It has been a strong two weeks for the equities market. Thanks to some positive news from the nation’s banking sector, the average investor is wealthier this week than he was last week. Is it time to lock in the gains?

It is hard to be a hater this week. As I told TFN Strategic Trader subscribers a couple of hours ago, the banks are at the helm. Their earnings reports and latest health assessments are driving the markets.

You may be jealous of the average $800,000 salary over at Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) or the billion dollar profits recorded at companies recently saved with the tax money pulled out of your paycheck every two weeks, but it is impossible to deny investors are little wealthier this week because of the money made by the nation’s banking industry.

For the most part, the equities market has been on the rise over the

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American Express Company (NYSE:AXP) shares are down 50% in the last 3 months and trading under $20 a share.  Why care?  First off, Berkshire Hathaway is its largest stockholder with 151 million, or 13%, of AXP shares. Barron's says "Berkshire's stake suggests the company's stock may be near a bottom". At Barron's: American Express: Nowhere Near Its Credit Limit By ANDREW BARY

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AmEx CEO Ken Chenault is considered among the best

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Via the CollegeAnalysts.com, James Cullen ponders is Warren Buffett Buying more American Express (NYSE:AXP) shares? Last Friday, Warren Buffett was on CNBC for several hours in the morning answering questions on all sorts of topics with his usual reserved wisdom. If only I could get Warren to speak with me for three hours… <!-- e9 = new Object(); e9.noAd = 1; e9.popOnly = 1; //--> One of the big revelations was that Buffett has been adding to either Wells Fargo (WFC) or American Express (AXP) – both extremely large positions in the ...