Gregg Greenberg

InvestmentNews

Gregg Greenberg

Senior Writer, Anchor

30 years experience

Gregg's specialty topics

Markets Retirement planning ETFs

Gregg Greenberg is the multimedia anchor and retirement and planning editor at InvestmentNews, where he covers financial advisor practice management, retirement strategies, equities, and personal finance across video, audio, and editorial formats. He brings more than two decades of financial journalism experience to the role, including 13-plus years as lead anchor and personal finance writer at TheStreet, where he interviewed CEOs, fund managers, and institutional investors, and hosted The Real Story podcast. Prior to joining InvestmentNews, he served as General Manager of Media at the C-Suite Network.

Earlier in his career, he worked in sales at Lehman Brothers and Fleet Bank — experience that informs his practitioner-level understanding of financial markets and client-facing wealth management. Gregg holds an MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree in history from Amherst College.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“The financial markets are always exciting to follow and write about. Every day is a new challenge.”

Awards and recognition

  • Webby award
  • Tabbie award
  • APEX award

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Simplification is top reason that investors move retirement assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2023
Simplification is top reason that investors move retirement assets

One-third of investors say shifting their money was done 'to simplify my finances,' according to a Hearts & Wallets survey, while 26% want 'to get more involved myself.'

Most ridiculous reasons for getting fired in financial services
RIA NEWS JAN 11, 2023
Most ridiculous reasons for getting fired in financial services

InvestmentNews finds 6 surefire ways to lose your job on Wall Street.

Study on Social Security says it pays to wait for payouts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2023
Study on Social Security says it pays to wait for payouts

A report by Wade Pfau and Steve Parrish concludes that retirees might not be willing to invest aggressively enough to ensure that claiming early and investing the proceeds generates high enough returns.

Vestwell teaming up with Carson Group to expand retirement offering
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 10, 2023
Vestwell teaming up with Carson Group to expand retirement offering

Vestwell will provide a small business component for Carson Group’s Complete 401(k) offering that will allow advisors to better scale their small-and-midsize business retirement plan practices.

January jump in divorces offers advisors opportunity to provide value
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2023
January jump in divorces offers advisors opportunity to provide value

While divorce is a sad fact for families, it gives financial advisors the chance to prove their worth over a short, intense period.

Handicapping sequence risk and recession for the retirement set
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 09, 2023
Handicapping sequence risk and recession for the retirement set

There will be a lot of recession chatter in the coming year and financial advisors had better be prepared for it.

Vanguard expert offers tips on hardship withdrawals
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 06, 2023
Vanguard expert offers tips on hardship withdrawals

Spiking inflation coupled with a sinking stock market have forced more investors to tap their retirement savings for cash.

Advisors, plan sponsors dig into the many, many provisions of SECURE 2.0
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 05, 2023
Advisors, plan sponsors dig into the many, many provisions of SECURE 2.0

The retirement savings legislation signed into effect by President Biden last week as part of a government funding bill includes 92 provisions designed to boost the number of Americans saving for retirement, as well as the size of their nest eggs.

Janney hires industry vet Yackel to run wealth management
RIA NEWS JAN 04, 2023
Janney hires industry vet Yackel to run wealth management

Yackel will be joining Janney as executive vice president after co-founding estate planning platform Trucendent.

Financial advisors see lessons in forgettable 2022 for investors
RIA NEWS JAN 03, 2023
Financial advisors see lessons in forgettable 2022 for investors

While more investors saw their financial condition deteriorate in 2022, their advisors are turning last year’s troubles into a teachable moment.