United States Senate

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  CFPB Architect Elizabeth Warren to Run for U.S. Senate

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2011

  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) architect Elizabeth Warren will officially announce a Democratic run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts.

• Obama Taps Economist Alan Krueger as Council Chairman

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 29, 2011

  President Barack Obama nominated Alan Krueger, who served as the U.S. Treasury’s chief economist from 2009 to 2010, to replace Austan Goolsbee as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.

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  Is Inflation on the Way? Advisor Briefing for the Week of May 9, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 9, 2011

  Top market-moving news this week: measures of inflation, along with multiple congressional hearings.

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  ‘The 4% Rule Has Not Worked Out So Well:’ Pfau Answers Five Good Questions

  By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities  |  April 22, 2011

  Economist Wade Pfau is concerned that retirees are going to find that the 4% rule is unsustainable

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  ‘The 4% Rule Has Not Worked Out So Well:’ Pfau Answers Five Good Questions

  By Bob Seawright, Madison Avenue Securities  |  April 22, 2011

  What really matters is the "safe savings rate," so clients can afford their desired retirement expenses, says economist Wade Pfau.

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  Federal Budget, Inflation and Earnings Season: Advisor Briefing for the Week of April 11, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2011

  Market movers for this week: 2011 and 2012 federal budgets, corporate earnings kickoff, inflation markers for U.S., Europe and China.

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  Senate Votes to Repeal 1099 Reporting Requirement

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 5, 2011

  President Obama is expected to sign the repeal of the $600 1099 reporting requirement that was part of the healthcare reform law and unpopular with small businesses.

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  Interest Rates, Bernanke Speaks and Govt. Shutdown Looms—Advisor Briefing for the Week of April 4, 2011

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  April 3, 2011

  This week brings release of the March FOMC minutes and interest rate decisions by Japan, the ECB and the Bank of England.

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  Bob Pozen Discusses His New Book, ‘The Fund Industry’: Weekend Interview

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2011

  Bob Pozen, MFS chairman emeritus and former Fidelity vice chairman, has co-authored 'The Fund Industry,' a book that stands to become the mutual fund industry’s bible.

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  Mr. Dodd Goes to Hollywood: Dodd-Frank Co-Author Takes Movie Job

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 2, 2011

  Former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd—co-author of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill—has taken up a new position as head of the Motion Picture Association of America.