Matthew Schifrin

During a recent interview, Forbes' Matthew Schifrin told Benzinga that he encourages people to learn about the stock market and invest on their own. “I think the vast majority of professional money managers are hired without any real proof that they're good at investing,” Schifrin said. “Most of ‘...

No one would have guessed that Jack Weyland was destined to be an investor. As a college dropout, Weyland was forced to settle for a job as a truck driver. But as luck would have it, Weyland had a knack for picking biotech and health care stocks. Using a laptop and a wireless Internet card, he used...

It sounds like a scam: “Ladies' Man Turns $100,000 Into $3 Million.” But this headline is no joke. Matthew Schifrin, the Vice President and Investment Editor of Forbes, has released a new book chronicling the experiences of 10 unlikely investors. One of them is Mike Koza, AKA Ladies' Man. “For most...

Matthew Schifrin has had a spectacular career. After completing an internship with the Financial News Network (which later merged into CNBC), Schifrin joined Forbes Magazine as a fact checker. “I worked my way up the masthead of Forbes as a reporter and as a writer, and then as an editor, mostly...

In his new book, “The Warren Buffetts Next Door,” Matthew Schifrin reveals the stories of 10 Average Joes who worked their way into the world of financial investments. Schifrin's biggest revelation, however, may have come during his recent interview with Benzinga. Rather than allow someone else to...