 He received degrees from the City College of New York and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.Weiss wrote for "Barron's" magazine, before joining "Business Week" magazine in 1986.Between 1986 and 2004 Weiss wrote investigative articles for "Business Week", including cover stories on the dangers of the Internet, as well as stock fraud and improprieties by brokerages large and small.