Prudential Financial (PRU)

Add a New Bulls Reason Company: Prudential Financial (PRU) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 76% agree 17 votes edit Possible Annuity Distribution Expansion Top Contributor: Kai Ross | Created when NYSE:PRU was $97.25 | Edit | History Possible Annuity Distribution Expansion: Since the sale of Prudential’s securities brokerage operation to Wachovia in 2003, sales of annuities through wirehouses have expanded. Wirehouses had previously been less than willing to work with Prudential in the past because its securities brokerage operation had been competing directly with them. (100 character max) Cancel 100% agree 2 votes edit Excess Capital and Capital Flexibility Top Contributor: Kai Ross | Created when NYSE:PRU was $97.25 | Edit | History Excess Capital and Capital Flexibility: Prudential holds over $4 billion dollars in excess capital, which contributes greatly to a generous surplus capital position and a cash financing position in excess of $7 billion. (100 character max) Cancel 100% agree 2 votes edit Diverse Business Mix Spreads Risk Top Contributor: Kai Ross | Created when NYSE:PRU was $97.25 | Edit | History Diverse Business Mix Spreads Risk: Prudential's diverse set of business positions in insurance and investments domestically and internationally have served to spread risk in mortality rates, equity market risk, and interest rates. This also contributes to lower volatility in earnings. (100 character max) Cancel

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