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

Egypt’s Troubles Turn the Street: Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 2, 2013

Reports that Egypt might be on the brink of military intervention sparked a midday selloff after a morning buoyed by encouraging auto sales and manufacturing data.

Stocks Come Out Swinging: Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 1, 2013

Positive news in construction and manufacturing combined with a number of analyst upgrades to help push the broader indices ahead Monday.

Got a Big Winner? Great — Now Don’t Screw It Up

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jul 1, 2013

Some financial advice to my son last September has me rethinking long-term strategies for young investors. Here are some tips to avoid my mistakes.

DUK Leads a Lean Week: 6 Companies Increasing Dividends

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jun 28, 2013

Duke Energy led an otherwise slow week of companies announcing a higher payout to their regular dividends.

Fed Comments Extend the Rally: Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Jun 27, 2013

News on the Federal Reserve stimulus front and a couple positive U.S. data points helped extend the major indices' broad rally to a third straight day.