Don’t take my word about the trade of the decade. Below are some of the articles dealing with small bank merger and acquisition activity that have appeared since the first of the month. This is real and it is now .This is not just going to happen, it is happening right now and a lot of money is being made. So far this year we have had one bank taken over in the portfolio for a 48% gain. One of our bonus picks was taken over at a 36% profit less than 4 months after I suggested it.

Since we started I have made 62 picks in the portfolio. 56 of them are up and 40 of them are higher by double digits. We have closed 4 investments so far with an average gain of 59.25%. In baseball terms that a batting average of .903 and a slugging percentage of .645. Those are hall of fame numbers!

When you read the articles it becomes clear that the trade of the decade is just getting started.

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Chattanooga rising

https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-32177321-12851

Slippery Slope leads to M&A

https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-32204220-13372

Regulation breeds consolidation

http://www.americanbanker.com/bankthink/no-denying-dodd-franks-role-in-bank-m-1073771-1.html

The have and have nots of bank M&A

http://www.americanbanker.com/video/valuation-the-have-and-have-nots-in-m-and-a-1073444-1.html

More M&A Please

http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/channels/pipelinepress/03272015-bank-mergers.aspx

Stressed into selling?

http://www.bankdirector.com/index.php/issues/manda/stressed-into-selling

Easing small bank mergers

http://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-finalizes-rule-to-ease-small-bank-mergers-1428606126

Jacksonville heating Up

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/06/m-a-scene-heats-up-in-northeast-florida.html?page=all

Shifting motivations, More M&A

https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-31937744-10289

Facing the activists

https://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-31924405-12084

Tracking Tampa

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2015/04/01/florida-community-bank-has-tampa-in-its-sights.html