John Goff

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

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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2011
Sun better than a 529 plan? Don't scoff

Record number of affluent paid no income tax
RETIREMENT TAX AUG 12, 2011
Record number of affluent paid no income tax

IRS says big surge in number of filers who made $200K — but didn't owe Uncle Sam a penny; 'further evidence of how broken this system is'

Buffett binging on shares of wirehouse
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2011
Buffett binging on shares of wirehouse

With the market selling off, Warren Buffett has been moving in. In fact, SEC filings show the Oracle has been loading up on stock, particularly shares of Wells Fargo. This may be of some interest to advisers, considering the bank's P/e ratio is now less than 9 to 1.

How to max out your clients' FDIC coverage
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2011
How to max out your clients' FDIC coverage

$250K limit can easily be bumped up to $2M; CDARS, brokered CDs gaining in popularity

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2011
What advisers should be telling clients

Given the media frenzy over the market mayhem this week, clients are understandably blitzed, bothered and bewildered. Here's what advisers should be saying to calm them down.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2011
Bottom's up? Stocks stage mighty rally

Bargain-hunting investors pushing up the prices of equities; Dow well over 200 points to the good

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS AUG 10, 2011
Gung ho Kenneth Fisher placing big bets on this emerging market

Sees Middle Kingdom outpacing rest of the world; interest rate cuts just the begining

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 10, 2011
Recession coming? Experts offer odds

With the stock market plunging -- and the Federal Reserve stating that business growth is flagging -- legendary investors and top analysts rate the chances that the U.S. is slipping into another economic downturn.

U.S. debt a bad bet, but Gross buying anyway
INVESTING FIXED INCOME AUG 10, 2011
U.S. debt a bad bet, but Gross buying anyway

After months spent criticizing puny interest rates on government paper, Pimco Total Return Fund boss boosts Treasury holdings

Birinyi's latest S&P 500 jaw-dropper
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 10, 2011
Birinyi's latest S&P 500 jaw-dropper

The market has been down for five straight weeks. But that isn't stopping Laszlo Birinyi's firm from making another audacious prediction about where the S&P 500 index is headed.