Invested Podcast - Investing in Banks

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The really, really big banks under Dodd-Frank are required by law to have very intense stress testing done and have a much higher level of capital in reserve. So if you're interested in banks, again, the bigger banks maybe would be something to look at. Just having a wonderful history doesn't mean anything except that they had a wonderful history. You've got to know that they're capable of making the right decisions or they can do exactly what happened with this.

What happens when banks have growth as their priority? With the current instability, what can the public vs private sector debate tell us about our financial institutions?

When leadership is beholden more to shareholders than to their patrons, it can lead to wildly different outcomes regarding the security of their customers’ assets.

This week, Phil and Danielle continue to analyze the recent bank failures and discuss some of their problems with the structure of current financial systems.

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