Liz Skinner

Liz Skinner is Special Projects Editor for InvestmentNews and Editor of ESG Clarity US. She has been a financial reporter and editor at InvestmentNews for 10 years. Liz joined InvestmentNews after five years as a reporter for Bloomberg News, where she covered the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and other business news out of the nation’s capital. Off the clock, she’s raising two fearless girls and enjoys running, ice-skating and traveling to as many cities and beaches as possible. She has an MA in Environmental Resource Policy from George Washington University and you can connect with her on Twitter @SkinnerLiz.

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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2012
College savings on the rise — but amount still is puny

Higher percentage of parents now say they've put away $5K for kids' education; costs of private university can exceed $50K a year

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2012
Wealthy relying on income — not 529s — to pay for college

Most wealthy parents are failing to use tax-efficient vehicles fully to cover their children's college costs, instead depending on current income and regular savings or investment accounts, a new survey has found.

Advisers face barriers to getting client referrals
NEWS RIAS OCT 14, 2012
Advisers face barriers to getting client referrals

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2012
Glimmer of hope as tuition hikes slow

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 14, 2012
Advisers struggle to add clients

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2012
529s star on big screen

Fees, investment options sink four college savings plans in Morningstar rankings
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2012
Fees, investment options sink four college savings plans in Morningstar rankings

Overall, firm finds fees coming down and investment choices improving

'Eyes-on' compliance is too costly, vendor says
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 11, 2012
'Eyes-on' compliance is too costly, vendor says

Albridge survey shows most brokerages fork out 10% of revenue on oversight

NEWS RIAS OCT 11, 2012
One way to beat the IRS: Leave the country

A small but growing number of wealthy Americans have figured out a fool-proof way to avoid paying more of their income to the IRS in coming years. Their trick? Leaving the country.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2012
Glimmer of hope as college tuition hikes slow

Costs at private colleges up 3.9% this year; average sticker price now at $38,589