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First Republic Bank T.FRC


Primary Symbol: FRCB Alternate Symbol(s):  FRCJL | FRCKL | FRCLL | FRCCL | FRCHL | FRCIL

First Republic Bank (the Bank) is a commercial bank and trust company. The Bank specializes in providing services, including private banking, private business banking, real estate lending and wealth management services, including trust and custody services, to clients in selected metropolitan areas in the United States. It operates through two segments: Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. The principal business activities of the Commercial Banking segment are gathering deposits, originating and servicing loans and investing in investment securities. The principal business activities of the Wealth Management segment include the investment management activities of First Republic Investment Management, Inc. (FRIM), which manages investments for individuals and institutions; money market mutual fund activities through third-party providers and the brokerage activities of First Republic Securities Company, LLC (FRSC) and its foreign exchange activities conducted on behalf of clients.


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Comment by poneon Mar 21, 2012 7:55pm
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Post# 19702806

RE: RE: RE: Great company, bad stock

RE: RE: RE: Great company, bad stock

goldens, I said I want to BUY the stock as it comes down here.   Why would I say that if I wanted to scare people.   Come on.

 

Define "growth company".   The classic definition is a company that grows *faster than the economy* grows *in all economic cycles*.    Microsoft in the 1990s was a growth company.   During a recession they still grew, just less.    A company that grows because a commodity's price grows is a cyclical company, not a growth company.   All cyclical companies "grow" when the commodity cycle is on the rise.

 

Compare $WTIC west texas crude against FRC.TO and you will see a clear relationship.   When oil price is down, FRC and the two other major Canadian horizontal drillers also sell off.   When $WTIC rises, FRC grows too.    If oil prices come down significantly, the marginal wells won't be worth drilling and FRC's could experience negative revenue growth, forget earnings.   That's normal, expected, and it is what all cyclical companies do at some point.

 

I think oil is not going to under $70 and for that reason I think this company is in a safe part of the commodity cycle for at least a few years.   I LIKE horizontal fracking services firms.  I LIKE them.    Please stop trivializing discussion of important issues by saying I am trying to scare people.   Adults can discuss two sides of the issue.

 

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