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Buy Westpac Banking (WBK)

November 10, 2010 @ 1:03 pm | Buy, WBK | 3 comments

They have banks in Australia too. And a stronger economy and an appreciating currency against the U.S. dollar. And no government constraints on raising dividends if a bank wants to signal its confidence in the future. I’m going to use the weakness in Australian stocks...

Buy WR Berkley Capital 6.75% Trust Pref

February 13, 2009 @ 7:46 am | Buy, WBK | 2 comments

The price is up 12.2% since I bought these shares of Berkeley Preferred (WRB-A) and, because of that, the yield is down from 8.85% on February 11.  But at 7.6% this is still a great way to make some money if, as I expect, the market goes sideways this summer. Of...