Marc Bastow

Marc Bastow

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

Starbucks Gets Creamed for Growing — and That Ain’t Right

Starbucks got clobbered Friday amid releasing a slew of disappointing numbers ... but lost in it all is that the coffee giant still is headed in the right direction.

Back-to-School Ain’t What It Used to Be

Back-to-school season still includes shopping excursions for clothes and supplies, but retailers make it even easier to shop online, killing the fun.

The Biggest Barkers of the SDOG

The new SDOG index from ALPS is an offshoot of the "Dogs of the Dow" strategy, but some names in this new dividend ETF are just junkyard dogs.

Markets Rally on Draghi’s Vow: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

An ECB promise to protect the euro started the ball rolling on what turned into a solid, broad-based gain on Wall Street.

Wages 2002-12: A Tale of Two Trends

Average wages for Americans have gone up over the past decade -- but unevenly. Growing income disparity makes the depressed job market an even bigger problem.