John Goff

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

John Goff
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Time for clients to refi? Mortgage rates hit lowest on record
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 31, 2011
Time for clients to refi? Mortgage rates hit lowest on record

Rate on average 30-year fixed loan falls to 4.12%; 'homebuyers are not responding'

Debt reduction over growth 'almost suicidal': Pimco's Gross
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 31, 2011
Debt reduction over growth 'almost suicidal': Pimco's Gross

Bond king says governments should look to prime economic pump first, then lower borrowing

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 31, 2011
Battle for the middle

While the latest <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24034|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>RIA ranking</a> from <i>InvestmentNews</i> shows little change in the top ten, several new firms cracked the list for the first time -- while some notable names fell down the table. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24036|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>The up-and-comers</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=datajoe&amp;djoPage=summary&amp;djoProjStr=24029|24039&amp;issuedate=20110831&amp;sid=RIA>Fastest growing firms</a>

Treasuries monumentally overpriced, Fed model shows
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 30, 2011
Treasuries monumentally overpriced, Fed model shows

Term premium for ten-year notes off the charts; 'usual rules of valuation are just not applying'

Wealthy turn to auctions as mansions go unsold for years
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 30, 2011
Wealthy turn to auctions as mansions go unsold for years

Owners seek a quick sale -- and pray a bidding war breaks out; $65M house, $22M minimum bid

Capital gains tax break to be chopped?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 30, 2011
Capital gains tax break to be chopped?

The bi-partisan deficit reduction proposal is slowly gaining traction on Capitol Hill. And according to experts, one of the key components of the plan is the elimination of preferential tax treatment for capital gains and dividends.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 27, 2011
House of cards

The stock market may hit bottom, but home prices sure haven't. On average, houses are selling for nearly 6% less now than they were last summer. Here's the ten states that have seen the biggest declines.

Forget trying to make money in this climate — just don't lose any: Aberdeen's Stout
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 25, 2011
Forget trying to make money in this climate — just don't lose any: Aberdeen's Stout

Looking for safe havens; 'lot of hideous things still to come out'

Only 5% of analysts' ratings are 'sells' — and they're almost always wrong
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 22, 2011
Only 5% of analysts' ratings are 'sells' — and they're almost always wrong

Ones who get it right really stand out from the pack, say industry watchers

Heebner swings for fences with Morgan Stanley play
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 18, 2011
Heebner swings for fences with Morgan Stanley play

Buys nearly seven million shares of Wall Street titan; bank selling at major discount