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

Rising Tide Lifts Banks, Homebuilders — Monday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Dec 17, 2012

Optimism over Republicans' latest fiscal cliff offer helped to broadly lift markets, with financial and housing-related stocks among the day's best performers.

Starbucks Definitely Serves Shareholders (And Manhattan)

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Dec 17, 2012

An unscientific but eyeball account of activity in Manhattan Starbucks outlets suggests a very successful strategy is now in place for shareholders

12 Companies Increasing Dividends

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Dec 14, 2012

General Electric, CVS, Amgen and a host of other companies made shareholders a little happier this week by boosting their regular dividend payouts.

Let the Easing Continue! — Wednesday’s IP Market Recap

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Dec 12, 2012

The Fed's announcement of continued quantitative easing wasn't enough to spark a widespread rally Wednesday.

Look Out Below: Deposit Insurance Is an Unknown Cliffhanger

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor Dec 12, 2012

A government program that insures the entire value of non-interest-bearing deposits is set to expire soon, with more than a trillion dollars hanging in the balance.