M&T Bank Corp. (MTB)

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  • commenter
    Aug 31 03:34 PM
    Dividend Aristocrats Handily Outperforming Main Indexes in 2008 [view article]
    Cherry picked. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 03:25 PM
    Dividend Aristocrats Handily Outperforming Main Indexes in 2008 [view article]
    Good resource!! Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 02:55 PM
    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    Another reason I had confidence in Wachovia was that the Dodge & Cox folks, local to the high housing prices and the large loan book there, had WB as its largest bank holding. They were aligned with the view that current data showed trouble loans were at a level that was manageable. Until they weren't, of course. Hey, I'm talking myself out of AIB!

    Anyway best of luck with your investments,

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  • commenter
    Aug 31 02:50 PM
    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    Thanks David for a very nice write up.

    I'm considering AIB here and you gave me a great head start on my research. I have to admit alot of the positives of AIB remind me of Wachovia when I bought it "really cheap!" at $42, with great management, conservative loan practices, solid dividend easily covered by earnings, etc., etc. I sold when it bounced back up to $33 -- even though the questions then were "how much lower could it go?" Today at $16.

    The overheated home market, exposure to construction loans and the leveraged nature of banks make me very cautious approaching AIB, even at the "cheap" $24.
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  • commenter
    Aug 31 12:19 PM
    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    notsosmart has picked the PERFECT screen name..I'll spare myself the thrill of his/her website. AIB most certainly will survive..and if people think property markets have fallen parabolically and may have further to go...then bide your time and Buy Ireland. The Irish market has ALL the earmarks of the geography of wealth and can rise almost as fast as the fall. When I see desirable destination and demographics change I'll start believing in long term housing declines. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 11:54 AM
    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    looks like he owns it so he is eating his own cooking and of course a nice dividend for dessert. But once again we are talking about a bank and if this sector gets worse before it gets better and we all wait we ll be able to afford catering then. Bon appetit notsosmart!

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  • commenter
    Aug 31 10:12 AM
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    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    could be ok but sort of self serving.in a way.hard to judge. if the author owns it he is eating his own cooking if he doesnt whats his agenda? might be good to wait & see. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 31 08:19 AM
    Allied Irish Banks: With 9% Dividend, This Bank Could Thrive [view article]
    An insightful and easy-to-read bank analysis! ...funfun.. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 21 08:12 AM
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    Finding Relative Value in Financial Services [view article]
    All of your relative value plays go lower. The financials are melting down again.
    Stay away from all of these names.
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  • commenter
    Aug 20 02:48 PM
    Finding Relative Value in Financial Services [view article]
    Certainly hope you're wearing shoes while you're out there wading around in the murky swamp of financials. Wouldn't want to see you step on anything nasty and squishy. Having said that, I'd be looking elsewhere...

    ITU (Brazil) Seems to be coming off a low and looks like it might have 25% upside within a 3 month period. It is also on an uptrend. Watch it though. Brazil has a lot of commodity exposure...But it also has a booming internal economy - unlike (err...hack..cough..) the US.

    IBN (India). I'd let it come back up through $28, for what might be a potential double. (Don't buy it now... It's dropping again.) Although India has a lot of problems with infrastructure and barricading itself against outside forces, it could be a nice growth story.

    I'd also look at a nice stop just below the recent lows on either..

    jegan ;-)
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  • commenter
    Aug 18 01:07 PM
    Bank Executive Compensation and the Bailout [view article]
    Nevermind the fact that this entire fiasco was orchestrated by the very people who will profit. They created it ( with fill knowledge of the consequences I might add), managed it, made bundles of cash, and then skipped out leaving the poor slobs with pensions and foreclosures holding the bag (as has become the norm for corporate America). Let's also not forget that our ever-faithful President changed the bankruptcy laws just in time to prevent anyone from weaseling out from under their bad loans. And by 'bad' I do mean rotten to the core... I happen to have been one of the drones helping to crank out the loan documents and became sufficiently disgusted to resign long ago. I said it would happen and it did, but you'd have thought I was crazy to hear me relay this to my colleagues back in '04. They certainly thought so. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 10 02:01 PM
    U.S. Savings Rate To Increase, Finally [view article]
    BTW, regarding home equity. What equity? How many of you have home equity loans? Goldilocks has more shoes in her house than she has equity. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 10 01:54 PM
    U.S. Savings Rate To Increase, Finally [view article]
    locke, as Bearfund mentioned, Social Security is a fund that the government has used to cover other expenditures to such as the war or any expense the government is obligated to pay but it lacks funds because of the lower of revenues (taxes). The government then places its IOS in the fund for later pay back. We have a deficit (period). If you expect SS payments we need taxes to cover its payback otherwise the government will just print money and cause inflation, then your SS will be inflated and worthless if you get any. IRAs and 401Ks are possible savings but home equity look at the present market and true value. We ARE NOT the biggest savers in the world we just want to believe we are as we use credit to wipe out our savings. You can't leverage your future. Go to Vegas if you believe that. Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 09 09:24 PM
    U.S. Savings Rate To Increase, Finally [view article]
    I agree with the earlier poster. 401ks, IRAs, homes, and even SS contributions should be considered when assessing americans' "savings rates." Reply
  • commenter
    Aug 09 01:44 PM
    U.S. Savings Rate To Increase, Finally [view article]
    Put money in a bank at 2% rate? No, thanks. I will take 8% dividend any day. Reply