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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What advisers need to know about peer-to-peer lending
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2015
What advisers need to know about peer-to-peer lending

Before clients start asking, know the basics about this income generating investment.

Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs
YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH NOV 06, 2015
Schwab plans to expand its robo-adviser beyond just ETFs

CEO Bettinger says firm may add mutual funds and individual securities to its Intelligent Portfolios platform.

Client communications: Outreach on Paris attacks?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT NOV 04, 2015
Client communications: Outreach on Paris attacks?

Professionals split on whether this event warrants client communiqués.

From the C Suite with LPL's Mark Casady: Stay calm and cheer on
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 27, 2015
From the C Suite with LPL's Mark Casady: Stay calm and cheer on

The key to success is an even and relentlessly optimistic demeanor.

SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 26, 2015
SEC files record number of enforcement cases and highest fines in 2015

Agency brings actions against new kinds of securities fraud.

Another five firms ordered to pay $18M for mutual fund overcharges
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2015
Another five firms ordered to pay $18M for mutual fund overcharges

Finra says Edward Jones, Stifel Nicolaus, Janney Montgomery Scott, Axa and Stephens failed to waive sales charges for certain retirement accounts and charities.

Estimating college costs about to get easier
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2015
Estimating college costs about to get easier

Families will be able to use income data from two years before the student attends school on their federal financial aid forms, instead of data from the prior year.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2015
Helping a client decide where to live is a critical part of retirement planning

Helping a client decide where to live is a critical part of retirement planning, and the discussions may need to include clients' family members or physicians.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 12, 2015
Adviser's Consultant: A successor's take on a winning transition

Eric Hehman of Austin Asset offers tips for how to make this challenging period work.

No Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2016
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2015
No Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2016

As expected, the agency will not raise benefits; meanwhile, millions of retirees face a Medicare premium spike