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.

Liz Skinner
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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2014
Follow the lead of top performing firms to boost business development

Creating a marketing plan and having a consistent story are good starting points for most advisers, Fidelity survey finds.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 17, 2014
Redesigned ChFC mark aims to top CFP education

The organization's Craig Lemoine says redesigned coursework makes ChFC designation more relevant to practitioners.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 15, 2014
Sting and other wealthy celebrities don't want money to ruin their kids

Everything they do is magic, but they have to earn their own living, adviser says.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 15, 2014
Wealthy seek to pass on family values through philanthropy

Advisers can use their role to facilitate building generational bonds

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 15, 2014
Bill for permanent tax deduction of charitable gifts from IRAs sails through House panel

The measure has bipartisan support going forward, but hurdles remain.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 11, 2014
Even decades of legal protection don't create diversity

What barriers can be identified and scaled to address this pervasive weakness in the financial advice industry?

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Digitally disconnect? Advisers can't find the time

But there are broader implications of not allowing for down time.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2014
Must you, should you, pay your interns?

Most advisory firms pay summer interns, but those that don't say the experience is still worthwhile.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 09, 2014
Knowing what the client wants can save money, drive new business

Adviser uses client survey results to tailor client communications

INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 08, 2014
Advisers worry about high-speed trading backlash from clients after Michael Lewis contention that markets are 'rigged'

“60 Minutes” segment, new book fuel concern that jittery investors will become even more skeptical.