Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition becomes less cutthroat, clients grow less sensitive to the cost of insurance, and insurers can finally push through long-delayed premium increases. With the U.S. economy on the mend — economists expect U.S. GDP to rise at nearly a 3% pace in the second half of this year — the stage is set for insurers to move back into the sweet spot of their pricing cycle. Right about now, you… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition becomes less cutthroat, clients grow less sensitive to the cost of insurance, and insurers can finally push through long-delayed premium increases. With the U.S. economy on the mend — economists expect U.S. GDP to rise at nearly a 3% pace in the second half of this year — the stage is set for insurers to move back into the sweet spot of their pricing cycle. Right about now, you… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition becomes less cutthroat, clients grow less sensitive to the cost of insurance, and insurers can finally push through long-delayed premium increases. With the U.S. economy on the mend — economists expect U.S. GDP to rise at nearly a 3% pace in the second half of this year — the stage is set for insurers to move back into the sweet spot of their pricing cycle. Right about now, you… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition… Read More

Insurance agents reach for the antacids whenever the economy slows down. Their clients start to look for ways to trim costs, and reduced insurance coverage (and the smaller premiums they are charged) eats into the insurers’ bottom lines. Any hopes of actually raising insurance premiums go out the window, as a client will quickly jump ship to a rival in search of a better deal.#-ad_banner-# Yet as the economy strengthens, the whole dynamic changes. Once a clear economic upturn is underway, competition becomes less cutthroat, clients grow less sensitive to the cost of insurance, and insurers can finally push through long-delayed premium increases. With the U.S. economy on the mend — economists expect U.S. GDP to rise at nearly a 3% pace in the second half of this year — the stage is set for insurers to move back into the sweet spot of their pricing cycle. Right about now, you… Read More

Private-market value. It’s a simple concept most investors overlook. Yet it’s an approach that has catapulted fund manager Mario Gabelli into the billionaires’ club. He’s made big profits at his firm, GAMCO Investors, which now manages more than $40 billion in… Read More

In today’s fast-moving markets, investors are always on the prowl for stocks that can deliver rapid gains. It wasn’t always thus.#-ad_banner-# Back in the days of Benjamin Graham and David Dodd — known as… Read More

Bill Gates is well-known as the billionaire founder of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT). He has an estimated net worth of $67 billion and is the second-richest person in the world. His net worth increased by about $7 billion last… Read More

As an income investor, I feel like I’ve hit the trifecta when I find a low-risk stock that also has consistent dividend growth and a fantastic… Read More

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Value investors tend to favor specific gauges to find bargains. Some like to seek out stocks trading below tangible book value, while others seek out stocks that sport low price-to-earnings (P/E)… Read More