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

5 Lessons From Lehman and AIG

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Four years ago, Lehman Brothers collapsed and AIG was bailed out by the U.S. government. Where are we today? Here are some lessons still worth pondering.

‘Zuck’ Outpaces the iPhone — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's upbeat interview upstaged the iPhone 5 release -- at least on Wall Street, where FB shares soared while AAPL made modest gains.

PXP in Deep Water With Offshore Purchases

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Plains Exploration is going to pay BP and Shell more than its market cap for the privilege of entering offshore E&P. Sounds a little crazy.

Dow Parties Like It’s 2007 — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Markets rebounded from Monday's losses, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting its highest point since December 2007.

5 Dividend Stocks to Ride Into Retirement

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

For investors looking for solid dividend stocks with long-term potential, these names have cash, cash flow and lots of room to hike payouts.

Poor Jobs Data Not Forgotten — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Markets head south as investors continue to digest last week's poor jobs news and begin to hunker down in a wait for QE3.

What’s Next for the Old ‘WinTel’?

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

The former tech industry model cracks a little bit more every week as the world turns further away from the PC as the standard platform of computing.

3 Companies Increasing Dividends

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

A slow, holiday-shortened week for dividend increases gets a boost by payout champion Verizon Communications (VZ).

Buy a Friggin’ Stock, For Goodness’ Sake!

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Can $3.7 billion be wrong? In the case of investors who fled equity mutual funds last week, it sure can be! Get over your fears and get into stocks.

Europe, America Play Well Together — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor

Stocks roared Thursday on a double dose of good news, from the ECB and on the U.S. jobs front. Also, Navistar and Men's Wearhouse surged on earnings.

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