Most investors aren't wealthy enough to buy whole companies – but if we could, we'd love to buy SVB Financial (SIVB.Q -19.36%) and Goldman Sachs (GS -0.26%) outright.

In this segment from The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer take a question from their mailbag about buying banks and give their rationale behind these two picks.

Time to be greedy about the big banks where others are fearful?
Many investors are terrified about investing in big banking stocks after the crash, but the sector has one notable stand-out. In a sea of mismanaged and dangerous peers, it rises above as "The Only Big Bank Built to Last." You can uncover the top pick that Warren Buffett loves in The Motley Fool's new report. It's free, so click here to access it now.