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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

AIG Takes Taxpayers to the Cleaners …. Twice!

Last week, American International Group (NYSE:AIG) reported a whopping $19.8 billion profit for its fourth quarter. Except those gains ccame from tax breaks.

The Sector That Will Lead Us to New Highs

If the banks continue to push higher on decent volume, the market should follow.

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.

High-Frequency Trading Is High-Tech Cheating

This high-tech cheating is skimming by algorithm -- and it impairs liquidity and efficiency for actual human investors. Here's why it's time for the SEC to take on HFT.

Credit Stocks Needn’t Fear the CFPB

Public companies in subprime credit and debt collection already follow state and federal laws, so they -- and their investors -- have little to fear.

3 ETFs to Buy for Pullback Profits

The S&P 500 is trading right at technical-resistance levels. Here's how to profit from the correction that's likely to take hold in the near future.

Bitterness Trumps Facts About GM Bailout and Its Record Profits

A recent article about General Motors' earnings prompted a lot of vitriol. Let's take a look at some of the responses -- and the misconceptions they reveal.

BGC Partners: Thriving, Cheap and a Double-Digit Dividend

BGC Partners is a spin-off of Cantor Fitzgerald, the firm that lost 658 employees on Sept. 11. It has since rebounded and is now well-positioned.

JPMorgan CEO: Volcker ‘Doesn’t Understand Capital Markets’

After touring bank branches in Florida, Francis got Jamie Dimon to share what he really thinks about the so-called "Volcker Rule." Frankly, he thinks it stinks.

This Week’s ETF Options for Hot Stocks

Cars, social media, sin stocks, global equities and consumer stocks are in this week's roundup of ETFs that hold stocks discussed last week at InvestorPlace.

2 Techs and 1 Financial Worth Watching

These three names reported earnings this week and are looking good. Here's who -- and why.

Banks Agree to $25 Billion Foreclosure Settlement

The long-awaited deal aims to help more than 1 million Americans by lowering principal amounts due and getting $2,000 cash payments.

Why Investors Shouldn’t Overlook Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo, the nation's fourth-biggest bank, has been on a tear as of late -- yet its great financials and low valuation still have gone mostly unnoticed.

7 Warren Buffett Stocks Dishing Up Double-Digit Gains

Berkshire Hathaway's overall performance may lag the market, but Warren Buffett is doing just fine. See his best performers.

4 Reasons Why Gold Could Hit $2,500

Runaway inflation and the impending Eurozone collapse are just two of the catalysts that could drive up the price of gold.

Greece Back to Biting Markets — Monday’s IP Market Recap

Never far away, Europe's woes grabbed investors' attention on Monday. But at least the losses were mostly trimmed by day's end.

Regional Banks Aren’t Exactly on Fire

Their earnings haven't been disasters, but they've generally disappointed. Some business lines are gaining, while others face the same woes plaguing big banks.

2 Brazilians Heading Up and 2 to Avoid

Emerging-markets valuations have made an extraordinary V-shaped move in the last six months, yet Brazil still looks almost as cheap as it did back in…

PNC’s $3.45B RBC Takeover Could Prop up the Stock

Its purchase of Raleigh-based RBC Bank USA could be a real positive for the shares.