But the financial services group has struggled since the first of the year, and 2008 is still a question mark. The motley collection of 59 companies composes several exchanges and a variety of other financial services firms. That includes payday loan stores that cash checks and provide a variety of financial services, mostly to people who don’t have regular bank accounts. That could hit the financial services sector this quarter as people whip out their credit cards less often and borrow more cautiously. IBD’s miscellaneous financial services group ranks 52 out of IBD’s 197 industry groups. read more