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

8 Companies Increasing Dividends

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 8, 2013

MasterCard, Limited Brands and 3M were among several companies making income investors happier with fatter dividends this week.

Keep Calm and Carry on Planning for Retirement

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 8, 2013

So much talk around the office on investment ideas and products leaves me with some advice on boiling down decisions to one concept: keep it simple!

Apple’s Rescue Too Little Too Late — Thursday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 7, 2013

Downbeat jobs and productivity news coupled with a string of crummy earnings reports to send the broader markets into the red Thursday.

Plenty of Action, Little Movement — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 6, 2013

With no particular economic news to review and investors clearly taking a break from the January run up, markets closed virtually flat to Tuesday's prices.

5 Potential Dividend Doublers for the Next Decade

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Feb 6, 2013

Looking for big-time income growth? A simple application of the "Rule of 72" reveals a few stocks that could double their dividends in 10 years or less.