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

Toyota Dividend Cut Rumors Baffle Wall Street

By Jeff Reeves

A top Japanese newspaper is reporting that Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) will be cutting its dividend. The world's biggest carmaker has hit a snag recently as brake problems and recalls have hurt Toyota's image. But if rumors about the dividend cut prove true, investors will be scratching their heads since TM has plenty of cash on hand.

Dividend Stocks Add $6.4B in 1Q (QCOM, WMT, UTX, HON, KMB, KO, SBUX, T, MO, MRK)

By Jeff Reeves

Dividend stocks are starting off 2010 with a bang. Qualcomm (QCOM) raised its dividend 12%. Walmart (WMT) boosted its dividend 11% at the beginning of March. United Technologies (UTX) boosted its dividend in February and Honeywell (HON) should announce a dividend increase at its shareholder meeting later this month. Consumer staples stocks like Kimberly Clark (KMB) and Coca-Cola (KO) have also raised dividends.

Stock Buybacks Seen As Bullish Sign

By Jeff Reeves

Stock buybacks are back in fashion. That's because as the economic recovery takes hold and earnings improve across the broader market, U.S. stocks are sitting on a record pile of cash. And repurchases are one way they're spending it. Across the S&P 500 index, stock buybacks totaled $137.6 billion last year. But this year U.S. firms have scheduled buybacks or are planning repurchases that will almost double last year's total -- to the tune of $235 billion in 2010, according to Mizuho Financial Group Inc.

6 Currency Funds to Play the Forex Market

By Jeff Reeves

Contrary to a seemingly endless stream of pitches, the dollar is far from floundering. In fact, if you look at how the dollar is doing so far this year against the two largest alternatives – the euro and the yen -- so far it's either up over 6 percent or at worst near flat respectively. Some of the best currency ETFs and currency funds to play the current conditions are icn, cyb, gch, ifn, if and awf.

Ronald McDonald Facing a Layoff

By Jeff Reeves

Ronald McDonald debuted in 1963 with TV personality Willard Scott donning the clown costume for the first time in an ad spot for McDonald's (MCD). But if some health advocates have their way, the fiery-haired clown's days are numbered.

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