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Dec 2024
23m 18s

2024 in Review: Financials

The Motley Fool
About this episode

It’s been a banner year for banks. Even the worst performer among the big players is still up 40% year-to-date. 


Motley Fool contributor Matt Frankel joins Ricky Mulvey for a look back at some of the biggest headlines in the financial sector from the past year. They also discuss:


- Green shoots for the 2025 IPO market.

- Alex Chriss’s first full year at PayPal.

- Two promising payments processors.


Companies discussed: GS, BAC, MS, JPM, PYPL, BOC, FOUR, TOST, SQ, SOFI


Host: Ricky Mulvey

Guests: Matt Frankel

Producer: Mary Long

Engineers: Rick Engdahl

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