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4 ETFs That Are Screaming Buys in July

The Motley Fool

This tidal shift works against debt-reliant growth companies , but works in favor of the companies that are usually categorized as value stocks. Just as the name suggests, this Vanguard fund holds familiar value names like JPMorgan , UnitedHealth , and Procter & Gamble. Enter the Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEMKT: VTV).

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Big Banks and Big Screens

The Motley Fool

That to me, is the biggest surprise, but it's related to these big bank earnings. Many of us thought that with higher interest rates, corporations would be really hesitant to take on debt, but what we see is, if you're an investment grade borrower and you've got projects on the books. They want to help companies raise debt.

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What Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley Told Investors

The Motley Fool

Jason Moser: I think it's with Goldman Sachs, Goldman is not the first bank I think that comes to people's minds when we think about consumer banking. Goldman, it's an investment bank. You can only go so far before you get to start paying that debt off a little bit. That is debt. What are they reacting to?

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S&P; Global (SPGI) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Capital markets were vibrant in the first quarter, and customers turned to S&P Global to help power their investment, funding, and trading activities. Equity markets saw strong volumes from both IPOs and M&A, and we saw the highest level of debt issuance since 2021. Turning to Vitality.

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The Good News About High Valuations; the Problem With Glide Paths

The Motley Fool

Because I think it's especially pertinent right now, where we see a lot of investment firms, investment banks starting the year with these large scale market forecasts and they turn out to be very wrong, spectacularly the majority of the time. But first, I want to touch on some research that you've done.

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Transcript: Luis Berruga, Global X ETFs

The Big Picture

So, yeah, I had a career in investment banking with Jefferies, and it was a really good professional experience because I do have the opportunity to work in M&A, equity and debt financing. I had the chance to be part of some very interesting transactions in the banking space. BERRUGA: You know, great question.

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Transcript: Julian Salisbury, GS

The Big Picture

Investment banks were not really a known concept in the area where I grew up. So I went from being a publishing high yield research analyst to a distressed debt analyst and investor. SALISBURY: The high yield bonds quickly went to zero and then you’re buying the bank loans at discounted prices.