Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR) (BBD)

Good solid bank we have here! A no-brainer...

hot emerging market + olympics = no brainer
seems overvalued, but it's not a real position.

Brazil will rule the next decade:
Host to FIFA World Cup (soccer) 2014
Host to Summer Olympics 2016
...need I say more...!!!

It's the same as the symbol for bombardier.

Just gaming CAPS: harvesting a score of +5.43, while lowering my cost basis from $20.56 to somewhere between $18 and $19.

Largest bank in Brazil and Brazil is strong. Hasn't made the big moves that US banks have.

For its size, Bradesco is rather agile and clever, and well run, with good staff, but short handed to a fault. Standing in line an hour to be attended is eroding popular patience. Unfortunately their insurance branch is getting slow to pay out just claims, showing an erosion of the bank's initial principles. Unless these are corrected it may lead in a longer term to loss of image and market.

Growing housing market in Brazil with much safer mortgages (60% of home value vs. 80/90% in US). Over 10% annual Revenue growth since 2004 and trading well below 52 week high ($25.24 on 5/2/2008) even after beating earnings in their most recent quarter.

pays a small dividend, it is well poised to give services to brazils developing middle class, and i think brazil is the next china.

One of the top private brazilian bank with a great franchise. Better than Itau bank.Brings in $$ qurater after quarter.

Readding on the dip.

The rise of the brazilain middle class and general increase in living standards largely brought about by their oil and mineral finds will pull up the whole economy and create a greater need for products such as those this firm supplies.

Good value bank that will benefit from all the positive news currently coming out of Brazil

Typical inflation woes and instability in Brazil has pulled this stock back as of late but forward looking prospects still look good. Sales, margins and earnings are strong areas of growth for BBD. Cash flow data I've found has been inconsistent among sources and bothers me. ROE has been strong and above industry average.

I'm also looking for oil, water and agriculture companies in Brazil.

Recent long interest by top fools suggests this baby's worth holding on to.

Hmmm, looking to compete with Boeing and Airbus by the early 2010s. Plus, their first quarter was much better than expected leading to the reinstatement of dividends. very times look to be trimmed. Looks like deliveries are even ahead of schedule. All good things in this economy.

Banco Bradesco is together with Banco Itau (ITU) the biggest private bank in Brazil. It's a great moment for banks in that country since the government will start playing the intersts rates once again to control announced inflation (mainly caused by the food price).

BBD has had a big growth on the last 3 months but still has a lot of upside. It basically follows the market in Brazil (just compare BBD and BOVESPA curves) and that market is just starting to take off!

The bank for the South American China.

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