financial ETFs

Here's a quick look at some of the top performing financial stocks, year to date. These stocks all have a market cap of more than $500 million and all pay a dividend. Banco Macro (NYSE: BMA) shares are trading almost 27% higher year to date despite pulling back more than 5% in the past week. The...

US Bancorp (NYSE: USB) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results tomorrow, January 18, before the opening bell. Net income and revenue have risen in the past three quarters. Investors will be looking for that trend to continue, rather than US Bancorp following in the...

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results tomorrow morning, January 17. Of the slew of big banks reporting earnings this week, prospects for Wells Fargo seem pretty strong, as far as analysts are concerned. Investors will be hoping that the news is...

Citigroup (NYSE: C) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, January 17, before the markets open. Investors may be less optimistic about the lender's results after competitor JP Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) offered disappointing results on Friday. And Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)...

Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results Wednesday morning, January 18. Investors could use some good news. Though revenue has risen for four straight quarters, the share price has faced resistance at $13 a since August. And Deutsche Bank last week downgraded...

Here's a quick look at eight dividend-paying regional bank stocks that are up year to date and trading near their 52-week highs. 1st Source (NASDAQ: SRCE): This Indiana-company reported strong second-quarter results back in July, which it attributed in part to attracting new customers. Its...

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) reached new 52-week highs of $322.27 and $90.83 per share, respectively, in Thursday's trading session. MasterCard surged from $279 to $309 per share at the end of June, following the Federal Reserve's decision to place a higher-than-proposed cap on debit-...

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Discover (NYSE: DFS) reached new multiyear highs of $53.69 and $27.92 per share, respectively, Thursday morning. American Express recently launched a free tool designed to help small businesses monitor social media and also said members could use reward points to...