Evan Simonoff's FA Blog Evan Simonoff's BlogEvan Simonoff is editor-in-chief and editorial director of Financial Advisor magazine, as well as editorial director of Private Wealth magazine. He has spent more than 15 years as an editor and reporter covering the financial services industry. Evan is a widely recognized expert on personal finance and investments. 

]]> http://www.fa-mag.com/fa-blogs/evan-simonoff-fa-blog Copyright 2013 Financial Advisor Magazine en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 23:43:37 -0400 FAMag Feed Generator Non-Believing Advisors Could Get Steamrolled By Bull http://www.fa-mag.com/news/non-believing-advisors-could-get-steamrolled-by-bull-14284.html 2013-05-15 13:00:00 Keynes, Ferguson And Mad Men Economists http://www.fa-mag.com/news/keynes--ferguson-and-mad-men-economists-14238.html 2013-05-09 12:30:00 A Talk With Ron Paul http://www.fa-mag.com/news/a-talk-with-ron-paul-14171.html 2013-05-02 17:00:00 Gundlach On Japanese Stocks' QE Watusi; A 'Jerk Tax' For NYC Real Estate http://www.fa-mag.com/news/gundlach-on-japanese-stocks--qe-watusi--a--jerk-tax--for-nyc-real-estate-13953.html 2013-04-11 17:00:00 Bogle: Buy And Hold Works Despite Prospect Of 50% Decline http://www.fa-mag.com/news/bogle--buy-and-hold-works-despite-prospect-of-50--decline-13835.html 2013-04-03 11:30:00 Patel: Could Commodities Cool Down Big Time? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/patel--could-commodities-cool-down-big-time-13683.html 2013-03-19 10:30:00 Milton Friedman, Libertarian Lunacy, And Unlicensed Brain Surgeons http://www.fa-mag.com/news/milton-friedman--libertarian-lunacy--and-unlicensed-brain-surgeons-13468.html 2013-02-27 10:00:00 When America Becomes Florida http://www.fa-mag.com/news/when-america-becomes-florida-13186.html 2013-01-25 12:00:00 Gundlach On Tax Polarization, Going Short The S&P 500, Apple http://www.fa-mag.com/news/gundlach-on-tax-polarization--going-short-the-s-p-500--apple-13033.html 2013-01-09 11:00:00 Grantham's Attack On GDP Growth Misses The Mark http://www.fa-mag.com/news/grantham-s-attack-on-gdp-growth-misses-the-mark-12663.html 2012-11-27 12:30:00 Schwab, KKR's Roberts Voice Concern On Obama Tone, Optimism On U.S. http://www.fa-mag.com/news/-schwab-kkrs-roberts-voice-concern-on-obama-tone-optimism-on-us-12596.html 2012-11-15 15:14:00 Liz Ann Sonders Asks: Is The Stock Market Home To The New Vigilantes? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/liz-ann-sonders-asks-is-the-stock-market-home-to-the-new-vigilantes-12521.html 2012-11-08 00:00:00 Meredith Whitney Sees Boom In Central U.S. Corridor http://www.fa-mag.com/news/meredith-whitney-sees-boom-in-central-us-corridor-12334.html 2012-10-22 19:00:20 Pity The Poor Banks http://www.fa-mag.com/news/pity-the-poor-banks-12232.html 2012-10-09 16:20:19 Black Swans: A 28% Chance Of Speaker Pelosi? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/black-swans-a-28-chance-of-speaker-pelosi-12090.html 2012-09-27 16:01:53 Ben Stein, Ray Lucia And The Annuities Gang http://www.fa-mag.com/news/ben-stein-ray-lucia-and-the-annuities-gang-11926.html 2012-09-12 16:40:33 When A CFP Licensee Files For Bankruptcy http://www.fa-mag.com/news/when-a-cfp-licensee-files-for-bankruptcy-11835.html 2012-09-05 16:43:11 It's Not Just Facebook: Is Social Media Finance Toast? