Stocks continue their amazing run despite critics and pundits’ call for a deep sell off.  The market’s resilience may be enough to get some retail investors back in the game that have been missing out on the greatest bull market in years.  The problem with entering into a bull market is that there are usually no bargains left and you must work harder to find stocks that still are well valued and have some upside potential.  Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSBC) is one of those stocks.

Great Southern is a regional bank that operates primarily in the Southwest region.  However, the bank does have branches in Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas and Minnesota.  Great Southern is a more conservative bank stock because it relies on traditional banking methods for its income such as savings, checking, CDs, retirement accounts, loans, etc.  Unlike the larger cap banks, Great Southern does not deal with investment banking, which has resulted in lawsuits by the Federal government on some of the bigger banks due to their role in the financial crisis.

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