Where the Money Is: January 28

By Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson – Jan 28, 2014 at 8:01PM

NYSE: WFC

Wells Fargo

Market Cap

$216B

Today's Change

(1.24%) $0.75

Current Price

$61.10

Price as of April 22, 2024, 4:00 p.m. ET

Does the national debt affect the stock market, and could Bitcoin go to $100,000? Here are the answers to five questions sent in by Where the Money Is listeners.

In today's edition of Where the Money Is, Motley Fool financial analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson answer five questions sent in from Fool listeners.

They discuss their thoughts on Wells Fargo and its long-term prospects, take a look at U.S. debt and how it impacts the stock market and individual investors, look into savings account interest rates and how to think about yield vs. the need for liquidity as an investor, investigate the curious case of one deeply troubled Irish bank and its enormous market capitalization, and answer the question: What has a better chance of getting to $100,000 first, one Bitcoin or $1,000 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets?

David Hanson owns shares of American International Group. Matt Koppenheffer owns shares of American International Group and Citigroup. The Motley Fool recommends American International Group and Wells Fargo. The Motley Fool owns shares of American International Group, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo and has the following options: long January 2016 $30 calls on American International Group. 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.