The Diversified Financials sector includes diversified financial services, consumer finance, and capital markets. This includes providers of financial services including banking, insurance and capital markets; providers of specialized financial services, like credit agencies, stock exchanges and specialty boutiques; providers of consumer finance services like credit cards, lease financing and travel-related money services; companies engaged primarily in asset management, including mutual funds and closed-end funds; institutions engaged in investment banking and brokerage services, debt underwriting, and mergers and acquisitions; and institutions engaged in diversified activities such as major corporate lending, investment banking and asset management.
| Ticker | Company | Last Traded | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| MF Global Ltd | 6.24 |
27.35% |
|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 218.00 |
4.68% |
|
| Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 32.11 |
2.26% |
|
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. | 19.11 |
1.11% |
|
| Principal Financial Group Inc. | 39.68 |
1.07% |
|
| SEI Investments Co. | 22.97 |
1.01% |
|
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | 182.84 |
0.88% |
|
| Morgan Stanley | 38.57 |
0.65% |
|
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | 30.91 |
0.59% |
|
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 54.74 |
0.20% |
|
| The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. | 9.33 |
0.00% |
|
| Franklin Resources Inc. | 92.68 |
-0.11% |
|
| NYSE Euronext, Inc. | 45.06 |
-0.18% |
|
| Charles Schwab Corp. | 22.64 |
-0.57% |
|
| CME Group, Inc. | 332.67 |
-0.64% |
|
| NYMEX Holdings Inc. | 77.54 |
-0.72% |
|
| Legg Mason Inc. | 35.59 |
-1.39% |
|
| Nomura Holdings Inc. | 14.87 |
-1.72% |
|
| TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation | 19.06 |
-2.06% |
|
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 39.79 |
-3.05% |
The Skeptical Capitalist - Get ready for more bank failures...
July 13, 2008 09:45 PM
After reading through the WSJ's most recent article about failure of IndyMac, I think it became quite clear that the list of banks that are going to fail in the next several months could get very lengthy very quickly... IndyMac...
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The Skeptical Capitalist - Economic review in graphs...
July 6, 2008 10:08 PM
"The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter" Author Unknown I think after being in a relative silence for the last several weeks because of being consumed with the legal and administrative burden of starting my...
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The Skeptical Capitalist - The "Bernanke's Dilemma" Part 1
June 23, 2008 08:03 PM
"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be" Thomas à Kempis I guess I will never stop being amused by the investment related media...
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InvestorPlaceBlogs.com - Stay Away from Goldman Sachs
June 20, 2008 12:30 PM
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported earnings today of just over $2 billion which was more than Wall Street was expecting. Despite the good news, I still don't favor owning the shares. The financial mess isn't over just yet. Goldman's profit last...
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InvestorPlaceBlogs.com - Fannie Who?
June 6, 2008 12:42 PM
Fannie Mae (FNM) has been a bastion in the finance world for many new and moving up homeowners. Until the subprime crisis, I'd have called the stock a bedrock in any portfolio. Fast forward from high praise to current conditions....
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| 21 | Buying Financial Guarantors |
| 3 | Bond insurers - why I continue to hold ABK and MBI |
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