John Goff

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

John Goff
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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 23, 2012
FSI ramps up lobbying on indie contractor status, other tax issues

Lewis is latest hire charged with pushing advisers' agenda on Capitol Hill

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 18, 2012
Financial planning firm dragged into NBA union firestorm

Union chief Hamilton requests resignation from Prim Capital; accusations of nepotisim

Surprise! California not No. 1 in Chapter 9 filings
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 17, 2012
Surprise! California not No. 1 in Chapter 9 filings

More munis go bust in Nebraska; five states acccount for the bulk of the bankruptcies

ETFs on HGH? Fixed-income fund assets to grow six-fold
INVESTING ETFS JUL 17, 2012
ETFs on HGH? Fixed-income fund assets to grow six-fold

BlackRock sees market for exchange-traded bond funds topping $2T in next decade

Hercules needed to repair damage from Libor scandal
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 16, 2012
Hercules needed to repair damage from Libor scandal

It's hard to suss out what happened with the rigging of Libor -- or estimate eventual monetary damages, if any, to U.S. banks being probed by regulators. But one attorney says the scandal may be the 'mother lode' of civil litigation. As for reputational damage to the banks' wirehouses? The sky's the limit.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 16, 2012
How to prepare for rising Treasury rates, as if

Experts say keep maturities short, and go long on stocks; resolution in Europe could lead to quick uptick in rates

Romney defeat could be big loss for capital gains
NEWS RIAS JUL 16, 2012
Romney defeat could be big loss for capital gains

Election could be big loss for those with capital gains

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 13, 2012
Peregrine founder cops to stealing $100M from clients

Russell Wasendorf Sr. faces up to 50 years for part in commodity brokerage's collapse

Want to soak the rich? Hose the muni tax break
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 13, 2012
Want to soak the rich? Hose the muni tax break

Bond exemption allows affluent to skirt high tax rate; data shows they take advantage of it, too

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 13, 2012
Get used to it: Largest city in largest county in lower 48 to declare bankruptcy

More trouble in California, as the largest city in the largest county in the state will file for bankruptcy protection. That's the third municipality in Cali to go bust this year. Muni bondholders, beware.