Council of Economic Advisors

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  President Romney’s Cabinet: Who Would He Choose?

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 25, 2012

  If Gov. Romney wins the election, his Cabinet will take a very different direction on economic policy than Obama’s. Here are some of the choices to head those key posts.

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  400 Economists Endorse Romney

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  August 15, 2012

  A former conservative official has rallied 400 economists, including five Nobel Prize winners, to sign a statement supporting Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s economic policies.

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  New Hire Roundup: Tiger 21 Names Garella San Francisco Chairwoman

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  This week in new hires, Tiger 21 named Julie Garella chairwoman of its San Francisco group, Eagle Asset Management brought in four new portfolio managers in Vermont, and Steven Young went to Citi Private Bank.

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  Americans Still Blame Bush for Bad Economy

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  June 14, 2012

  A new Gallup poll shows Americans still blame George W. Bush for the nation’s ailing economy more than President Obama. Meanwhile, conservative and liberal economists debate.

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  Italy Next, Austrian Minister Says

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2012

  Mere days after Spain received a bailout deal, wary investors and some eurozone officials turned their attention to Italy, proving that contagion fears are far from soothed.

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  Planning for a Long Life: Longevity Insurance and Deferred Annuities

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  February 23, 2012

  The Treasury Department has proposed rules that may encourage consumers to purchase longevity insurance.

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  The Stimulus Three Years On: Did It Help the Economy?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  February 17, 2012

  Three years after President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill, a jury of eminent economists is retrospectively voting its approval of the controversial stimulus measure. Still, a minority of the surveyed economists remain unimpressed with the spending bill.

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  New Hire Roundup: BlackRock Adds Keeley, Copeland Joins AMG

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 16, 2011

  This week in new hires, Terry Keeley joined BlackRock as head of the firm’s official institutions group and John Copeland came to AMG to head up a new subsidiary...

• Mugged by Reality

  By Alexei Bayer  |  July 1, 2009

  Editor's Note: This column has been adapted from Alexei Bayer's remarks at the Yale Club in New York City on May 5, 2009, upon acceptance...

• LPL Chief Economist Lincoln Anderson - No recession in sight

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2006

  It isn't often you meet an economist with a sense of humor, but that's what we found when Linsco/Private Ledger's chief economist, chief investment officer...