Tom Oliver

• Gut reactions won't weather the recession storm

  By Tom Oliver  |  May 1, 2008

  Recent headlines about the U.S. economy seem to be split between those that say a recession is on the way and those that say a...

• News from the regulatory front - Paulson to slay sacred cows (or should we say bulls)?

  By Tom Oliver  |  May 1, 2008

  From The Wall Street Journal: "The Bush administration's plan to remodel the patchwork system of U.S. financial regulation, built piecemeal since the Civil War, is...

• SIFMA calls Treasury's proposal plan `thoughtful'

  By Tom Oliver  |  May 1, 2008

  In a related story, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association gave its preliminary reaction to Paulson's regulatory reform plan. It's not quite what we...

• Waging the fee versus commission war

  By Tom Oliver  |  September 1, 2007

  In today's regulatory environment, advisors are considering the benefits of fee-based models versus that of commission-based products. Many advisors find their broker/dealers compliance requirements more...