Evan Cooper

Evan Cooper was a former deputy editor of InvestmentNews, and is now a freelance writer.

Evan Cooper
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NEWS RIAS OCT 20, 2011
Five secrets of the best wholesalers

The top fund hawkers generally take the same approach to winning over advisers

The B-S solution to the fiduciary issue
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 11, 2011
The B-S solution to the fiduciary issue

With everything Washington politicians have to worry about this year — gigantic budget deficits, getting re-elected, the disintegration of Arab countries, getting re-elected, the rotten economy and getting re-elected — there's a good chance the fiduciary-standard issue may not be resolved for quite some time.

Are Americans too dumb to retire?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 14, 2011
Are Americans too dumb to retire?

If so, auto-enrollment plans make a lot of sense

Asset allocation R.I.P.?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 13, 2011
Asset allocation R.I.P.?

New study reveals savers not saving enough -- and asset allocators not allocating assets enough

Why the iPad will change the advice business
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 15, 2011
Why the iPad will change the advice business

Brokers, planners, investment managers — everybody's crazy about Apple's ubiquitous portable reader

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 12, 2010
IN's Cooper: The fiduciary comments I'd like to see

As the new Dodd-Frank legislation requires, the Securities and Exchange Commission now has six months to study whether a fiduciary standard; a first step in this process is gathering input.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 12, 2010
OpINion Online: An end to 12(b)-1 fees? Hurray!

If you ever wanted proof that rational economic man is a myth, look no further than the pricing of financial services.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2010
Those irrational French are a lot like us Americans

It's so much fun to pick on the French

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 09, 2010
Building excellence in a difficult year

Even though the stock market staged a recovery through most of 2009, the investment advisory industry struggled.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2010
Warning: Some clients are smarter than they appear

Understanding how to use options as a risk-management tool and as a generator of additional income can't hurt.