Ben Steverman cautions investors not to paint financial stocks with a broad brush.
The BusinessWeek writer urges those hunting for worthy investments to seek out the following "non-toxic" financials.
Recommendations:
Hudson City Bancorp , which he describes as "the anti-Countrywide."
Charles Schwab, he says, "didn't fall for a lot of problems that E-Trade got into."
U.S. Bancorp, "doing fairly well, considering some of the other banks in its class."
Also on his list: BlackRock and T. Rowe Price.