Other plays would include banking survivors like JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) and well-positioned asset managers such as BlackRock (BLK) and State Street (STT).

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Even at their current prices, private-equity shares aren't bargains. Traditional asset managers such as AllianceBernstein (AB), Franklin Resources (BEN), BlackRock (BLK) and T. Rowe Price (TROW) look like better bets on a recovery in the markets. They're cheaper (based on assets under management) and more diversified, and they don't depend on incentive fees for a sizable chunk of their profits

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Provides investment management services to institutional and individual investors through various investment vehicles.

The only investment house that didn't tank during the credit crisis.

Few would dispute that this year's winner, New York money manager BlackRock, deserves to be so honored; its revenue, earnings and share price all have shown impressive gains under Chairman and CEO Laurence Fink.

Goldman said that it is downgrading BlackRock (BLK) to Neutral from Buy. Cites the stock has essentially reached its target price of $225 and no longer sees favorable risk/reward compared to several peers.

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