Herb Kohl

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  Dead Horse Blues: The Financial Planning Coalition and Its Priorities

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 27, 2010

  Modern technology is pretty amazing stuff, but what really blows me away is how it's changing our lives. Case in point, I just read two...

• Financial Planning Coalition Reports Success and a Champion in the Senate

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 26, 2010

  Despite lack of fiduciary standard in Dodd bill, group will continue to battle

• Washington Watch: The Shape of Reform Begins to Sharpen

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2010

  [Editor's Note: Since the April issue of Investment Advisor went to press, Senator Chris Dodd's financial services reform bill has advanced in the Senate. Visit...

• Gaps, the SEC, and CPAs

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 1, 2010

  Kristina Fausti of Fi360 says that Senator Herb Kohl's amendment calling for a new board to oversee all advice givers, "would create gaps by pulling...

• Banking Committee Passes Financial Reform Bill on Party-Line Vote

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 23, 2010

  Kohl amendment changed to GAO study on whether financial planning should be regulated

• Kohl Amendment Changed to GAO Study

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2010

  Manager's amendment will call for GAO to study whether financial planning should be regulated

• Banking Committee Passes Financial Reform Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2010

  The Senate Banking Committee approved March 22 the financial services overhaul bill by a vote of 13-10 (13 Democrats and 10 Republicans).

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  True Colors: The Coalition for Financial Planning

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne, Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2010

  Well, the CFP Board finally made its move. Last Friday, the Board-led Coalition for Financial Planning unveiled what it's named "The Financial Planners Act of...

• Kohl Proposes Board to Have SEC Regulate Planners and Brokers; Dodd Ends Reform Legislation Talks

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2010

  Kohl's amendment to Dodd's reform bill would lump advisors, brokers under one regulatory umbrella

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  Target date funds overweight junk bonds

  By Danielle Andrus, AdvisorOne  |  December 17, 2009

  More bad news about target-date funds. That market grew to $311 billion last year, thanks in part to employers including them in automatic enrollment options...