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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Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 02, 2016
Do retainers beat AUM-based fees under fiduciary rule?

New paper makes the case for advisers to charge clients flat fees versus fees based on assets given the approaching DOL regulation. <b><i>(More: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/fiduciary-faq&quot;_blank&quot;>A comprehensive, searchable database of advisers' fiduciary FAQs</a>)</i></b>

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 01, 2016
Families want details on how much to save for college

Financial planners can help parents decide what they can afford to save and spend

Troubling surprises advisers discover when switching firms
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 29, 2016
Troubling surprises advisers discover when switching firms

Those who have made a move say they were surprised by the all-consuming transition process and the emotional blows.

Advisers should help millennials understand hazards of tapping 401(k) savings
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2016
Advisers should help millennials understand hazards of tapping 401(k) savings

Even the lesser evil of taking loans from retirement accounts requires close attention, and often should be a financial solution of last resort.

Surprising trials of passing down vacation homes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2016
Surprising trials of passing down vacation homes

Advisers can help clients work out sibling issues and transfer homes successfully

Address the polarizing presidential election head-on with clients
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Address the polarizing presidential election head-on with clients

In the final months leading up to the Nov. 8 vote, investors will hear more about what's wrong with America than at any other time &amp;mdash; and will need your help not to get paralyzed by it.

Even popular changes to DOL fiduciary rule are proving problematic
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 11, 2016
Even popular changes to DOL fiduciary rule are proving problematic

Revised revenue allowances and other adjustments, originally praised by advisers, are turning out to be less advantageous than expected.

RIAs looking to buy are giving solo-adviser practices another look
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 11, 2016
RIAs looking to buy are giving solo-adviser practices another look

Many more advice firms consider themselves buyers rather than sellers, so those seeking acquisitions are considering down-market options.

New research suggests banning investment advice in the media
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 08, 2016
New research suggests banning investment advice in the media

Study says even when people know the quality of the information is low, the 'noise' of it being publicly broadcast causes investors to lend it more weight, which distorts markets.

Trump as 'supreme ruler' and 'attractive'? Advisers react to long, historic speech
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 08, 2016
Trump as 'supreme ruler' and 'attractive'? Advisers react to long, historic speech

Republican presidential candidate's acceptance speech to the RNC makes big promises but offers little specifics on how he would cut taxes or reform regulations.