Tim Melvin

Ameriana Bancorp (NASDAQ: ASBI) has been a top performer in 2014. A recent jump in share price puts the stock 20.3 percent higher than when the year began. According to community stock expert Tim Melvin, Ameriana is a top stock to invest in. Melvin writes about his picks for Banking on Profit...

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ: PMBC) is one of the best community banks to invest in, according to community bank stock-picking expert, Tim Melvin. Located in southern California, Pacific Mercantile has significantly cleaned up its balance sheet in recent years and is expected to have...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s (NYSE: WMT) plan to partner with prepaid-card company Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) to offer checking accounts to unbanked Wal-Mart customers is the retail giant's latest effort to enter the financial sector. Wal-Mart's previous attempts had U.S....

Hometrust Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ: HTBI) has grown at an astonishing rate as it takes advantage of current conditions with acquisitions. According to community bank stock-picking expert, Tim Melvin, Hometrust is one of the best banks to invest in. To better grasp Hometrust’s growth and...

Trading at a favorable valuation, Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFBK) is one of the best banks to invest in, according to community bank stock-picking expert, Tim Melvin. With executives owning a large portion of shares, nonperforming assets dwindling and other growth initiatives, there is...

Inexpensive compared to its peers, HopFed Bancorp, Inc (NASDAQ: HFBC) is one of the best banks to invest in, according to community bank stock-picking expert, Tim Melvin. In addition to being inexpensive, there may be significant growth for the institution as it expands beyond its legacy rural...

Trading far below the value of its peers, Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ: EBMT) is a top-value play, according to community bank stock-picking expert, Tim Melvin. In addition to being inexpensive, the bank consistently increases its dividend and has had several buybacks in recent years. With six...

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As the market continues to make all time highs every day, it can be hard to find value stocks. To weed out stocks that look valuable, but are cheaply priced because the company is crumbling, all the companies in this list have positive earnings over the past year and are expected to have year...

National Penn Bancshares (NASDAQ: NPBC), parent of National Penn Bank, announced Wednesday that it would acquire TF Financial (NASDAQ: THRD), parent of 3rd Fed Bank, in a cash and stock deal through which TF Financial shareholders would receive either $42.00 in cash or 4.22 shares...

There is an interesting slate of guests for the week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Some recurring guest will be joining in, along with new voices who have yet to bring their market perspective to the audience.   Tune into the show at 8:00 a.m. EST Monday-Friday here...

There is an interesting slate of guests for the week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Some recurring guest will be joining in, along with new voices who have yet to bring their market perspective to the audience.   Tune into the show at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here...

Does it pay to play it safe? That depends on the strategy. Veteran investor Tim Melvin has been investing in safe and cheap stocks for several years. His results have been very impressive, especially after bringing his wealth of knowledge to Marketfy. Melvin has a lot of products on Marketfy...

There is a full slate of guests for the week's #PreMarket Prep broadcast, sponsored by OptionsHouse. Some recurring guest will be joining in, along with new voices who have yet to bring their market perspective to the audience.   Tune into the show at 8:00 am EST Monday-Friday here.  Monday...

The wealth of information and opinions spread on Twitter has grown each and every year since its inception in 2006. Benzinga will try to collect some of the notable tweets from the business, media and financial markets as days go by. Some may be newsworthy, some may be humorous - all help...