Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne

About the Author

Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne

Gil Weinreich has been the editor of Research magazine since 1997. During his editorship, the magazine, which reaches some 90,000 investment advisors, has gained broad acceptance within the wirehouse advisor community. Research has also won the prestigious award for Excellence in Financial Journalism conferred by the New York Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) in each of the seven years from 2003 to 2010. Gil himself won the first two of those awards for a pathbreaking column he wrote in 2003-2004 called “The Ethical Advisor.”

At Research, Gil has participated as a speaker, panelist or moderator at numerous industry conferences — from the World Series of ETFs to the Retirement Income Industry Association to various broker-dealer conferences; he’s lectured on ethics at Credit Lyonnais and keynoted at Dalbar’s financial professional conference.

Prior to Research, Gil worked as an international news reporter at Voice of America (VOA), where he wrote news for VOA broadcasts, mainly on the Africa and Mideast desks, and covered international news events. He produced live news shows, documentaries and feature programs, and won a journalism award for his coverage of breaking events in the Middle East. Earlier in his career, he worked at U.S. News and World Report in Washington, D.C., where he produced the weekly letters page.

Gil’s first book — on a non-financial topic — was published in 2010, prompting appearances on the Michael Medved show and other national radio programs.

Gil received his Master’s degree at American University in Washington, D.C., where he studied international relations. He earned his Bachelor’s degree at U.C. Berkeley, in political science.

Gil and his wife Nedra and their children live in Los Angeles’s Westside.

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  Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by Typo

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 16, 2013

  A simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.

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  In Shift, Conservatives Line Up Against Big Banks

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  In the shifting alliances that are characteristic of politics, the presumed closeness of Republicans and Wall Street may be increasingly tested.

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  Maselli’s New Advisor Model: Advisors as Lifeguards (Seriously)

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 11, 2013

  It may come as a surprise that Frank Maselli, the seminar expert par excellence, doesn’t think seminars are for everyone, or even most advisors.

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  Advisor Coach Walks Walk, Creating Huge Business in Just 18 Months

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  In June 2011, Katherine Vessenes and her husband Peter, veteran coaches, put their principles into practice by starting their own retail advisory firm. And the results have surprised even them.

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  A Modest Proposal: Prosecute Non-Fiduciaries Using Term ‘Advisor’

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 8, 2013

  Dalbar CEO Lou Harvey has strong medicine for the ills described in today's fiduciary debate: allow only fiduciaries to call themselves advisors, prosecuting those who misappropriate the name.

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  After Stockton, Economist Sees More Pain in California and Beyond

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 5, 2013

  For a broader look at the municipal finance crisis affecting California and the nation, AdvisorOne spoke with Bill Watkins, a veteran economic forecaster.

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  Are You Charging Enough for Your Services? Use This Tool to Find Out

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2013

  To determine what you should be charging, Pusateri Consulting and Training illustrates a simple way to visualize what you have to offer.

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  7 Tips to Avoid SEC Compliance Audits When Marketing

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2013

  Compliance expert Nancy Lininger offers rules of thumb on avoiding the flags that SEC auditors are looking for in marketing materials.

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  Are You Charging Enough for Your Services? Most Likely, No

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2013

  Financial advisors are underselling their services, typically discounting their fees—and needlessly so, according to Pusateri Consulting and Training.

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  Kill Your 401(k), Conservative Author Says

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  Duncan Black, a conservative author, says government confiscation of 401(k)s may loom, while a liberal blogger says 401(k)s are "a disaster," calling for fatter Social Security checks.