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/its-not-just-facebook-is-social-media-finance-toast-11668.html 2012-08-20 20:33:44 George Will On Entitlement Crisis, Welfare State Death Spiral http://www.fa-mag.com/news/george-will-on-entitlement-crisis-welfare-state-death-spiral-11517.html 2012-08-02 15:13:08 Sanford Weill Calls For Bank Breakup, Glass-Steagall Renewal http://www.fa-mag.com/news/sanford-weill-calls-for-bank-breakup-glass-steagall-renewal-11420.html 2012-07-25 16:29:50 Investing At Commodities Brokerages Is Nuts http://www.fa-mag.com/news/investing-at-commodities-brokerages-is-nuts-11239.html 2012-07-10 15:42:12 Possible Solutions To Geezer Advisors Ruining The Business For Young http://www.fa-mag.com/news/possible-solutions-to-geezer-advisors-ruining-the-business-for-young-10969.html 2012-06-12 15:55:57 This Business Remains Deeply Divided http://www.fa-mag.com/news/this-business-is-deeply-divided-10902.html 2012-06-05 16:39:10 Private Equity Firms Swarm RIA Space For Acquisitions http://www.fa-mag.com/news/is-summit-looking-to-sell-focus-financial-10699.html 2012-05-16 15:42:03 Jeb Bush: Prepare For Taxmageddon; What Elizabeth Warren Doesn't Get http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jeb-bush-prepare-for-taxmageddon-what-elizabeth-warren-doesnt-get-10599.html 2012-05-07 18:58:15 Do We Need Finra As An SRO For RIAs? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/do-we-need-finra-as-an-sro-for-rias-10486.html 2012-04-27 17:10:37 Fuss Joins Bond Gurus Fink, Gross Favoring Equities http://www.fa-mag.com/news/fuss-joins-bond-gurus-fink-gross-favoring-equities-10340.html 2012-04-12 20:07:59 Beyond The 1% Noise http://www.fa-mag.com/news/beyond-the-1-noise-9988.html 2012-03-07 17:41:34 Black Rock's Fink: Extend Cap Gains Holding Period To 3 Years, Cut Rates Gradually http://www.fa-mag.com/news/black-rocks-fink-extend-cap-gains-holding-period-to-3-years-cut-rates-gradually-9909.html 2012-02-29 20:01:52 Carmen Reinhart Takes Down NYT's Krugman And WSJ's Righties http://www.fa-mag.com/news/carmen-reinhart-takes-down-nyts-krugman-and-wsjs-righties-9614.html 2012-02-01 14:27:00 Why Do Leaders Fail And Crash In Flames? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/why-do-leaders-fail-and-crash-in-flames-9543.html 2012-01-25 18:52:03 The Real Private Equity Story http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-real-private-equity-story-9449.html 2012-01-18 17:38:17 Is Fed Policy Fueling Ponzi Schemes Aimed At Seniors? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/is-fed-policy-fueling-ponzi-schemes-aimed-at-seniors-9311.html 2012-01-03 17:12:06 Grantham: No Market For Young Men http://www.fa-mag.com/news/grantham-no-market-for-young-men-9093.html 2011-12-05 21:31:42 Top Lawyer Sees Problems With Custodians' Loans To RIAs http://www.fa-mag.com/news/top-lawyer-sees-problems-with-custodians-loans-to-rias-8987.html 2011-11-22 18:05:04 Gross, Blair Offer Divergent Views On Capitalism's Future http://www.fa-mag.com/news/gross-blair-offer-divergent-views-on-capitalisms-future-8895.html 2011-11-10 17:12:59 Many Millionaires Give Occupy Wall Street Protesters, Buffett Credibility http://www.fa-mag.com/news/many-millionaires-give-occupy-wall-street-protesters-buffett-credibility-8782.html 2011-10-28 14:12:30 The Mark Spangler Affair: An Ecuador Vacation Postponed http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-mark-spangler-affair-an-ecuador-vacation-postponed--8688.html 2011-10-20 14:34:39 TD's Bradley: SEC Does HAVE The