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

Q1’s Best and Worst Dow Jones Stocks

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Mar 29, 2013

The Dow Jones Industrial Average set record after record this quarter thanks to a number of strongly performing components. Still, there were a few noticeable stragglers ...

S&P 500 Ends Q1 at All-Time Highs — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Mar 28, 2013

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average both finished the first quarter of 2013 by setting new all-time highs.

4 Companies Increasing Dividends

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Mar 28, 2013

It was a slow week for dividend increases, but Female Health and Banner Corp. were among a few stocks sweetening their regular payouts.

Europe Dampens the Dow — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Mar 27, 2013

Hints of a continued slowdown in Europe hampered U.S. stocks on a mixed day for the broader indices.

Data Drives the Rally — Tuesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Mar 26, 2013

Investors got a double good-news whammy on the housing and manufacturing fronts, though homebuilders didn't join in the market's broad-based gains.