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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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 07, 2013
craigslist for recruiting advisers? Don't laugh — it works

Firms using popular site to uncover potential hires; also a way to track down possible successors

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH JUL 07, 2013
Electronic business cards help build client roster

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2013
Financial lives in flux as DOMA decision awaited

NEWS RIAS JUN 25, 2013
Satisfaction with advisers climbing; RBC, Fidelity lead the pack, J.D. Power says

Investors' approval of their advisers continues to increase after dropping sharply in the aftermath of the credit crisis. Liz Skinner tells why.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 25, 2013
Broker barred after casino tip allegedly cost 31 NFL players $43 million

Stop us if you heard this one before: Finra has banned a broker who allegedly convinced scores of NFL stars to go into an unsuitable investment (this time, a casino). And yes, the deal went bust.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 23, 2013
Five years after crisis, advisers can sleep at night, but clients still nervous

Since the dark days five years ago when Lehman failed and Merrill sold its brokers to Bank of America, advisers and financial markets have recovered but clients remain scarred and nervous, worried about a repeat. What are the chances?

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2013
Cases affect planning for gays

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 20, 2013
Adviser client acquisition outpaces losses: Survey

More than three quarters added clients in 2012 while 55% lost them.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUN 17, 2013
Indie reps happier at work than wirehouse advisers: J.D. Power

Commonwealth garners highest job satisfaction score in annual ranking

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 16, 2013
An unconventional exit puts value on individual clients

Rehl acting as matchmaker, connecting clients with outside advisers.