John Goff

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

John Goff
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Bill Gross: Whitney's wrong about muni bond meltdown
INVESTING FIXED INCOME DEC 30, 2010
Bill Gross: Whitney's wrong about muni bond meltdown

Bond king believes predictions of wave of local bankruptcies greatly exaggerated

Will investors finally take a shine to a diamond fund?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 28, 2010
Will investors finally take a shine to a diamond fund?

Maybe. But the diamond <i>industry</i> doesn't seem overly enthusiastic about the offering from Fusion Alternatives.

Will cost-basis reporting help or muddle clients?
RETIREMENT TAX DEC 23, 2010
Will cost-basis reporting help or muddle clients?

New IRS rules kick in next year; outcomes 'they don't expect'

IRS pushes back filing date for itemizers
RETIREMENT TAX DEC 21, 2010
IRS pushes back filing date for itemizers

Delay will effect about a third of taxpayers who break out their deductions on returns

Death tax could still be killed
NEWS RIAS DEC 21, 2010
Death tax could still be killed

Business groups, Republicans vow to dismantle the provision, piece by piece

U.S. public: Cut the deficit, but don't raise taxes or touch entitlements
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2010
U.S. public: Cut the deficit, but don't raise taxes or touch entitlements

When it comes to slimming budgetary excesses, Americans apparently don't subscribe to 'no pain, no gain'

SEC wants to sic audit firms on B-Ds
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 15, 2010
SEC wants to sic audit firms on B-Ds

Commission aims to beef up reporting requirements for broker-dealers that custody assets

Bush tax cuts: Two more years!
RETIREMENT TAX DEC 14, 2010
Bush tax cuts: Two more years!

In a major compromise with the GOP, Pres. Obama agreed to extend lower marginal rates through 2012. The Administration also wants to cap the estate tax at 35% with a hefty $5 million exemption. Not surprisingly, some Democrats aren't overly thrilled by the plan.

Hugh Hefner's son-in-law settles charges arising from Playboy stock trades
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 13, 2010
Hugh Hefner's son-in-law settles charges arising from Playboy stock trades

Marovitz allegedly relied on inside info when trading shares in his own brokerage accounts; said to have lost 'substantial sums of money'

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 09, 2010
AIG 'shouldn't exist,' says former chairman

No strategic fit between insurer's two main units, Golub insists; sees carrier eventually being broken apart