Obama Administration

• Wealth Management Whac-A-Mole

  By John Sullivan  |  April 29, 2013

  Financial advisors just won’t stay down.

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  After Boston Bombing, Understanding Chechnya’s Bloody History

  By Alexei Bayer  |  April 19, 2013

  With Russia and the United States facing the same threat, is there suddenly a community of interests that will bring the two countries together?

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  Reinhart and Rogoff Fight Back

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2013

  Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, in response to a trio of researchers assailing their work, vigorously defended their seminal 2010 study.

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  Estate Planning in the Age of Obama

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  April 9, 2013

  With some common estate planning tools in the administration's budget crosshairs, how to fine tune your clients’ strategies.

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  NASAA’s Advocacy Agenda: Advisor Regulation, Fiduciary Duty, Arbitration

  By Heath Abshure, NASAA President  |  March 19, 2013

  Our agenda calls for Congress to ensure all investors are protected when receiving individualized investment advice. This revolves around two key issues.

• Full Speed Ahead for Midstream MLPs

  January 23, 2013

  The role of natural gas as an energy source continues to expand as the United States moves toward energy independence.

• Political Stand-Offs

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  January 23, 2013

  Polarization has become a pervasive and much-noted feature of American politics.

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  Emboldened Borzi Is Back

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2013

  Bolstered by another four years in her position under a re-elected Obama administration, Phyllis Borzi is adamant that EBSA’s fiduciary rule will see the light of day this year.

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  Obama: GOP Holds Nation Hostage on Debt Ceiling

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 14, 2013

  President Obama dispelled any doubt Monday as to whether the fiscal fight over government spending is going to be bare-knuckled.

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  Four More Years? Fiduciary Proponents Need to Regroup

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  January 10, 2013

  To prevent four more years of fiduciary gridlock in Washington, proponents of the fiduciary standard for all need to regroup. Proposed: four steps to change the discussion.