Executive Editor, Money, Markets, Crypto at Forbes by day. Dad, guitar, harmonica and uke player by night. My book: The Warren Buffetts Next Door (Wiley, 2011)
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3 Nov 2025
8/ Americans would do well to read the fine print on financial products more closely than ever. Read more here: forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin…
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
3 Nov 2025
1/ NEW deep dive: Trump’s gutting of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is leaving the public vulnerable to abuses: forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin…
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13 Nov 2024
Great story from my team that I edited. Meme coins seem silly, but their explosion may point to more serious societal ills.
13 Nov 2024
NEW from @ninabambysheva and @Steven_Ehrlich:
Inside The Wild Money Machine Fueling Crypto’s Stupidest Bubble
forbes.com/sites/ninabambysh…
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
13 Nov 2024
Big Banks Likely Gained More Than $1 Billion From Bitcoin: by @eltrade forbes.com/sites/digital-ass…
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25 May 2023
My latest "hot" take.
Some Like It Hot: Can A Financial “Cancer” From The 1980s Help Prevent Bank Runs? via @forbes forbes.com/sites/schifrin/20… #banks #bankruns @intrafi
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26 Apr 2023
Forbes 2023 College Financial Grades: The Nation’s Strongest And Weakest Schools via @forbes forbes.com/sites/emmawhitfor… #collegeadmissions
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
2 Apr 2023
As A-List Designers Peddle Metaverse Merch, Decentraland’s Fashion Week Makes A Muted Return: by @marigra21sl @ninabambysheva on.forbes.com/6019OEjsD
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27 Mar 2023
SVB’s New Owners, The Billionaire North Carolina Family Behind First Citizens, Are Quietly Building A... via @forbes forbes.com/sites/hanktucker/…
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
18 Mar 2023
A BIG scoop: @brookeamasters & me.
Silicon Valley Bank hired BlackRock to study its risk controls and securities portfolio in the years leading up to its demise. After receiving a “gentleman’s C” on risk, it abandoned the review before making fixes.
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
6 Mar 2023
WSJ reveals Binance tried to hire Gensler in 2019.
Otherwise, a lot of this feels a rehash of Forbes' 2020 exposé—surprising they didn't mention it
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
27 Feb 2023
Binance’s Asset Shuffling Eerily Similar To Maneuvers By FTX: by @eltrade @Steven_Ehrlich on.forbes.com/60153QF3h
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
13 Dec 2022
The 11 Juiciest Parts From SBF’s Draft Testimony To Congress: by @Steven_Ehrlich forbes.com/sites/stevenehrli…
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
Exclusive Transcript: The Full Testimony SBF Planned To Give To Congress: forbes.com/sites/stevenehrli… from @Steven_Ehrlich via @ForbesCrypto
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7 Dec 2022
My latest, with Forbes vet Chris Helman. A clever way U.S. taxpayers are subsidizing Wall Street --How Wall Street Banks Will Reap Billions From Tax-Free Renewable Energy Bonds via @forbes forbes.com/sites/christopher…
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14 Nov 2022
Who's next?
The Looming $62 Billion Crypto Contagion via @forbes forbes.com/sites/ninabambysh…
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Matt Schifrin retweeted
10 Nov 2022
JUST OUT: Stripe, Deloitte, Sullivan & Cromwell Are Among 53 FTX Advisors, Vendors And Bankers Weathering Exchange’s Collapse: by @eltrade @ninabambysheva @emilymason00 forbes.com/sites/javierpaz/2…
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10 Nov 2022
Story on FTX's Blue Chip Ecosystem from my team @Forbes #FTX
Stripe, Deloitte, Sullivan & Cromwell Are Among 53 FTX Advisors, Vendors And Bankers Weathering Excha... via @forbes forbes.com/sites/javierpaz/2…
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9 Jun 2022
Is your Alma Mater a financially fit?
How A Little-Known California School Earned Top Marks On Forbes’ 2022 College Financial Grades via @forbes forbes.com/sites/emmawhitfor… #collegeadmissions
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