With the sequester set to kick in March 1 -- today -- across-the-board spending cuts of $85 billion this year and $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years are certainly going to have an impact on the economy and its ongoing recovery from the financial meltdown of 2008. In this video, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson tell investors why it isn't just government agencies that are going to be affected by this; banks are going to take a hit as well. Matt tells us how the banking industry will be exposed to the sequester spending cuts, and why he, for one, isn't selling off his banking stock holdings just yet.
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Sequester Bearing Down: Should You Sell Banks?
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If you think the sequester is only going to impact government employees, think again. Should you sell your bank holdings?
David Hanson has no position in any stocks mentioned. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of Bank of America. The Motley Fool recommends Wells Fargo. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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