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Tracey Longo

Washington, D.C., United States

Columnist and Washington Editor at Financial Advisor

Washington Editor, Financial Advisor Magazine https://t.co/PNfIyPW8o8. Free speech absolutist.

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  • House Panel Proposes Shifting Crypto Regulation To CFTC

    1 week ago | fa-mag.com | Tracey Longo

    A House of Representatives panel has released draft legislation that would significantly reshape the oversight and regulation of most digital assets, moving regulation from the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

  • Morgan Stanley Escapes SEC Cash Sweep Fines After Merrill, Wells Fargo Paid Up

    1 week ago | fa-mag.com | Tracey Longo

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has officially closed its yearlong investigation into Morgan Stanley’s cash sweep practices in advisory accounts—without recommending any enforcement action. The firm disclosed the development in a regulatory filing on May 6, first reported by Reuters.

  • DOL Stops Enforcing Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

    1 week ago | fa-mag.com | Tracey Longo

    The Department of Labor has decided it will stop enforcing a 2024 rule that made it challenging to classify workers as independent contractors, according an agency bulletin. The bulletin, issued May 1, directed agency investigators not to enforce the independent contractor rule issued by the agency under the Biden administration effective immediately.

  • GOP Steps Up Battle To Eliminate Finra As Regulator

    1 week ago | fa-mag.com | Tracey Longo

    Repubilcan lawmakers are once again waging war against the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Finra) A Michigan congresswoman introduced legislation last month that would eliminate Finra's role as a regulator and move its duties to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Republican Rep. Lisa McClain's bill, the Restoring Accountability in Market Supervision (RAMS) Act, would transfer rulemaking, examination and enforcement authority held by the Finra to the SEC.

  • Foundation Cites Flaws With Trump's Plan To Replace Income Taxes With Tariffs

    2 weeks ago | fa-mag.com | Tracey Longo

    While President Trump has continuously teased the idea of using tariffs to replace federal income taxes, the plan lacks “seriousness and merit,” two analysts with the Tax Foundation said in a new blog. For more than a year, President Trump has repeatedly said that when tariff revenues kick in, he plans to use them to replace or reduce income taxes on households making under $200,000 annually.

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Tracey Longo
Tracey Longo @TraceyFAMag
6 May 25

Big win for the independent BD industry — DOL will no longer enforce the independent contractor rule. ⁦⁦@USDOL⁩ @FSIwashington⁩ ⁦@_fisherphillips⁩ ⁦@FAMagazine⁩ https://t.co/sR7sUqT9wb

Tracey Longo
Tracey Longo @TraceyFAMag
5 May 25

GOP Steps Up Battle To Eliminate Finra As Regulator. The new call comes amidst an identical Project 2025 push. ⁦@Stoltmann1971⁩ ⁦@FINRA⁩ ⁦@FAMagazine⁩ https://t.co/lGAMJrFqNr

Tracey Longo
Tracey Longo @TraceyFAMag
25 Apr 25

Thank you, @CFPBoard—Chair Liz Miller was a must watch at our Invest In Women conference!

CFP Board
CFP Board @CFPBoard

“Younger women today are confident, involved in investment decisions and want tools that give them control,” said CFP Board Chair Liz Miller CFP® at the #InvestInWomen panel on “The Transfer of Wealth to Women: Preparing for a Financial Power Shift”. Read @TraceyFAMag’s coverage