Andrew Leckey
Andrew Leckey writes SUCCESSFUL INVESTING, a nationally syndicated column packed with straightforward investment strategies and informative commentary. Twice each week, in alternating Q&A and essay style, he offers sound advice to readers on a wide range of personal finance and investment issues. This lively column draws a large volume of reader mail.
"The Distinguished Service Award in Investment Education" was presented to Leckey by the National Association of Investors Corp., which has thousands of investment clubs around the world. He has won numerous local and national writing awards.
Leckey's financial journalism experience includes being an anchor on CNBC television and contributing editor to the Quicken.com Web site. The author or editor of 10 books on business and investment topics, Leckey was series editor of the annual anthology "The Best Business Stories of the Year" from Random House. Other books, such as "The Lack of Money Is the Root of All Evil: Mark Twain's Timeless Wisdom on Money and Wealth for Today's Investor" from Prentice Hall Press, have been translated into foreign language editions around the world.
Leckey is currently the director of the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism located at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. The center conducts workshops around the country on business journalism topics and runs the BusinessJournalism.org Web site specifically geared to the needs of business journalists. He served as the first director of the Bloomberg Business Journalism Program at the University of California, Berkeley, and was a visiting professor in business journalism at Boston University. He was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism and a fellow of The Media Studies Center, both at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He now serves on the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship advisory committee.
Andrew Leckey Samples
Trend-Setting Companies Target Hip Young Consumers
With austerity the national mindset in this iffy economy, anything hip or trendy may seem extravagant. Everyone must be too busy clipping sale coupons and saving soap slivers to have time for such frivolity, right?
Wells Fargo Well Positioned to Boost Profits as Economy Recovers
Q. I hear good things about Wells Fargo & Co. and wonder if its stock is ready for a comeback.--M.K., via the Internet.
Weakening European Stocks Offer Some Bargains for U.S. Investors
Europe's ongoing fiscal trauma may present opportunities for U.S. investors.
Oracle Strong But Facing Stiff Competition
Q. I would like to know the prospects for Oracle Corp. in light of the Sun Microsystems acquisition.--P.V., via the Internet.
Healthcare Reform Could Have Positive and Negative Effects on Drug Stocks
The complex prescription for successful healthcare investing usually includes the careful consideration of drug pipelines, current-product sales, patent expirations, potential mergers and stock dividends.
Pricing and Product Mix Keeping Limited Brands Strong
Q. Can I expect my shares of Limited Brands Inc. to continue to do well?--B.B., via the Internet.
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