If you're eligible to sign up for Medicare, you have choices: You can stick with original Medicare and buy a separate Part D drug plan, or you can sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan instead. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and have to offer at least the same level of coverage as original Medicare. But these plans often seem like a great deal because they commonly offer ...
If you're eligible to sign up for Medicare, you have choices: You can stick with original Medicare and buy a separate Part D drug plan, or you can sign up for a Medicare Advantage plan instead. Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurers and have to offer at least the same level of coverage as original Medicare. But these plans often seem like a great deal because they commonly offer benefits beyond what original Medicare covers, including dental care, eye exams, hearing aids, and even gym memberships in some cases. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
ProArtWork/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Capital One Financial Corporation ( COF ) has several outstanding series of preferred stock (all of which are pari passu), including two non-publicly traded series. Their five series of publicly traded preferred stock each consist of depositary shares representing 1/40th interest in a share of fixed-rate, non-cumulative, perpetual pre...
ProArtWork/iStock Unreleased via Getty Images Investment Thesis Capital One Financial Corporation ( COF ) has several outstanding series of preferred stock (all of which are pari passu), including two non-publicly traded series. Their five series of publicly traded preferred stock each consist of depositary shares representing 1/40th interest in a share of fixed-rate, non-cumulative, perpetual preferred stock, as shown in the following table. Capital One's 2025 10-K The Series I Preferred Stock ( COF.PR.I ) is trading at a higher yield (and thus a lower price) than is reasonable for its risk level, particularly as it is trading significantly below its liquidation preference of $25 and, with the highest coupon of Capital One's publicly traded series and the presently callable series, is the most likely of the outstanding preferred stock series to be called anytime soon (particularly if the Federal Reserve cuts rates, thus opening up the possibility of refinancing this series at a cheaper coupon). This implies a good chance of significant capital gains if it gets called. Given the major, global economic shocks in the commodity and financial markets related to the new war on Iran as well as the chaotic on-again/off-again trade wars, there is risk to COF's consumer-based lending if the economy falls into recession ( Q4 2025's GDP growth was revised downward from 1.4% to 0.7%). While this may impact Capital One's common stock's fortunes on the downside (as I discuss in a recent review of Capital One's common stock ), COF.PR.I should be relatively shielded from impact on its dividend. I rate COF.PR.I as a buy. Company Overview Founded in 1988 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One Financial Corporation (the "Company") is the holding company of Capital One, NA, a bank primarily focusing on consumer and commercial banking. The company's customer deposits fund its lending, with its loan-to-deposit ratio ("LDR") ranging from 90% to 96% over the past five years (at...
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before day’s football action ⚽ Get in touch! Email Will with your thoughts This what you’ve all woken up for … what latest offerings. I’ve had dozens of emails asking what I’ve been up to recently, so here we are. Reading all this should take up through to lunch. Yesterday I ticked off a new ground for me, travelling to watch what is starting to feel like the end of ...
⚽ News, discussion and buildup before day’s football action ⚽ Get in touch! Email Will with your thoughts This what you’ve all woken up for … what latest offerings. I’ve had dozens of emails asking what I’ve been up to recently, so here we are. Reading all this should take up through to lunch. Yesterday I ticked off a new ground for me, travelling to watch what is starting to feel like the end of Harrogate Town’s time in the Football League. Never have I seen such a blunt side in the final third. Continue reading...
Italian leads Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points Australian Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of season Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately dominating the second half of the race and with it the 19-year-old has become the youngest driver to lead the Formula One world championship. It was another remarkably confident drive for Mercedes from the youngs...
Italian leads Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points Australian Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of season Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix ultimately dominating the second half of the race and with it the 19-year-old has become the youngest driver to lead the Formula One world championship. It was another remarkably confident drive for Mercedes from the youngster as he beat the McLaren of Oscar Piastri into second with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari. However, George Russell’s title ambitions took a minor blow as he finished only fourth. Lando Norris was fifth for McLaren and Lewis Hamilton sixth for Ferrari. Max Verstappen, who has struggled with a difficult car all weekend, could mange only eighth. Continue reading...
The average one-year price target for DB Insurance Co. (KOSE:005830) has been revised to ₩216,161.54 / share. This is an increase of 14.74% from the prior estimate of ₩188,386.15 dated February 21, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided
The average one-year price target for DB Insurance Co. (KOSE:005830) has been revised to ₩216,161.54 / share. This is an increase of 14.74% from the prior estimate of ₩188,386.15 dated February 21, 2026. The price target is an average of many targets provided
NVIDIA’s decision to fully exit its position in SoundHound AI (SOUN) triggered a sharp market reaction, with the stock recently down 28% after the SEC filing, despite a series of positive operating announcements. See our latest analysis for SoundHound AI. At a share price of $5.90, SoundHound AI’s recent 1 month share price return of 31.4% and year to date share price return of 44.3% point to fadi...
NVIDIA’s decision to fully exit its position in SoundHound AI (SOUN) triggered a sharp market reaction, with the stock recently down 28% after the SEC filing, despite a series of positive operating announcements. See our latest analysis for SoundHound AI. At a share price of $5.90, SoundHound AI’s recent 1 month share price return of 31.4% and year to date share price return of 44.3% point to fading short term momentum, even though the 3 year total shareholder return of 113.8% still reflects...
Minnows have all but sewn up the Swiss Super League title with seven games to go having been favourites to go down The FC Thun heroes do not hide their amusement and amazement when speaking about what has been an incredible season. They giggle when asked if they could possibly have expected such a scenario. They know that the situation is surreal and illogical. The words “incredible” and “unbeliev...
Minnows have all but sewn up the Swiss Super League title with seven games to go having been favourites to go down The FC Thun heroes do not hide their amusement and amazement when speaking about what has been an incredible season. They giggle when asked if they could possibly have expected such a scenario. They know that the situation is surreal and illogical. The words “incredible” and “unbelievable” are used frequently. When Thun were promoted to the Swiss Super League in May, they were predicted to struggle. “A lot of pundits identified them as No 1 relegation candidates. Expectations were very low, and fans thought that avoiding relegation would be a major success,” Berner Zeitung journalist Adrian Horn says. Continue reading...