Resources To Oversee RIAs http://www.fa-mag.com/news/tds-bradley-sec-does-have-the-resources-to-oversee-rias-8630.html 2011-10-13 15:21:41 JP Morgan's Kelly: Recession Odds 25% Thanks To Policy Blunders http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jp-morgans-kelly-recession-odds-25-thanks-to-policy-blunders-8472.html 2011-09-27 19:51:36 Jobs: Reagan & Clinton vs. Bush & Obama http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jobs-reagan-a-clinton-vs-bush-a-obama-8276.html 2011-09-08 15:54:41 Are Aging Boomers Bad For Equities? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/are-aging-boomers-bad-for-equities-8151.html 2011-08-25 15:47:48 Eisner Sounds Off On Looters, Income Redistribution And Partnerships http://www.fa-mag.com/news/eisner-sounds-off-on-looters-income-redistribution-and-partnerships-8012.html 2011-08-10 19:25:52 LPL's Kleintop: U.K., French Downgrades Could Be Next http://www.fa-mag.com/news/lpls-kleintop-uk-french-downgrades-could-be-next-7993.html 2011-08-09 14:39:37 Fed To Buy Houses? Get Real About QE3 http://www.fa-mag.com/news/fed-to-buy-houses-get-serious-about-qe3-7965.html 2011-08-04 14:18:38 Smart Advisors Loaded Up On Gold http://www.fa-mag.com/news/smart-advisors-loaded-up-on-gold-7834.html 2011-07-20 15:26:27 Putnam's Harlow Surprised By 10% Optimal Retirement Equity Allocation http://www.fa-mag.com/news/putnams-harlow-surprised-by-10-optimal-retirement-equity-allocation-7674.html 2011-06-30 00:00:00 Richard Bernstein: The U.S. May Be The Best Place To Invest http://www.fa-mag.com/news/richard-bernstein-the-us-may-be-the-best-place-to-invest-7603.html 2011-06-23 16:28:34 George W. Bush: Free At Last! http://www.fa-mag.com/news/george-w-bush-gordon-brown-offer-optimism-on-arab-spring-7507.html 2011-06-10 15:08:24 Women And Men: How Different Are We Really? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/women-and-men-how-different-are-we-really-7309.html 2011-05-18 16:05:21 Bill Gross Shows All His Cards http://www.fa-mag.com/news/bill-gross-goes-for-total-portfolio-exposure-7110.html 2011-04-21 15:39:16 Jeff Gundlach: Get Ready For The Taxes-Are-Too-Damn-Low Party http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jeff-gundlach-get-ready-for-the-taxes-are-too-damn-low-party-7073.html 2011-04-14 18:36:18 Dan Fuss: A 20-Year Bear Market For Bonds Is Starting http://www.fa-mag.com/news/dan-fuss-a-20-year-bear-market-for-bonds-is-starting-7021.html 2011-04-06 16:37:11 Jeb Bush: Immigration Reform Could Power An Economic Recovery http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jeb-bush-immigration-reform-could-power-economic-recovery-6990.html 2011-03-30 19:37:51 Grantham Mayo: Japan To Recover, Global Equities Overvalued http://www.fa-mag.com/news/as-meltdown-crisis-heigtens-some-declare-economy-a-ok-6885.html 2011-03-17 17:47:06 Are China's Dictators Next To Go? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/are-chinas-dictators-next-to-go-6730.html 2011-02-22 17:12:28 Siegel Sees Some Bull Left In Bull Market http://www.fa-mag.com/news/siegel-sees-some-bull-left-in-bull-market-6663.html 2011-02-04 14:14:20 Gundlach: Muni Market Is In Denial http://www.fa-mag.com/news/gundlach-muni-market-is-in-denial-6593.html 2011-01-25 17:31:04 Is Everyone's Enthusiasm Just A Little Too Bullish? