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Does the Banking Industry Need an Elon Musk?

The best from the Twitterverse on the world of finance.

By Matt Koppenheffer, Morgan Housel, and David Hanson – Aug 20, 2013 at 4:32PM EST

In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, analysts Matt Koppenheffer, David Hanson, and Morgan Housel discuss some of their favorite Tweets of the day. Among the topics covered is the revolutionary change that Elon Musk and Tesla (TSLA +3.14%) are bringing to the auto world, and whether the banking industry needs an Elon Musk of its own.


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Matt Koppenheffer
Matt Koppenheffer is the former Head of the Coverage Team at The Motley Fool. He was a full-time Motley Fool employee from 2012-2025 and is a former advisor and analyst for multiple Motley Fool services. Matt's articles and analysis have been published around the world and his views have been cited in worldwide publications from the Financial Times and The New York Times to the Toronto Star and Germany's Focus Money. He has appeared to offer analysis on a variety of outlets including CNBC and NPR. Matt is the co-author of The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global as well as the creator and former co-host of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus podcast.
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David Hanson owns shares of Markel. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of Bank of America and Markel. Fool contributor Morgan Housel has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Bank of America, BofI Holding, Markel, and Tesla Motors. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America, BofI Holding, Huntington Bancshares, Markel, and Tesla Motors. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. 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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Bank of America Stock Quote
Bank of America
NYSE: BAC
$52.75
(-1.59%)-$0.85
Tesla Stock Quote
Tesla
NASDAQ: TSLA
$411.25
(+3.14%)+$12.52
Huntington Bancshares Stock Quote
Huntington Bancshares
NASDAQ: HBAN
$16.19
(-2.70%)-$0.45
Markel Group Stock Quote
Markel Group
NYSE: MKL
$1,799.97
(+0.81%)+$14.39
Axos Financial Stock Quote
Axos Financial
NYSE: AX
$87.68
(-0.40%)-$0.35

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