Starving for capital and hell-bent on retaining its handsome dividend, Barclays PLC (ADR: BCS) plans to raise $8.9 billion (4.5 billion pounds) by selling shares to investment banks and sovereign wealth funds around the world.

Ten stocks that could potentially provide mid-double digit compound returns for investors...

Do you own a lot of BIG (safe) banks? Well, think again.

The gloves are off in the ABN Barclays merger. Deal Journal reports that Royal Bank of Scotland has crashed the party. If things fall apart there could be value opportunities in the fall out.

Rick of Value Discipline returns with a great post on the recent market turmoil - "the Chinese 'accident' was more of a scrape or a fender-bender than a full-fledged crash...a fall out of a first storey window." A great post that touches on several important topics mainly focusing on risk and panic or the lack thereof.

A nice quick overview of wide moat bank, Barclays. Think ETF brand iShares. While this bank might not be trading at a value price right now, it's worth learning about. WallStrip even mentions a buyout rumor.

As investors rebalance their portfolios for the New Year, I figured it would be a good idea to share the list of ten stocks that are currently at the top of my watch list.

Morningstar has found some intriguing UK investment opportunities. Read the list by clicking on FULL STORY.