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

First the Toyota Recall Then a Honda Recall – Which Auto Stock is Next?

By Jeff Reeves

Poor Toyota (TM). When word of the Toyota recall first broke in February, nobody ever expected things to get this crazy. We saw a record $16.4 million fine last week, followed by rumors of cut to the Toyota dividend. But all that hullabaloo managed to obscure the fact that TM wasn't the only company having trouble with its brakes. In March, Honda (HMC) enacted a big recall of its own.

Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Redefines Video Game Sales Via the Web

By Jeff Reeves

When video game stock Activision Blizzard (ATVI) released Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare in 2007, the video game hit all the right notes, winning over gamers and industry critics alike -- resulting in huge profits for Activision. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare led video game sales worldwide in 2007, moving 7 million copies that year despite a summer release, and ATVI has sold an additional 7 million copies in the years since.

Video Game Stock Take Two Interactive (TTWO) is Carl Icahn’s Big Play

By Jeff Reeves

According to SEC filings, 74-year-old Carl Icahn is toying with video games -- specifically shares of Take Two Interactive (TTWO), the stock most closely associated with the ultra violent Grand Theft Auto video game series. As of April 1, Icahn now owns nearly 12 million shares though his investment funds and partnerships. That puts him about neck-and-neck with Oppenheimer funds for the primary shareholder in TTWO.

Electronic Arts (ERTS) Needs Tiger Woods

By Jeff Reeves

There was a time when video game stock Electronic Arts (ERTS) was racking up the profits as easily as Pac-Man chomping those little yellow dots. ERTS made former football great John Madden into "that video game guy." It helped wannabe musicians fake it like rock start with Rock Band. Electronic Arts made video games cool to investors. Now, with video game sales slumping, Electronic Arts needs Tiger Woods more than ever.

7 Reasons the Bull Market Will Charge On

By Jeff Reeves

A look at crude oil prices, retail sales, unemployment, the housing market, dividends and stock buybacks prove the market is on the mend.

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