Gregory Crawford

Grew up in western Massachusetts, attended Drew University in Madison, N.J., where he caught the writing bug and realized that New York (just an hour away) was the place to be for publishing. First job in publishing, however, was telemarketing a computer equipment directory for Ziff-Davis. Eventually landed at Reuters, where he cut his teeth on the Wall Street desk. Spent 10 years there in New York, Hong Kong and Chicago. Joined Crain in 2003 as a reporter with Pensions & Investments, was involved with Financial Week for a couple years, went back to P&I, took a couple years ‘off’ from Crain to run a content-driven community website for the institutional capital markets industry and came back in 2010 to join InvestmentNews. Greg has a wife and two kids and his main hobby is cooking.

Gregory Crawford
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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 22, 2013
Gold bears persist as metal heads for big monthly drop

Investors remain largely bearish on gold as the metal heads for its biggest monthly drop since June and its first annual drop since 2000. Even hedge fund manager John Paulson, one-time bull, wouldn't add more at current levels.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 20, 2013
Last minute Medicare tips

The open period for switching Medicare coverage for 2014 is closing fast. The choices can be overwhelming, but Mary Beth Franklin offers practical steps your clients can take to make sure they have appropriate and affordable coverage.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 19, 2013
Survey says ... Our many moods about money

Filtering out the nonsense in a month's worth of financial polls to uncover the most striking findings, providing some insight into the minds of investors.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 18, 2013
How one manager invests like Buffett

Few follow Warren Buffett's maxim — “Put all of your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket” &mdash as diligently as Scott Moore. A high concentration of stocks should make investing more volatile but since November 2008, he's beaten the market.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 15, 2013
Good value: Betting on Buffett and Malone

Portfolio manager Wally Weitz's bets on Warren Buffett and telecoms mogul John Malone have helped his fund produce the best risk-adjusted performance among U.S. value funds in the past five years.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 14, 2013
Twitter sets IPO price above offer range, will raise $1.82B

Largest IPO by a technology company since Facebook in May 2012 values the microblogging company at $14.2 billion. At $26 each, above the offering price, shares to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 14, 2013
The ultimate Obamacare investment play?

Obamacare may be off the debt ceiling agenda but for investors, there is an exchange-traded fund that holds all the businesses likely benefit. It's had a good run so is there still upside potential?

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 12, 2013
In search of the perfect China ETF

New fund seeks to provide exposure to hard-to-access stocks, but watch out for signficant drawbacks

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 12, 2013
'Great rotation' of bonds to stocks flawed: Bernstein

The much talked about 'great rotation' to stocks from bonds is a flawed theory because the correlation isn't direct, according to Sanford C. Bernstein. That means investors expecting a pop in stocks could be in for a disappointment.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 11, 2013
Gold bulls boost wagers to highest since January

Gold bulls are making their biggest bets on a gold rally since January amid growing signs the U.S. will lead a military strike against Syria.