Democratic Party

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  Peter Schiff: The Myth of Higher Taxes Creating Higher Revenues

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  An uncharacteristically subdued Schiff argues against the "myth" that higher taxes will lead to higher revenues.

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  Economy Seen as Debacle for Ruling Japanese Party

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  The upcoming Japanese election will mean that three of Asia’s four largest economies–Japan, China and South Korea–will have new leaders in 2013. South Korea will elect its new president on Dec. 19, and the winner will take office in February. And China officially replaced Hu Jintao as head of the...

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  Japanese Finance Minister to Take Party Post

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 24, 2012

  Jun Azumi, Japan’s finance minister, will take a senior position in the country’s governing Democratic Party, although he will continue with ministerial duties until a replacement has been named.

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  GOP Exits Tampa, Trailed by Perception They’re Party of the Wealthy, Poll Finds

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  August 31, 2012

  As Republicans head home from Tampa after naming Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to head their ticket in the November election, they face a widespread perception that the GOP is the party of the rich, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

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  Robert Pozen: The 2012 IA 25 Extended Profile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 11, 2012

  As chairman emeritus of MFS Investment Management, Robert Pozen used his bully pulpit to argue for Social Security reform and the protection of Americans’ retirement assets.

• Monti Reaches Deal on Italian Labor Laws

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 4, 2012

  Prime Minister Mario Monti has reached an agreement with the main political parties in Italy to back his plan to relax rules on firing workers.

• Monti Labor Law Split Poses Risk for Investors

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 29, 2012

  Even as Prime Minister Mario Monti of Italy pushed through a plan to make it easier to fire workers, a split within his governing coalition over the measure could endanger his government even before elections are held by May. And that, in turn, could boost risk for investors.

• 'Harry Potter' Star Supports Higher Taxes for Wealthy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 7, 2012

  Move over, Wizard of Omaha. You’ve got company–the Wizard of Little Whinging. Actor Daniel Radcliffe, best known for his portrayal of wizard Harry Potter, has come out in favor of taxing the wealthy, himself included.

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  The Warren Effect

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  February 1, 2012

  Elizabeth Warren presents a conundrum for Wall Street. She is a forceful, well-prepared critic of the financial industry.

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  Advising International Clients; Looking Beyond Wirehouses: February Research—Slideshow

  By Editorial Staff  |  January 27, 2012

  Serving internationally mobile clients has become a growth industry for financial advisors, as Contributing Editor Ellen Uzelac discusses in Research magazine's February cover story "Advising Across Borders." Another February article, “Fear of Flying,” tells the stories of brokers who left the wirehouse world in order to become registered investment...