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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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Advisers shutter offices to brace for Hurricane Matthew's punch

Southeastern firms likely will get to test those enhanced continuity plans the SEC is pushing.

Savant targeting acquisitions after attracting $50M to buy out co-founder
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 06, 2016
Savant targeting acquisitions after attracting $50M to buy out co-founder

RIA anticipates growing to $50B in assets with seed money from the likes of Ron Carson, Charlie Johnston and others.

Advisory firms using creative job titles to attract clients, staff
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 06, 2016
Advisory firms using creative job titles to attract clients, staff

Inventive labels, such as director of first impressions, can better describe roles and help a company stand out from the competition.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2016
Self-funding employee health care pays off for some small businesses

Estimates of saving $1,000 per employee per year for practices with at least 25 workers is enticing some firms to take on additional risk.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 03, 2016
Adviser's Consultant: Crafting prospects via radio won't work forever

Different demographics demand their own approach to business development

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 02, 2016
The journey from financial advisers to tech entrepreneurs

Financial advisers have developed some of the most popular software in the industry, and they have the scars to show for it.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 29, 2016
Applause, please: Financial advisers win Community Leadership Awards

Invest in Others and <i>InvestmentNews</i> honor the philanthropic feats of five advisers and two firms at the 10th annual CLAs.

Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 28, 2016
Fidelity's eMoney introducing DOL fiduciary compliance functions for advisers

Software firm is boosting compliance functions of its financial planning platform. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-focus &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>The most up-to-date information on the DOL fiduciary rule</a>)</i></b>

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 27, 2016
Tech-tardy advisers, prepare for a late-adopter penalty

Firms that don't invest in tools to improve the client experience, such as those that allow for frequent interactions with the adviser, will lose out.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 26, 2016
College financial aid process begins Saturday

Remind clients that FAFSAs for the 2017-18 school year are out three months earlier this year, and now allow reporting prior-prior year income data, or 2015.