10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now

SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (SAEXW)

Today, SAEXW surged (+0.55%) up +0.01 at $.92 with 20,000 shares in play thus far (ref. google finance Delayed: 11:04AM EDT August 6, 2013).

SAExploration Holdings, Inc. previously reported it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013 on Tuesday, August 13, 2013, after the close of the stock market. Management will host a conference call on Wednesday, August 14, 2013, at 10:00 am Eastern Time to discuss the results.

SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (SAEXW) 5 day chart:

EQ Labs, Inc. (EQLB)

Today, EQ Labs, Inc. (OTCMKTS:EQLB) (www.drinkeq.com) has shed (-1.54%) down -0.0001 at $.0064 with�75,000 shares in play thus far (ref. google finance Delayed: 11:40AM EDT August 6, 2013.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: CIT Group Inc(DEL)

CIT Group Inc. operates as the holding company for CIT bank that provides commercial financing, leasing products, and other services to small and middle market businesses. Its products principally include asset based loans; secured lines of credit; operating, finance, and leveraged leases; factoring services; vendor financing; import and export financing; small business loans; acquisition and expansion financing; letters of credit/trade acceptances structuring; and debtor-in-possession/turnaround financing. The company?s services primarily comprise financial risk management; asset management and servicing; debt restructuring; credit protection; accounts receivable collection; debt underwriting and syndication; merger and acquisition advisory services; and insurance services for small businesses and middle market customers. The company provides financing and leasing products to its clients and customers in approximately 30 industries, including transportation, particularly aerospace and rail, manufacturing and retail, and in approximately 20 countries. CIT Group Inc. was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: United Fire & Casualty Company(UFCS)

United Fire Group, Inc. engages in the writing of property, casualty, and life insurances. It sells annuities through a network of independent agencies. The company?s property and casualty insurance segment comprises commercial lines insurance products, including surety bonds, personal lines insurance, and assumed insurance. Its life insurance segment consists of deferred and immediate annuities, universal life insurance products, and traditional life insurance products. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Hot Dividend Stocks To Own For 2014: Farmers Capital Bank Corporation(FFKT)

Farmers Capital Bank Corporation, a bank holding company, provides financial services to individual, business, agriculture, government, and educational customers. The company?s deposit products include checking, savings, and term certificate accounts. Its lending products comprise residential mortgage, commercial lending and leasing, and installment loans. The company also offers other services, such as cash management, issuing letters of credit, safe deposit box rental, and funds transfer. In addition, it acts as a trustee of personal trusts; an executor of estates; a trustee for employee benefit trusts; and a registrar, a transfer agent, and a paying agent for bond issues. Further, the company serves as an agent in providing credit card loans; offers investments and other services; and performs data processing services for nonaffiliated entities. As of December 31, 2009, it had 36 banking locations in 23 communities in central and northern Kentucky. The company was foun ded in 1850 and is headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust(PMT)

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust is based in the United States.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Sterne Agee’s team said, “We continue to prefer credit risk oriented Mortgage REITs over their Agency-only focused counterparts. Among the larger cap names in our coverage, our top picks are MFA Financial, Inc. (NYSE: MFA) and PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (NYSE: PMT).”

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Pimco California Municipal Income Fund II(PCK)

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II is a close ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. It is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It primarily invests in municipal fixed-income securities. Its portfolio of investments include investments in california municipal bonds and notes, other municipal bonds and notes, call and put options written, california variable rate notes, other variable rate notes, corporate notes, california variable rate demand note, and U.S. treasury bills. PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II was formed in 2002 and is based in New York City.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd.(OB)

