Obama administration

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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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  Too Much Cash

  By Alexei Bayer  |  May 24, 2012

  If, as some analysts suggest, holding such huge cash reserves has become necessary for companies to protect themselves, then the economy has become unbalanced and dangerously volatile.

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  Volcker Rule Untenable? Analyst Says JPMorgan’s Failed Hedge Is Proof

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  May 14, 2012

  In the immediate aftermath of JPMorgan's $2 billion trading loss, both conservative and liberal voices have been heard calling for tighter regulation, but Peter Wallison makes the opposite case.

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  NAPFA Goes to Chicago for Biggest-Ever Annual Conference

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 7, 2012

  NAPFA's biggest-ever national conference, from May 8 to 11 in Chicago, will tackle topics such as practice management, alternative investing strategies, tax planning and more.

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  News Analysis: Has the Crisis Doomed the U.S. to Decline?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  April 17, 2012

  Kwasi Kwarteng, a member of the British Parliament, makes the case that the financial crisis and America’s debt problem signal the end of American empire.

• U.S. to See Challenges for Top Spot in World Bank

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria and former Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo of Colombia are expected to be nominated to head the body by the Friday deadline.

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  If Demographics Is Destiny, Economy Is Already Declining: Data Guru Short

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  March 20, 2012

  If a picture could tell a thousand words, Advisor Perspectives’ Doug Short, speaking at the RIIA’s spring conference, probably hit the trillion mark.

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  What’s Behind Congressional Freeze on SEC Funding?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  In part one of a two-part series on the Bizarro World inside the beltway, a skeptical observer suggests there’s a method to the madness of starving the SEC of what it needs to do its job.

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  House GOP Rejects Frank Measure for SEC Funding Boost

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2012

  Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee rejected, 25-17, an amendment introduced by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., that called for approving President Barack Obama’s proposed budget increase for the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2013.

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  SEC’s Schapiro to Congress: Budget Boost Needed to Modernize EDGAR, Add Staff

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 6, 2012

  SEC chairman says 676 new employees could be added under Obama budget request; agency reviewing regional offices.