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Date updated:07-19-2008

The brutal selloff in financial stocks may finally be over -- mostly. How to cash in on a "once-in-a-generation opportunity."

symbol name last price % change open
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  • JPM
    Jp Morgan Chase C
  • $41.74
  • +0.82%
  • $42.25

"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity in the financials," says Mark Boyar, head of the New York investment firm bearing his name. Boyar is partial to such stocks as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Lehman Brothers (LEH), Travelers (TRV) and Bank of New York Mellon (BK). The last time financial stocks were hit so badly was in 1990, when the group fell 24%. That was followed by a 43% gain in 1991.

People owning JPM also tend to own: AAAIGIBMINTCJNJKOMSFT

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  • LEH
    Leh
  • $0.00
  • N/A
  • $N/A

The big outlier in the brokerage sector remains Lehman Brothers, the only major firm whose stock trades way below book value. At 18, the shares trade for less than 60% of its $33-a-share book value. With the stock up sharply from its low Monday of $12, the buyout talk that briefly surfaced last week is apt to fade. Given its access to government borrowing facilities and its bolstered capital base, Lehman looks like a survivor and its stock could be markedly higher by year end.

People owning LEH also tend to own: BNICXEFAEWJEWYGOOGIVE

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  • TRV
    The Travelers Co
  • $51.04
  • -0.78%
  • $51.87

"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity in the financials," says Mark Boyar, head of the New York investment firm bearing his name. Boyar is partial to such stocks as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Lehman Brothers (LEH), Travelers (TRV) and Bank of New York Mellon (BK). The last time financial stocks were hit so badly was in 1990, when the group fell 24%. That was followed by a 43% gain in 1991.

People owning TRV also tend to own: AAALLAPCBUDCOPCVXDOW

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  • BK
    Bank Of Ny Mellon
  • $26.93
  • +0.67%
  • $27.35

"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity in the financials," says Mark Boyar, head of the New York investment firm bearing his name. Boyar is partial to such stocks as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Lehman Brothers (LEH), Travelers (TRV) and Bank of New York Mellon (BK). The last time financial stocks were hit so badly was in 1990, when the group fell 24%. That was followed by a 43% gain in 1991.

People owning BK also tend to own: CDISFDXICFJPMMMMPFE

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  • MER
    11.88
  • $11.78
  • 0.00
  • $11.78

Retired mutual-fund star Michael Price has criticized preferreds as having "$1 of upside and $25 of downside" if investors paid the original price, because most issues can be redeemed by the company at $25 five years after issuance. This caps the appreciation potential. But at today's prices, preferred shares are much more attractive. Someone buying Merrill Lynch's preferred M at 16 has almost nine points, or 50%, upside to $25.

People owning MER also tend to own: AIGALLAXPBACBRK-BCCOF

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  • MI
    New M&i Corporati
  • $5.77
  • +5.68%
  • $5.68

Regional banks, which had been pummeled until a sharp rebound that started Wednesday, have deposit bases that are so valuable that buyers of banks historically have paid sizable premiums to get them. Deposits now are being accorded little or no value throughout the banking industry as many institutions, including SunTrust Banks (STI), Marshall & Isley (MI), Comerica (CMA), Wachovia (WB) and Zions Bancorporation (ZION) trade around their tangible book values -- a conservative measure that excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

People owning MI also tend to own: BCEWUAAPLCOHCROXCSCOCTSH

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  • CMA
    Comerica Inc
  • $28.28
  • +2.24%
  • $28.18

Regional banks, which had been pummeled until a sharp rebound that started Wednesday, have deposit bases that are so valuable that buyers of banks historically have paid sizable premiums to get them. Deposits now are being accorded little or no value throughout the banking industry as many institutions, including SunTrust Banks (STI), Marshall & Isley (MI), Comerica (CMA), Wachovia (WB) and Zions Bancorporation (ZION) trade around their tangible book values -- a conservative measure that excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

People owning CMA also tend to own: CCOFDOWDUKGDHALHD

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  • WB
    32.35
  • $5.27
  • 0.00
  • $5.27

Regional banks, which had been pummeled until a sharp rebound that started Wednesday, have deposit bases that are so valuable that buyers of banks historically have paid sizable premiums to get them. Deposits now are being accorded little or no value throughout the banking industry as many institutions, including SunTrust Banks (STI), Marshall & Isley (MI), Comerica (CMA), Wachovia (WB) and Zions Bancorporation (ZION) trade around their tangible book values -- a conservative measure that excludes goodwill and other intangible assets.

People owning WB also tend to own: ACEBACCCBCOPCVXDIS

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