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty property and casualty insurance company in the United States. Its businesses include International Marine Underwriters, which offers ocean marine insurance products; OneBeacon Technology Insurance that provides professional and products liability, data privacy, property, and business income policies for the technology sector; Specialty Accident and Health, which offers accident and health insurance products; OneBeacon Government Risks that provides property, casualty, and professional liability products for municipalities and counties, and special districts; and OneBeacon Energy Group, which offers property, inland marine, and casualty products for the energy industry. The company?s businesses also comprise OneBeacon Professional Insurance that provides professional, employment practices, and management liability policies, as well as healthcare provider excess insurance and HMO reinsurance; OneBeacon Property and Inland Marine, which offers monoline property and inland marine products; OneBeacon Specialty Property that provides excess property and inland marine coverage; and OneBeacon Excess and Surplus, which offers insurance products in the excess and surplus market. In addition, its businesses include Collector Cars and Boats that provide insurance for collectible vehicles and wooden boats, automotive museums, and restoration shops; A.W.G. Dewar, which offers tuition reimbursement insurance; OneBeacon Entertainment that provides commercial insurance for entertainment, sports, and leisure industries; and AutoOne, which offers automobile insurance products in the assigned risk market. It markets its products through independent agencies, regional and national brokers, wholesalers, and managing general agencies. The company was founded in 1831 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota. OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. is a subsidiary of White Mountains Insu rance Group, Ltd.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Calamos Asset Management Inc.(CLMS)

Calamos Asset Management Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides investment advisory services to individuals including high net worth individuals, and institutions. It also manages accounts for family offices and private foundations. The firm manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income for its clients. It also launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It also invests in alternative investments markets. The firm primarily invests in growth stocks of large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap companies to make its investments. For fixed income, it invests in high yield bonds. The firm employs qualitative and fundamental analysis with a top-down and bottom-up stock picking approach to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its equity portfolios against the MSCI Indices, Russell Indices, and S&P 500 Index and its fixed income investments against the BofA Merrill Lynch Global 300 Convertible Index, BofA Merrill Lynch All U.S. Convertibles Ex-Mandatory Index, and CS High Yield Index. Calamos Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Naperville, Illinois.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By David Sterman]

   

  6. Calamos Asset Management (Nasdaq: CLMS) This asset manager's founder and CEO, John Calamos Sr., is a bit vexed right now. As I noted six weeks ago, he had been aggressively buying company stock. He kept doing so in late July and early August, buying more than $1 million more in stock at prices in the $10.50 to $10.75 range. Yet the market pullback has pushed this stock down below $10.

  Calamos is in the process of shifting resources away from poorly performing funds and toward higher-performing ones. Recent signs are promising, though it appears as though the firm's founder is the only believer in this turnaround thus far.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: (NBOH.OB)

National Bancshares Corporation operates as the holding company for First National Bank that provides financial services in Ohio. The company accepts various deposits, which include regular and money market savings accounts, NOW accounts, and fixed-maturity and fixed-rate certificates. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, residential mortgage and home equity loans, and secured and unsecured consumer installment loans. In addition, the company provides debit cards, gift cards, travel cards, travelers` checks, official checks, money orders, ATM services, and individual retirement accounts. It operates 14 offices in Wayne, Medina, Stark, and Summit counties, as well as a loan production office in the Columbiana county. Further, the company, through its subsidiary, NBOH Properties, LLC, owns a multi-tenant commercial building in Fairlawn, Ohio. National Bancshares Corporation was founded in 1881 and is based in Orrvil le, Ohio.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Franklin Resources Inc.(BEN)

Franklin Resources Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. The firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It manages, through its subsidiary, separate client-focused equity, fixed income, and balanced portfolios. The firm also launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. It launches hedge funds and provides retirement plans to its clients through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe through its subsidiaries. Franklin Resources, Inc was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with additional offices in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, Hong Kong, China, Melbourne, Australia, Sydney, Australia, Nassau, Bahamas, New York City, Paris, France, Rancho Cordova, California, and Toronto, Ontario.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Wallace Witkowski]

  While the big banks and financial firms have already reported earnings, Greenhaus noted this week will see the largest number of financial sector firms reporting than any other week. More than 20 S&P 500 financial sector companies report including several insurers such as Dow component Travelers Cos. (TRV) , a number of real-estate investment trusts such as Simon Properties Group Inc. (SPG) , capital markets firms such as Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN) �and State Street Corp. (STT) , as well as exchange operator Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) �

10 Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: First Community Bancshares Inc.(FCBC)

First Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as a financial holding company of First Community Bank, N.A. that provides various commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement arrangements; commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit; various debit card and automated teller machine card services; and corporate and personal trust services. It also provides trust management and estate administration services; and investment advisory and management services. In addition, the company operates an insurance agency that offers life, health, and property and casualty insurance products. It serves individual consumers and various industries, including manufacturing, mining, services, construction, retail, healthcare, military, and transportation. As of June 28, 2011, the company operated through 56 banking offices in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. First Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Bluefield, Virginia.