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Craig Millar
First Republic Bank
FRC-N
TOP PICK
Jun 03, 2014
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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(Top Pick Jun 3/14, Up 24.02%) A fabulous bank. A bank you can own for a long, long time. There is speculation they might get taken out. Last year they announced they would pass 50 Billion in assets, but that meant absorbing a lot of costs to manage themselves. This was a buying opportunity. They need to beef up their reporting requirements. Silicon valley, California.
First Republic Bank engages in the provision of private banking, business banking, real estate lending, and wealth management, including trust and custody services. It operates through the Commercial Banking and Wealth Management segments. The Commercial Banking segment represents most of the operations, including real estate secured lending, retail deposit gathering, private banking activities, mortgage sales and servicing, and managing capital, liquidity, and interest rate risk. The Wealth Management segment consists of the investment management activities of FRIM, First Republic Trust Company, FRTC Delaware, mutual fund activities through third-party providers, the brokerage activities of FRSC, and foreign exchange activities conducted on behalf of clients. The company was founded by James H. Herbert II in February 1985 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Social media mentions are up 1200% in the past 24h.
His favourite bank in the US. San Francisco-based, and half their business is in San Francisco and Silicon Valley area. In general, a great way to invest in high net worth households across the US. They are in 5 core geographic areas in the US. 55% of high net worth households reside in those areas. Their average customer has got $13 million. In the last 10 years, their loan book has grown at 21% a year, and deposits have also grown at 21% year. Net losses since the mid-80s, is .16 of 1%, a very low, low number. Thinks they can grow earnings low to mid teens over the next few years. Yield of 1.08%.