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/is-everyones-enthusiasm-just-a-little-too-bullish-6517.html 2011-01-07 17:01:46 Anti-QE2 Hysteria Based On 'Unfathomable Misunderstanding' http://www.fa-mag.com/news/anti-qe2-hysteria-based-on-unfathomable-misunderstanding-6299.html 2010-11-23 21:39:08 LIABILITY MANAGEMENT TRUMPS STYLE BOXES, RISK TOLERANCE http://www.fa-mag.com/news/liability-management-trumps-style-boxes-risk-tolerance-6237.html 2010-11-10 16:42:02 Memo To PIMCO: The Old Normal Wasn't Normal http://www.fa-mag.com/news/memo-to-pimco-the-old-normal-wasnt-normal-6140.html 2010-10-27 14:48:40 Putnam's Reynolds Sees Federal Insurance Regulation http://www.fa-mag.com/news/putnams-reynolds-sees-federal-insurance-regulation-6108.html 2010-10-19 19:25:07 TD's Bradley On Small RIA Mergers And CNBC http://www.fa-mag.com/news/tds-bradley-on-small-ria-mergers-and-cnbc-6080.html 2010-10-11 17:59:35 Ibbotson On The Amazing Illiquidity Premium http://www.fa-mag.com/news/ibbotson-on-the-amazing-illiquidity-premium-5988.html 2010-09-28 16:08:23 Arnott: Double-Dip Odds 50% Plus, Beware Reflation http://www.fa-mag.com/news/arnott-double-dip-odds-50-plus-beware-reflation-5924.html 2010-09-14 15:55:10 Sensible Capital Gains Tax Treatment http://www.fa-mag.com/news/sensible-capital-gains-tax-treatment-5886.html 2010-09-07 20:59:48 Ready For Reckoning http://www.fa-mag.com/news/ready-for-reckoning-5811.html 2010-08-18 16:54:42 Corzine Sees GOP House Takeover In November http://www.fa-mag.com/news/corzine-sees-gop-house-takeover-in-november-5768.html 2010-07-30 15:50:19 Grantham: Europe Rejects Keynes For Hoover http://www.fa-mag.com/news/grantham-europe-rejects-keynes-for-hoover-5706.html 2010-07-20 15:58:12 Has Hurley Fueled Advisors' Delusions? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/has-hurley-fueled-advisors-delusions-5675.html 2010-07-08 21:24:34 Paul Newman, George Soros And the Crumbling Euro http://www.fa-mag.com/news/paul-newman-george-soros-and-the-crumbling-euro-5466.html 2010-05-19 17:20:18 Advisors' Lawsuit Nightmare: The Untold Story http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-lawsuit-nightmare-the-untold-story-5334.html 2010-04-16 20:24:43 Animal Spirits: The Last Time Capital Gains Taxes Rose http://www.fa-mag.com/news/animal-spirits-the-last-time-capital-gains-taxes-rose-5254.html 2010-03-25 17:10:23 The Dollar Thrives As The Un-Euro http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-dollar-thrives-as-the-un-euro-5212.html 2010-03-10 21:53:20 B-Ds Trade RIA Merger Horror Tales http://www.fa-mag.com/news/b-ds-trade-ria-merger-horror-tales-5067.html 2010-02-02 15:36:13 Charlie Cook: GOP Might Regain The House http://www.fa-mag.com/news/charlie-cook-gop-might-regain-the-house-4960.html 2010-01-12 17:18:10 Is Goldilocks Back? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/is-goldilocks-back-4828.html 2009-12-15 18:22:48 Experts: FINRA Will Fail To Win RIA Control http://www.fa-mag.com/news/experts-finra-will-fail-to-win-ria-control-4536.html 2009-10-20 16:37:07 Liz Ann Sonders Meets The Sad News Bears http://www.fa-mag.com/news/sad-news-bears-4417.html 2009-09-18 13:30:07 Clients Demanding Insured Investments http://www.fa-mag.com/news/clients-demanding-insured-investments-4271.html 2009-07-23 20:51:28 SEC's Schapiro Hints At Exemption For Some 'Fiduciaries' http://www.fa-mag.com/news/secs-schapiro-hints-at-exemption-for-some-fiduciaries-4196.html 2009-06-19 14:22:46 Siegel: Rally In Equities Has "Lots Of Legs