Marc Bastow

Marc Bastow

InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Marc Bastow is Assistant Editor at InvestorPlace.com. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut and a Masters in Finance from American University. Bastow worked in corporate banking and finance, and he most recently was Senior Editor at MocoSportsFan.com.

Recent Articles

Safeway’s Blackhawk Move Is a Head-Scratcher

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Safeway's announcement to spin off its minority share in prepaid card supplier Blackhawk was a surprise, but more surprising was the bump in SWY shares.

Coal Can’t Dig Its Way Out

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Coal stocks continue to get battered on slack demand and cheaper prices. Furthermore, investors shouldn't expect these conditions to change anytime soon.

Five InvestorPlace Stock Picks That Beat the Market

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

InvestorPlace editors chose a model portfolio of five stocks for under $10,000 -- and it beat the performance of the S&P 500 for the past three months.

It’s The Same Old Story — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Stocks mostly meandered Wednesday as investors sat waiting on news from the ECB and on the American jobs front.

Dollar General, We Salute You

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

DG shook off a lousy spate of news for discount retailers with a blowout Q2 report and full-year forecast, showing again why it's king of the hill.

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