WMB), AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), Seagate Technology. (NASDAQ:STX), SLM Corporation (NASDAQ:SLM), Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE:PFE), Navient Corporation (NASDAQ:NAVI), Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), International Paper Company (NYSE:IP), Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ), GE Aerospace (General Electric Company) (NYSE:GE), Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW), Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), Southwest Airlines Company (NYSE:LUV), Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE:HOG), Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAST), Wright Medical Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:WMGI), Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS), Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE:JCI), Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW), Covidien Ltd. (NYSE:COV), Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)
Topics covered: Precious Metals Exploration and Production, Precious Metals, Investment and Central Bank Demand, Investing in Gold, Gold Production Cost Structures, Gold Producers vs. Gold ETF, Gold Industry Headwinds
Companies covered: Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM), Kinross Gold Corporation (NYSE:KGC), Iamgold Corporation (NYSE:IAG), Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE:GG), Eldorado Gold Corporation (NYSE:EGO), Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY), AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE:AU), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM), Barrick Mining Corp. (NYSE:B), Coeur Mining, Inc. (NYSE:CDE), International Tower Hill Mines Ltd (AMEX:THM), Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL), Solitario Resources Corp. (formerly Solitario Zinc Corp.) (NYSEAMERICAN:XPL), Silver Standard Resources Inc. (NASDAQ:SSRI), Silver Wheaton Corp (NYSE:SLW), Endeavour Silver Corporation (NYSE:EXK)
