Wyoming

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  Rivlin: Time Is Running Out to Repair Economy

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 3, 2012

  This presidential race is sure to draw sharp divisions on budgetary questions in 2012, but prominent policymakers are hoping a flickering of bipartisanship may keep alight the flame of cross-party cooperation long enough to stave off national financial ruin.

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  Registration Requirements for Investment Advisor Representatives (IARs)

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  When individuals launch an advisory firm, they must avoid marketing themselves or the firm as investment advisors before they are properly approved and registered.  Otherwise, they are subject to severe penalties.  

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  Recent Changes in the Regulatory Landscape

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  2011 marked a major shift in the regulatory environment, as the SEC adopted rules for implementing the Dodd-Frank Act.  Many changes to Investment Advisers Act were authorized by Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act.  

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  Regulatory Oversight of Investment Advisors

  By Les Abromovitz  |  January 1, 2012

  Although the regulatory environment is in a state of flux, it is imperative that RIAs adhere to their compliance obligations. To ensure compliance, RIAs and IARs must fully understand what those obligations are.

• An All-Season Approach

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  December 26, 2011

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  Senate Republicans on Finance Committee Urge Deficit Panel to Make Changes

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 14, 2011

  Republican senators' recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction include repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax and the health-care law and reforming Social Security.

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  BofA’s Darnell to ‘Get Out of Way’ of Merrill Brokers

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2011

  Sallie Krawcheck’s replacement at Merrill Lynch says he wants to improve results at the brokerage firm, which just grabbed four advisors from rivals Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.

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  Plan to Rescue German Banks Stokes Fears of Crisis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2011

  New German government plans to rescue its banks and insurers sent the clearest signal yet that a European banking crisis could be imminent.

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  The Really Long View From Doug Ober of Adams Express—Weekend Interview

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  August 26, 2011

  The chief of the 82-year-old closed-end fund is thoroughly up to date with what's happening in the markets now, to his investors' benefit.

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  No Sign of QE3 From Bernanke as GDP Drops, Markets Rise

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 26, 2011

  Markets rose Friday after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was 'optimistic' about the U.S. economy in a speech at Jackson Hold, Wyo., and signaled that the Fed had no plans for a third round of quantitative easing.