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One of the ways Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ: OZRK) has fueled its rapid organic growth since the financial crisis has been to purchase deposits in bank acquisitions.

It has acquired 15 banks over the past seven years. The first wave came in 2010 and 2011, when Bank of the Ozarks picked up a half-dozen banks from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

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To hear that numerous Americans are burdened by healthcare costs isn’t exactly news. But a new report by Bank of America Merrill Lynch highlights just how severe the situation has gotten. For one thing, 79% of employees saw their healthcare costs climb in 2016, up from 69% in 2015.

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Like it or not, summer is over, and the fall season is fast approaching. If one thing remains constant, however, it’s our zeal for finding market-beating investments, regardless of the season.

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Ahead of the Trump administration’s official disclosure of what its latest tax proposal would look like, overnight Axios leaked some of the more salient highlights, the first being that the tax rate for the wealthiest Americans would be cut to 35% and second, taxes on on big and small businesses would be reduced substantially, with plans to cut the top tax rate for “pass through” businesses from 39.6% to 25% – a move which would impact LLCs and sole-proprietorships.

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Fall is officially here, and that usually means three things: pumpkin-spiced everything is back in style, our lush trees are about to become leafless sticks, and that sniffle and cough could be your warning that flu season is upon us.

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24/7 Wall St. has put together a preview of Nike, Micron Technology and a few other major companies scheduled to report their quarterly results this coming week.

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