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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RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2014
Social Security COLA for 2015 lacks fizz

Benefits will rise 1.7% next year, coming to about $20 extra per month. Some argue the increase won't even cover health care inflation

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 15, 2014
How to nail your team's next presentation

Here's how to avoid letting interpersonal dynamics alienate colleagues and clients.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 13, 2014
You don't have to go it alone

Gains from creating an advisory team are tremendous, though not without trials.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2014
How to explain alternative investments to clients

Talking clients through the complexities of alternative investments requires simplicity and a focus on function.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 09, 2014
Automating decisions may help advisers save investors from themselves

You can't change someone's behavior, so for trigger situations, take them out of the equation as much as possible.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 08, 2014
Layton Cox: An entrepreneur at heart

Adviser gains valuable entrepreneurial experience and has figured out where the industry — and his career — are going.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 08, 2014
Finding a young adviser for your team

Recruiting the next generation requires deliberate effort, and often outside help, but it helps firms stay ahead of the curve. <b><i>Also: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20140928/NEXTGEN2014&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Our full Next Generation of Advisers special report</a></b></i>

INVESTING ETFS OCT 03, 2014
Advisers wary of keeping client assets at Pimco

While some financial professionals say Bill Gross' exit is the final straw, and others exited long ago &#8212; some are staying put.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 30, 2014
Pimco's loss could be these fund companies' gain

BlackRock and Legg Mason are among the firms poised to pounce on Pimco's outflows now that the face of the firm has flown the coop.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2014
Housing recovery on horizon, but is it too little, too late for retiring boomers?

Median sale price of existing homes rose more than 5% in September