Jeff Reeves

Jeff Reeves

Jeff Reeves is a financial commentator with almost two decades of newsroom and markets experience, including a stint as an editor for the New York Times Co. He has been lead writer and editor for InvestorPlace.com since the beginning of 2010.  

Jeff’s work has appeared in numerous finance publications and broadcast outlets, including The Wall Street Journal network, CNBC, TheStreet.com, Fox Business Channel, USA Today and a host of others.

View some of his TV appearances on YouTube, or check out his writing links below.

Jeff has also penned an eBook, The Frugal Investor’s Guide to Finding Great Stocks: 11 Free Resources to Help Beginners Identify Fantastic Investments.

Write Jeff at editor@investorplace.com, or follow him on Twitter @JeffReevesIP.

Recent Articles

Pharma Price Targets – Buys & Sells

By Jeff Reeves

Investors are seeking out high dividend stocks, but are pharmaceuticals a good place to look? It depends on the stock.

What This Week’s Highs and Lows Say

By Jeff Reeves

A look at the recent 52-week highs and lows points to weakness in chip stocks and China, and strength in dividend plays.

5 Stocks Increasing Dividends This Week

By Jeff Reeves

Typically dividend increases are tied to quarterly reports or annual shareholder meetings, so it’s pretty quiet on the dividend increase front this week. However, there are a few stocks raising their yields worth pointing out.

Burger King Cooks Up Breakfast Menu to Compete with McDonald’s

By Jeff Reeves

Wall Street was abuzz last week with the news that Burger King Holdings (NYSE: BKC) is being purchased by private equity firm 3G Capital for a cool $3.2 billion. Now Main Street gets is serving of Burger King business news – this time with a sweeping plan at the Home of the Whopper to reinvent its breakfast menu.

This Week’s Highs and Lows – DD, MCD, LO, TM, CTXS, YUM and More

By Jeff Reeves

Some big stocks rose to new highs this week, including Dow components DuPont (NYSE: DD) and McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD), tobacco stocks Lorillard (NYSE: LO) and Phillip Morris (NYSE: PM) and tech firms including Citrix Systems (NASDAQ: CTXS).

7 Dividend Stocks Increasing Their Yields

By Jeff Reeves

If you’re looking for dividend stocks that have just increased their paydays as we enter September, here are seven high yield investments worth a look. Each of these companies has a plump yield and just made an increase to its dividend recently.

The Best and Worst Dow Performances in August

By Jeff Reeves

The best performing Dow Jones stocks of 2010 don’t make a very long list. However, there are a few standouts in the Dow index’s 30 components that have been very profitable for investors. On the other hand, there are a far greater number of losers – particularly after a not-so-pleasant August.

Is Starbucks (SBUX) Placing Too Much Hope in Via Line?

By Jeff Reeves

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) made a huge splash with its line of Via Ready Brew java, which tallied $100 million in sales after only 10 months on the market. The Via packets have been a big hit due to portability, a relatively low price tag of $1 a drink -- and of course, a Starbucks quality flavor.

Costco Makes Move into Mall Retail Space

By Jeff Reeves

If Costco has its way, the mob scene taking place at its cavernous stores will soon be on the move – ideally to the oversized mall spaces known as “anchor” positions, which have long been the turf of big box retailers and department stores.

Reasons for the Tech Buyout Frenzy – And Who’s Next

By Jeff Reeves

Wall Street has been abuzz with buyout news. Thursday’s announcement that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) will buy McAfee (NYSE: MFE) for nearly $8 billion in cash made a huge splash last week – and Monday’s move from tech giant Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) to outbid Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) for small-cap data storage firm 3Par (NYSE: PAR) really threw the tech sector for a loop.

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