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.

Mark Schoeff Jr.
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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 24, 2012
Should Congress plunge off fiscal cliff?

Expert says it might be best way to shatter ossified political positions

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2012
<font color=red>Live from FPA</font> Financial advisers ignore the middle class

So many more people need help than are receiving it

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 23, 2012
House OKs do-over of Dodd-Frank muni reg

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2012
Establishing a solid successor as difficult as finding a spouse

As stocks rise, investor confidence inches up, too
NEWS RIAS SEP 21, 2012
As stocks rise, investor confidence inches up, too

Survey finds financial advisers ranking second on most-trusted list

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 17, 2012
CFP Board launches ads on NPR

Latest phase of $40 million campaign to raise public awareness

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 17, 2012
Bill to limit muni adviser regs advances

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION SEP 16, 2012
Time running out on fiduciary proposal

Schapiro still married to idea of single fiduciary standard
NEWS BROKER DEALERS SEP 14, 2012
Schapiro still married to idea of single fiduciary standard

SEC boss says work continues on proposal; 'I've kept the issue alive and moving forward'

Bogle calls on institutional money managers to heed fiduciary duty
NEWS RIAS SEP 11, 2012
Bogle calls on institutional money managers to heed fiduciary duty

Investment advisers at large mutual fund companies and other financial institutions often operate with conflicts of interest, John Bogle, founder and former chief executive of The Vanguard Group Inc., told Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro on Tuesday.