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Financial stocks are companies engaged in the financial sector. This includes the big banks of Wall Street as well as companies engaged in the lending and personal finance spaces. Finance has also grown to include new fintech firms that have helped revolutionize the ways in which consumers bank, trade, and make purchases. Investors seeking exposure to the financial sector have their choice of many ETFs and wide-ranging finance stocks from Goldman Sachs to SoFi Technologies.

Recent Financial Stocks Articles

3 Financial Stocks Worth Flirting With

While the sector remains uncertain, if you have the discipline to wait, you could enter these three financial picks at a good price.

Barclays CEO Jenkins Buys Goodwill With Common Sense

Antony Jenkins' refusal to accept a bonus may be an obvious PR ploy, but who cares? His nod to the bank's misdeeds is refreshing.

Banco Santander a Buy After $26B Write-Off

With many of its bad loans in the rearview mirror, Spain's Banco Santander sits on a diversified profit stream, solid capital position and attractive dividend.

January Rate Roundup: CDs, Money Markets and Mortgages

After months of trending down, savings rates stabilized -- or even rose -- as the 10-year Treasure benchmark traded above 1.8% for all of December.

10 Stocks for a Made-in-America Portfolio

The U.S. is starting to look like the least-ugly option in a globe full of uncertainty. If you agree, here are a few concentrated ways to play America.

Gold Sinks on HSBC Move

Gold tumbled in Thursday trading after HSBC announced that it had cut its gold exposure in half.

Winners and Losers in Obama’s Second Term

Some companies are thrilled to see Obama return, others not so much. Here are the healthcare, finance, defense and gun stocks that will react and why.

Can Brokerage Stocks’ Big Move Continue?

The brokerage stocks have delivered gains north of 20% in the past two months, but it's time to take some profits.

Big Banks Pile Up Victories — at What Cost?

They're scoring on all fronts -- litigation, regulations and profitability. The glaring exception is in the failure to ensure the system's future safety.

Make Money With Goldman Sachs

With the Wall Street giant back to raking it in again, buying long calls gives you a good way to ride its run-up, which looks go keep going.

Buy JPMorgan Chase on It’s Strong Earnings Performance

JPMorgan released tremendous earnings and revenues last week, and the stock is a strong buy for long term investors. Oh, and look for a dividend increase soon.

Data Takes the Wheel — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Solid economic reports on the housing and unemployment front moved market ahead broadly on the day with all three indexes posting gains

Morgan Stanley Can’t Cut Its Way to Growth

The days of sizzling revenue growth long gone, and the latest layoffs are a grim reminder of how bad things are now.

5 Top Russell 3000 Stocks to Buy in 2013

Many of the Russell 3000's best stocks returned well into the triple digits last year. And some of those winners could just do it again in 2013.

Get Ready to Short Goldman Sachs

GS is a big gainer today on the heels of a strong earnings report. But the stock is running into big overhead resistance -- I'd be looking for a downside swing trade soon.

These 4 Companies Aren’t Much Better After Big Layoffs

These four companies announced record-setting layoffs in 2012, but their broader struggles suggest they might need more than a little streamlining.

American Express Is Going Slumming

American Express' travel division layoffs are the latest reason to worry that the high-end credit-card company is losing its way in a changing market.

2 Sectors the Charts Say Will Be Top Performers in 2013

The technicals point to financials and builders as being big winners this year.

S&P Hits Five-Year High — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

Positive earnings news, big corporate headlines and solid China exports helped move markets north and launched the S&P to five-year highs.