I'm Susan Javinsky with Morning Star. With the US stock market looking pricey and the economy on shaky ground, what's a stock investor with some extra cash to do. Follow the advice of the longtime vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger.Munger said that it's better to buy the stocks of great companies at fair prices rather than buying the stocks of fair companies at great prices. So, with that in mind, today we're highlighting the stocks of three highquality companies that aren't screaming barga ...

Christopher from Denver fell into a familiar trap: the allure of online crypto casinos. With just a few months of blackjack play, he racked up tens of thousands in credit card debt — and even more in personal losses. He called into The Ramsey Show to ask for advice on his spiraling financial situation [1]. He told host Dave Ramsey that he accumulated $37,000 in debt on five credit cards in three months, but his total losses were about triple that — he lost another $60,000 in savings, investments and crypt ...

Valued at a market cap of $23 billion, Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG) is a Providence, Rhode Island–based super-regional bank with about $220 billion in assets, nearly 1,000 branches, and a mix of consumer and commercial banking operations. Founded in 1828 and formerly part of RBS, it now offers retail deposits, mortgages, credit cards, wealth management, and corporate lending, alongside advisory and treasury services. The regional bank is set to release its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2025 before the ...

Valued at a market cap of $237.8 billion, American Express Company (AXP) is a financial services company known for its charge cards, credit cards, and traveller’s cheques. The New York-based company offers payments and travel services to consumers, small businesses, and corporations. It is scheduled to announce its fiscal Q3 earnings for 2025 before the market opens on Friday, Oct. 17. Ahead of this event, analysts expect this credit services giant to report a profit of $3.93 per share, up 12.6% from $3.4 ...

Stamford, Connecticut-based Synchrony Financial (SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company that delivers one of the industry's most comprehensive digitally enabled product suites. Valued at $27.7 billion by market cap, the company provides a range of credit products such as credit cards, commercial credit products, and consumer installment loans through programs established with a diverse group of national and regional retailers, local merchants, manufacturers, and more. The consumer credit com ...

Key Takeaways Bank of America expects 2025 NII to rise 6-7% despite Fed rate cuts, with Q4 numbers reaching up to $15.7B.Truist projects nearly 3% NII growth in 2025, aided by loan growth and asset repricing.BAC shows stronger ROE and earnings growth, while TFC offers a higher dividend yield at 4.55%.Bank of America (BAC) is one of the "Big Four" global banks, while Truist Financial (TFC) is a prominent regional bank. BAC leverages its massive scale, branch expansion strategy and diversified financial servi ...

HSBC Holdings’ (NYSE: HSBC) shares are trading relatively flat in the premarket session on Friday.The banking giant recently announced plans to exit its retail banking operations in Sri Lanka, agreeing to transfer the business to Nations Trust Bank PLC.The deal includes about 200,000 customer accounts, credit cards and consumer loans, while leaving HSBC's institutional banking division in the country intact.Also Read: Wall Street’s Most Accurate Analysts Give Their Take On 3 Risk Off Stocks Delivering High- ...

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) is one of the relatively cheap S&P 500 stocks Jim Cramer talked about. Cramer highlighted COF as one of his favorites, as he commented: “I’m going to run through my favorites in rapid-fire format. There were a couple of credit card plays, including Charitable Trust holding Capital One Financial, COF, which just merged with Discover and is projected to have nearly 14% earnings growth next year despite selling for just roughly 11 times next year’s numbers. That’s ...

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is included among the 11 Cheap Quarterly Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. Bank of America’s (BAC) Strong Balance Sheet and its Importance for Cheap Quarterly Dividend Stocks Image by Alexsander-777 from Pixabay Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) is one of the largest consumer banks in the US, with a broad presence across commercial and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets. Its operations include retail branches, digital platforms, credit c ...

Rising costs across the board mean many people are having to choose between cash or credit at the grocery store, and more often than not, credit wins even when balances are already high. A PYMNTS report found that 52% of consumers now swipe a credit card to pay for groceries, and it’s not just older Americans relying on plastic. According to John Stevenson, 44% of Gen Z say they use credit cards to support their financial well-being. The problem is relying on credit for the basics can become a longer-term ...