John Goff

John was Online Editor at InvestmentNews from 2009 to 2014. You can see his LinkedIn here.

John Goff
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Jeter fan spurns $250K collectible, gives back milestone ball
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2011
Jeter fan spurns $250K collectible, gives back milestone ball

'Mr. Jeter deserved it,' said Christian Lopez, who snagged Yankees' 3,000 hit; a valuable piece of baseball history

Pimco offers blue-light special on new REIT fund
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 31, 2011
Pimco offers blue-light special on new REIT fund

Fund giant will slash management fee if property fund loses money; come-on could help firm raise funds in already crowded market

Six percent on checking? It's a 'slam-dunk' for yield seekers
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 31, 2011
Six percent on checking? It's a 'slam-dunk' for yield seekers

Yield-seekers take note: a survey by Bankrate found dozens of financial instutions that offer accounts with extremely high interest rates. And no, they're not jumbos.

Biggest quarterly sell-off of munis since 1995
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2011
Biggest quarterly sell-off of munis since 1995

Fund firms, individuals cut back dramatically on holdings of tax-exempt debt

NEWS RIAS MAY 31, 2011
GOP, Dems on surprising sides of means-testing clash

You had to figure the issue of means testing for entitlement programs would split Republicans and Democrats. And it has -- just not the way you'd think.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 29, 2011
This insurer's stock price could rise 32% in the next year, says Bank of America

AIG shares vastly undervalued, analyst says; specter of government ownership still a turn-off

Bad China, good weather will bust commodity market 'en masse,' Grantham says
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2011
Bad China, good weather will bust commodity market 'en masse,' Grantham says

Legendary stock-picker Jeremy Grantham didn't get famous for being wrong very often. So when he says two unrelated events could break the commodities market 'en masse,' it's worth taking note.

'Horrific' earthquake in Japan sends shock waves around the world
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2011
'Horrific' earthquake in Japan sends shock waves around the world

An 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan about a half an hour before the local stock markets closed. The massive quake sent oil prices falling and European shares tumbling.

Moody's lowers ratings boom on another big state
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 26, 2011
Moody's lowers ratings boom on another big state

Ratings agency drops New Jersey down a peg; 'expect to see downgrades on almost everything this year'

Dimon, Buffett sound warning as surprising muni danger-zones emerge
INVESTING FIXED INCOME MAY 26, 2011
Dimon, Buffett sound warning as surprising muni danger-zones emerge

Connecticut -- yes Connecticut -- now a worry; insurers cutting back on tax-exempt holdings, too