Citigroup Inc. (C): Why It Is Booming Today

Operating expenses rose 1% year over year, but dropped 3% from Q4: The more efficient Citi can be in its operations, the more money for the bottom line.

There you have it. Happy numbers make for happy investors, but as a Foolish investor, always remember that you’re in this for the long term. Though the share prices of your favorite companies may spike and plummet on a day-to-day, week-to-week, or even month-to-month basis, so long as the fundamentals of the companies you’re invested in remain sound, have faith that your money is in the right place.

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Fool contributor John Grgurich owns shares of Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. Follow John’s dispatches from the bleeding heart of capitalism on Twitter @TMFGrgurich. The Motley Fool recommends Wells Fargo. The Motley Fool owns shares of Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.

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