Financial Reform

Option Plays for Election Outcomes

Both the stock market and politics are couched in uncertainty. The good news is options are perfect when it comes to hedging your portfolio for such circumstances. More

Wall Street Reform Turns Two: Is It Working?

Dodd-Frank -- all 848 pages of it and still only 30% complete -- has had its victories, its failures ... and its unintended consequences. More

JPMorgan: The Bank That Kicked the Regulatory Hornets’ Nest

The financial industry had mostly adjusted to new rules this year, but a trading fiasco at JPMorgan has put the Volcker Rule back into play. More

How to Fix Financial Services Regulation

A reworking of the joint and several liability structure as applied to banking may be a solution to the increasing problems of the banking industry More

3 Things to Know About Inverse ETFs

Here's why regulators have declared war on these ETFs and the brokers that sell them to investors like you. More

Spring Cleaning for Financials: 2 to Sell, 2 to Buy

There's a big difference between which companies to keep and which to dump. Here's where these four names fall. More

Big Banks Lose Business as U.S. Customers Move Their Money

Large financial stocks like Bank of America and Citigroup have suffered banker defections as U.S. bank customers move money to smaller banks and credit unions. More