Joel Baglole has been a financial journalist for 25 years. From 1999 to 2004, he was a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal where he covered economics, financial markets, investment banks, and deals such as mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings. He began his career at The Toronto Star newspaper and has also worked for The Washington Post. Additionally, Mr. Baglole has written about stocks, markets and economics for financial websites such as Investopedia and The Motley Fool. From 2020 to 2024, he was a regular contributor to InvestorPlace.