Mark Schoeff Jr.

Mark Schoeff Jr. is a senior reporter at InvestmentNews. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers legislation and regulations affecting retail investment advisers and brokers. Prior to joining InvestmentNews in 2010, he wrote about employment and labor law for Workforce Management, a magazine that was published at the time by Crain Communications. He is a member of the National Press Club board. Before migrating to the editorial side of the journalism ecosystem, he served as press secretary for the late Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana and as director of external relations for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank in Washington. In a region where people keep their hometown loyalties intact, he has lived in the Washington area long enough to become an actual fan of the Nationals, Wizards, Capitals and the Washington Football Team. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s degree from George Mason University.

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How financial advisers would reform the tax code
RETIREMENT TAX MAY 22, 2015
How financial advisers would reform the tax code

Simplification tops the list but it's not the only thing advisers want changed in the tax code. <i>(Check out these <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20150214/FREE/213009999/PH&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener noreferrer">6 strange tax loopholes</a>)</i>

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 22, 2015
Possible election to Congress has this adviser thinking of practice transition

After winning his party's primary for a House seat, French Hill contemplates next move.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
DOL fiduciary rule in crosshairs of new spending bill

House measure would forbid Labor Department from spending any funds to finalize or implement the rule.

Advisers like Rubio tax plan's simplicity, but shudder at details
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2015
Advisers like Rubio tax plan's simplicity, but shudder at details

Plan would cut almost all tax deductions, but also would eliminate taxes on estates and capital gains, dividends.

Lesson from presidential hopeful Rubio: Don't cash out your 401(K)
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2015
Lesson from presidential hopeful Rubio: Don't cash out your 401(K)

By withdrawing the retirement money early, the politician will have to pay a 10% penalty as well as regular income taxes.

Advisers blanch at Rubio cashing out 401(K)
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 19, 2015
Advisers blanch at Rubio cashing out 401(K)

Though most say it is never a good idea to take early distributions, the presidential hopeful should be in a better position than most to recover.

Tick, tick, tick: Fannie Mae employees must decide by June 4 on retirement assets
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 15, 2015
Tick, tick, tick: Fannie Mae employees must decide by June 4 on retirement assets

With pension closed, options include lump-sum distribution, annuity, 401(k) or IRA.

Brokerage industry lobbying dollars dwarf investment advisers'
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 15, 2015
Brokerage industry lobbying dollars dwarf investment advisers'

The brokerage industry's lobbying spending dwarfed advisers' in the first quarter, with the DOL fiduciary rule a primary focus.

Top GOP senators pressure DOL on fiduciary-duty timetable
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2015
Top GOP senators pressure DOL on fiduciary-duty timetable

GOP senators, including those with oversight of the agency, are among three dozen co-signers of a letter to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez seeking more time to comment.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 14, 2015
CFP Board cracks down on compensation disclosure, revokes a license

Two others advisers are admonished