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This Unstoppable Stock Already Pays an Ultra-High Dividend Yield -- And Wall Street Thinks It Could Climb Even Higher

The Motley Fool

times leverage ratio (down from 2.7 The telecom giant's improving leverage ratio supports its excellent bond ratings (A-/BBB+/Baa1). That caused concerns that Verizon and its peers might have to spend money to remedy the problem and cover future legal liabilities. Verizon ended the second quarter with a 2.6

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Bank of America (BAC) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Investment banking saw a nice rebound this quarter. billion in investment banking fees and grew 35% from the first-quarter 2023. In addition, our results reflect the benefits of investments beta, our middle-market investment banking teams and dual-coverage teams. We delivered nearly $1.6

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Tales from the Dark Side

The Big Picture

Doing this puts the probabilities more on their side, with the bonus that fewer regulatory headaches, legal liability, and compliance issues occur – they more or less go away if you manage this kind of model properly. Now if only the Sell-side would get religion about fiduciary standards, I would stop hating on them so much.

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Understanding Sell-Side Advisory Services for Small Businesses

Axial

Sell-side advisory services are provided by investment banks, M&A advisory firms, and other specialized advisors to help business owners with sales, divestitures, mergers, and other transactions aimed at maximizing value and ensuring a smooth transition to new ownership. Reach out today. What Are Sell-Side Advisory Services?

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Bank of America (BAC) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

The strong year-over-year fee performance was led by a 15% improvement in investment in brokerage services, mostly in our global wealth management business. We are focused on driving market share in all our businesses, investing in technology to further enhance the customer experience, and continue to increase our efficiency.

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Ropes & Gray’s latest Partner promotions include several PE lawyers

Private Equity Wire

Gwen’s practice ranges from in-court restructurings to bespoke, out-of-court liability management solutions. Tristan VanDeventer (New York) advises public and private companies, investment banks, and private equity funds on complex capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and other equity, and debt offerings.

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Bank of America (BAC) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

The Motley Fool

Our customer investments team, what we call Merrill Edge, crossed a new milestone this quarter and now sits in excess of $518 billion in balances. Investment banking gained share of industry revenue in 2024. Investment banking grew 44%. The good news is we created operating leverage in the quarter.

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