Senior Columnist for MarketWatch

An Evening With Chuck Jaffe

Chuck Jaffe is senior columnist for MarketWatch. His work is syndicated nationally to an audience of more than 20 million readers per week, with his “Your Funds” column being the most widely read feature on mutual fund investing in America.

Upon joining MarketWatch in 2003, Chuck created the “Stupid Investment of the Week” column, a quirky feature that highlights the flaws that make for bad investments. His stories, and the investments he has attacked, represent an incredible rogues’ gallery of dreadful issues, from which he believes investors can learn to do things the right way.

In addition to MarketWatch, Chuck provides regular guest commentary for Nightly Business Report on public television, and for “All Things Considered” on National Public Radio. Chuck has also worked in radio, hosting “MoneyLife” on WBIX-AM in Boston.

Chuck is the author of two books, “The Right Way to Hire Financial Help” and “Chuck Jaffe’s Lifetime Guide to Mutual Funds.”

Aside from his work on money and investing, Chuck is a past president of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, a group representing more than 3,000 business journalists nationwide. In 15 years serving on SABEW’s board, Chuck has been an outspoken critic of the business media.

Prior to joining MarketWatch, Chuck spent nine years as personal finance and mutual funds columnist at The Boston Globe. He moved to Boston after six years as business editor and columnist at The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. His business journalism career includes Florida stops at the St. Petersburg Times and the Bradenton Herald.

Throughout his career, Chuck has received numerous awards for personal finance journalism.

Chuck lives on Boston’s South Shore with his wife Susan – who he regularly describes in print as “the most patient and understanding woman in America” – and two daughters.