Should Investors Ignore This Sector Until After the Taper?

In this segment from The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson take a closer look at how the Federal Reserve's tapering decisions should factor into investors' opinions on the banking and financial sector over the next year. While David points to the dangers of rising rates, Matt gives investors a few reasons to be optimistic.

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