The Financial Journalist Who Ignored the Markets (John Wordock)
From Money Unplugged with Chris Hill by Chris Hill
June 5, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
Chris Hill interviews John Wordock about his experiences in financial journalism and his approach to investing.
John Wordock spent decades working for the biggest names in financial journalism — Bloomberg, CBS MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones. He interviewed Jack Bogle, and Mike Bloomberg personally sent him to Washington DC to build a broadcast bureau. John knew everyone worth knowing in the world of money. And then he put his savings in index funds and stopped thinking about it. Chris Hill sits down with John to find out what three decades inside financial news actually taught him abou...
People in this episode
Host: Chris Hill
Guest: John Wordock
Topics covered
- financial journalism
- index funds
- investing strategies
- market analysis
- personal finance
Keywords
- financial journalism
- index funds
- investing
- Chris Hill
- John Wordock
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Bloomberg, CBS MarketWatch, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones
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