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.

Liz Skinner
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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 03, 2010
Indie reps' tax status secure for now

The good news: the clock ran out on a bill that could have ultimately stripped brokers' of their independent contractor tax status. The bad: the issue may come up again in two years.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 31, 2010
Risky distressed debt still paying modest reward

Returns from debt securities issued by companies that have defaulted or are close to defaulting are down from their double-digit gains of last year, but distressed debt is still a bright spot for investors

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 24, 2010
Advisers still working overtime

It's been at least two years since the financial system went into a tailspin, but financial adviser Mark Donohue of RBC Wealth Management is still working six days a week, often out on the road visiting clients to make sure they know he doesn't take them for granted

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 24, 2010
Clouds over 2011 may yield to rays of hope for 2012

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 14, 2010
'Sin' stocks outpace market, proving recession-resistant

When it comes to the stock market, sin is in.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2010
Seniors get additional time to make 2010 IRA charitable rollovers

Can elect to appy donations made this month to last year's tax returns

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 17, 2010
Regulators sound alarm about latest investment rage

P2P lending gaining in popularity, but state securities cops warn about potential perils