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 INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 25, 2011
Pimco, BlackRock get some satisfaction with BofA settlement

Dust-up over soured mortgage trusts settled, as bank agrees to paybondholders $8.5B

Biggest muni bankruptcy ever puts investors on high alert
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Biggest muni bankruptcy ever puts investors on high alert

Creditors left holding the bag after Jefferson County goes bust; 'catastrophic mistake'

Will minibonds be a megahit?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Will minibonds be a megahit?

California eyes selling muni debt in $25 denominations; lower buy-in designed to attract more investors

Expected rout in muni market a no-show
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
Expected rout in muni market a no-show

After S&P lowered ratings on thousands of municipal bonds earlier in the week, traders braced for a massive selloff. They're still waiting.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 22, 2011
Meredith Whitney's zombie-bank claim 'hogwash,' says Dimon

JPMorgan boss dismisses analyst's claims, says banks can cope with mounting presssures

Boehner, GOP bigs all voted for debt drivers they now blame on Obama
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 22, 2011
Boehner, GOP bigs all voted for debt drivers they now blame on Obama

Like the President, Republican leaders gave thumbs up to TARP, prescription drug plan, foreign wars; 'plenty of blame to go around'

'Sacred AAA rating' at risk even if U.S. default avoided: Pimco's El-Erian
INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 22, 2011
'Sacred AAA rating' at risk even if U.S. default avoided: Pimco's El-Erian

Accord may still leave Uncle Sam still vulnerable, says fund firm boss: 'uncertainty premium'

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 22, 2011
In the hunt

Who will bag Securities America? Sources say Ladenburg and Cetera are leading the pack that's pursuing the struggling B-D. But a PE firm is also thought to be sniffing around the Ameriprise unit.

A bridge loan too far? California aims to borrow $5B to protect against U.S. default
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 22, 2011
A bridge loan too far? California aims to borrow $5B to protect against U.S. default

State hedging against possible credit market chaos; lowest-debt rating of all 50 states

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 19, 2011
Gored

The average closing cost on a mortgage jumped from around $3,600 to more than $4,000 this year. It's even more expensive in these ten states.