Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019


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Stocks. Mutual funds. Cattle? When it comes to investing in individual retirement accounts (IRAs), you might have more options than you think. But those options may come with additional risk.

Some retirement savers want to look beyond stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other conventional investments offered by standard IRAs. For those interested in investing their IRA dollars in alternative investments, whether it be real estate, private placements, or even livestock, there’s another choice: self-directed IRAs.

According to IRS rules, IRAs can invest in just about anything with the exception of life insurance, most types of collectibles, and S corporation shares — that is, shares in a company that elects to pass corporate income and losses through shareholders for tax purposes.

Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: American International Group Inc.(AIG)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Gifford Fong Associates acquired a new position in shares of American International Group (NYSE:AIG) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 44,100 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,400,000.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Traders sold shares of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) on strength during trading on Tuesday. $17.03 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $57.49 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $40.46 million out of the stock. Of all companies tracked, American International Group had the 19th highest net out-flow for the day. American International Group traded up $0.20 for the day and closed at $53.37

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

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    Stocks to Watch Today: ATVI, TRIP, GRPN
    Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) popped 3% in pre-market hours despite news of layoffs and missed estimates for the holiday shopping season. The video game maker reported a record performance in 2018; however, its outlook falls well short of Wall Street expectations. ATVI shares are now off 22% in the last three months. New concerns have emerged about the broader video game sector. The firm is engaging in a large restructuring project that will see an 8% reduction in its workforce. Shares of TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) slumped more than 4.5% after the travel and restaurant website operator reported mixed earnings on Tuesday. The firm reported earnings of $0.27 per share, a figure that was $0.02 short of expectations. The company did top revenue forecasts with $346 million (about $3 million higher than Wall Street’s projections). It’s a rare miss for a company whose stock popped 60% over the last year. Shares of Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) plunged another 11% after the firm reported weaker-than-expected earnings yesterday. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.10, which was $0.03 below expectations. Revenue did beat estimates. However, the firm said that its active customer base slipped by 2.5% to hit 30.6 million. Today, look for more earnings reports from American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Fossil Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT), Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H), Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX), SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), and Yelp Inc. (NASDAQ: YELP).


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  • [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

    American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG)Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 3, 2018, 8:00 a.m. ET

    Contents:
    Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
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    Operator

Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: W.R. Berkley Corporation(WRB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    W. R. Berkley (NYSE: WRB) and State Auto Financial (NASDAQ:STFC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Standard Life Aberdeen plc increased its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) by 56.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,374 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,555 shares during the period. Standard Life Aberdeen plc’s holdings in W. R. Berkley were worth $1,113,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Topdanmark A/S (TOP)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on September 8th. In the last seven days, TopCoin has traded flat against the U.S. dollar. TopCoin has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can now be bought for about $0.0008 or 0.00000010 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded down 15.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on June 21st. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded up 4% against the dollar. TopCoin has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $123.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular exchanges.

Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

    Prudential Financial Inc  (NYSE:PRU)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 07, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET

    Contents:
    Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
    Prepared Remarks:

    Operator

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    These are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s analysis:

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    Prudential (PUK) Presents At 2018 Deutsche Bank Annual Global Financial Services Conference – Slideshow (seekingalpha.com) Leston Welsh joins Prudential Group Insurance as head of Disability and Absence Management (finance.yahoo.com) Contrasting Prudential Financial (PRU) & Old Mutual (ODMTY) (americanbankingnews.com) Prudential again accused with unauthorised money deduction (vir.com.vn) An Application for the Trademark “MULLINTBG” Has Been Filed by Prudential Insurance Company (insurancenewsnet.com)


    Prudential Financial traded down $5.05, hitting $94.97, during midday trading on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. 2,919,216 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,144,103. The company has a current ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm has a market cap of $42.01 billion, a PE ratio of 8.98, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.52. Prudential Financial has a one year low of $94.51 and a one year high of $127.14.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Flinton Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 9.0% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 46,032 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,808 shares during the quarter. Flinton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $4,304,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its stake in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 5.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,655 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc.’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $6,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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