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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Many Americans still clueless about 529 plans
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2016
Many Americans still clueless about 529 plans

About 72% of Americans cannot identify the savings plans as being for college savings, a new survey shows.

What these advisers do when they have too many clients knocking on the door
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 12, 2016
What these advisers do when they have too many clients knocking on the door

Some up their fees, others simply tell prospects to 'get in line' and wait

Obama daughter set for gap year before Harvard, but it's not for everyone
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 12, 2016
Obama daughter set for gap year before Harvard, but it's not for everyone

Financial advisers say taking a year off needs to be structured to pay off.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 12, 2016
Feds seek to make it easier to restructure student loan payments

Government to help borrowers better understand their repayment options.

Elect Donald Trump to stop DOL fiduciary rule: GOP lawmaker
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 10, 2016
Elect Donald Trump to stop DOL fiduciary rule: GOP lawmaker

Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., says his own bill to kill the rule will fail, but supporting the Republican candidate could work to gut the regulation.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 09, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule compliance a worry for fee-only financial planners

Additional hoops to jump through to show regulators they are fiduciaries have fee-only advisers worried.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 04, 2016
Adviser's Consultant: Building diversity at firms makes business sense

Broad minded approach key to cultivating diversity of clients, staff at advice firms.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2016
High schoolers to test whether they're smarter than a financial adviser

100 teens to give financial planning a shot this summer in new Schwab, Texas Tech program, which aims to introduce students to the profession earlier.

Help women tackle their larger student debt burden
YOUR PRACTICE WOMEN ADVISOR COMMUNITY APR 29, 2016
Help women tackle their larger student debt burden

Advisers should encourage clients to avoid taking on too large a loan in the first place, and implement repayment strategies to quickly pay down debt.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 28, 2016
Obama daughter set for gap year before Harvard, but it's not for everyone

Advisers say taking a year off needs to be structured to pay off.