William Baldwin (journalist)
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William Baldwin is an investment strategies editor at Forbes
Media. He has held this position since September 2010. Before that, he was an editor of Forbes
magazine for 11 years. Baldwin graduated from Harvard University
with a degree in linguistics and applied math in 1973. He has been an Enrolled Agent
since 1979 and a member of the Pigou Club
since 2006. He is married and has two children.
Baldwin's feature articles have covered such topics as how to find value stocks abroad, how to integrate lifestyle choices into investment allocation decisions, and how to invest in master limited partnerships.
Baldwin's monthly columns for the magazine discuss retirement annuities, carving up a portfolio to save on taxes, and using exchange-traded funds to invest in commodities. His blog has delved into inflation hedges, how to bet against Ben Bernanke
's money-printing scheme, and how to extract unusual tax benefits from Roth retirement accounts.
William Baldwin has also given talks on tax-efficient investing at the American Institute of Economic Research, at the Theater Communications Group Governance Forum, and on Forbes investment seminar cruises.
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
Media. He has held this position since September 2010. Before that, he was an editor of Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
magazine for 11 years. Baldwin graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
with a degree in linguistics and applied math in 1973. He has been an Enrolled Agent
Enrolled Agent
An Enrolled Agent is a tax professional recognized by the United States federal government to represent taxpayers in dealings with the Internal Revenue Service...
since 1979 and a member of the Pigou Club
Pigou Club
The Pigou Club is described by its inventor, economist N. Gregory Mankiw, as "an elite group of economists and pundits who have publicly advocated higher Pigovian taxes, such as gasoline taxes or carbon taxes." Typically, these pundits and economists also advocate lowering other taxes, such as the...
since 2006. He is married and has two children.
Baldwin's feature articles have covered such topics as how to find value stocks abroad, how to integrate lifestyle choices into investment allocation decisions, and how to invest in master limited partnerships.
Baldwin's monthly columns for the magazine discuss retirement annuities, carving up a portfolio to save on taxes, and using exchange-traded funds to invest in commodities. His blog has delved into inflation hedges, how to bet against Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke
Ben Shalom Bernanke is an American economist, and the current Chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. During his tenure as Chairman, Bernanke has overseen the response of the Federal Reserve to late-2000s financial crisis....
's money-printing scheme, and how to extract unusual tax benefits from Roth retirement accounts.
William Baldwin has also given talks on tax-efficient investing at the American Institute of Economic Research, at the Theater Communications Group Governance Forum, and on Forbes investment seminar cruises.