Left" http://www.fa-mag.com/news/siegel-rally-in-equities-has-qlots-of-legs-leftq-4167.html 2009-06-08 14:19:35 Jim Putman, Me And Regulation's Future http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jim-putman-me-and-regulations-future-4120.html 2009-05-26 16:31:54 Obama Following Bush Playbook http://www.fa-mag.com/news/obama-following-bush-playbook-4107.html 2009-05-19 15:42:57 Steve Forbes: Recovery Coming; Beware A V.A.T. Tax http://www.fa-mag.com/news/steve-forbes-recovery-coming-beware-a-vat-tax-4082.html 2009-05-08 13:34:18 Small Firm M&A: Still Strong http://www.fa-mag.com/news/small-firm-maa-still-strong-4048.html 2009-04-28 21:22:49 The SEC, RIA Ponzi Schemes and Fee-Only Purity http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-sec-ria-ponzi-schemes-and-fee-only-purity-4032.html 2009-04-23 19:58:37 Buy And Hold Under Fire http://www.fa-mag.com/news/buy-and-hold-under-fire-4008.html 2009-04-14 16:17:25 FINRA Flirting With The 'F' Word http://www.fa-mag.com/news/finra-flirting-with-the-f-word-3986.html 2009-04-03 13:40:38 Chris Davis: Let Shareholders Weigh In On Exec Pay http://www.fa-mag.com/news/chris-davis-let-shareholders-weigh-in-on-exec-pay-3944.html 2009-03-27 13:57:00 Why Populist Outrage Will Get Worse http://www.fa-mag.com/news/why-populist-outrage-will-get-worse-3927.html 2009-03-20 13:17:49 FINRA's Ketchum Lusting To Regulate RIAs http://www.fa-mag.com/news/finras-ketchum-lusting-to-regulate-rias-3906.html 2009-03-13 13:34:54 Prominent Short Sellers Turn Bullish http://www.fa-mag.com/news/prominent-short-sellers-turn-bullish-3889.html 2009-03-06 14:12:53 FBI Investigating 500 Alleged Ponzi Schemes? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/fbi-investigating-500-alleged-ponzi-schemes-3870.html 2009-02-26 18:12:05 Banks Look Like Dead Men Walking http://www.fa-mag.com/news/banks-look-like-dead-men-walking-3843.html 2009-02-24 14:03:08 Jim Cramer, Doubling Down And Value Traps http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jim-cramer-doubling-down-and-value-traps-3830.html 2009-02-19 18:50:16 First Pacific's Rodriguez: Buy And Hold A Fool's Game http://www.fa-mag.com/news/fpas-rodriguez-buy-and-hold-is-a-fools-game-3823.html 2009-02-17 15:41:26 Advisor Turns Rage On Karl Rove http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-turn-rage-on-karl-rove-3819.html 2009-02-13 15:00:57 Comprehensive Financial Planning = Crazy? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/comprehensive-financial-planning-crazy-3801.html 2009-02-09 19:26:33 Black Rock's Doll: Feds Will Buy Equities, If Needed http://www.fa-mag.com/news/black-rocks-doll-feds-will-buy-equities-if-need-3798.html 2009-02-08 20:59:55 Advisors' Trillion-Dollar Opportunity http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-trillion-dollar-opportunity-3785.html 2009-02-02 21:26:51 Grantham: 2009 Will Be The Worst Year of Our Lives http://www.fa-mag.com/news/grantham-2009-will-be-the-worst-year-of-our-lives-3750.html 2009-01-26 20:32:42 More Scams Expected http://www.fa-mag.com/news/more-scams-expected-3739.html 2009-01-21 18:01:31 Jack Brennan In The Wings? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/jack-brennan-in-the-wings-3732.html 2009-01-19 15:54:38 Is The Next Bubble In The Works? http://www.fa-mag.com/news/is-the-next-bubble-in-the-works-3719.html 2009-01-12 20:59:43 Principle-Based Regulation http://www.fa-mag.com/news/evan-somonoffs-fa-blog-3696.html 2009-01-09 00:00:00