Press Release
ALM Names Janet Levaux as Editor-in-Chief of Research magazine, Kenneth Silber Moves into Executive Editor Role
This alignment advances the publication’s mission to cover the latest market challenges and opportunities for financial advisors while providing a voice and platform for the industry
NEW YORK, NY – July 20, 2015 ALM’s Research magazine has announced that former executive managing editor, Janet Levaux took over as editor-in-chief of the publication. Kenneth Silber now fills the role of executive editor.
“With Ken and Janet in these new roles, Research magazines and our audience will benefit not only from their superior industry knowledge, but also their enthusiasm and creativity,” said Matt Weiner, vice president and group publisher of the ALM Finance division. “This is exactly the leadership the Research brand needs to continue delivering the deep industry insights and information our audience demands.”
“This is a time of both intense change in the industry and continued market volatility for financial advisors and the broker-dealers they work for,” said Levaux. “Such an environment gives advisors a chance to prove their worth and to expand their business. We at Research hope to do the same with a renewed focus on employee-advisor firms, along with more emphasis on the challenges and opportunities they face.”
A resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, Levaux has covered the financial services industry since 1991. In addition to living, working and studying in Asia, Europe and Latin America, she has served as a news and features editor for Investor’s Business Daily and The Contra Costa Times. She earned a BA from Yale, an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS and an MBA from St. Mary’s College of California.
Silber has written about economics, history and science since 1988. His work has appeared in publications including The Wall Street Journal and Scientific American Mind. He is a two-time winner of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants’ (NYSSCPA) Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism. A graduate of New York University with a BA in economics and history, he is currently writing a book about the Erie Canal.
Levaux replaces longtime editor Gil Weinreich who has relocated overseas but will continue to contribute to the publication. Before stepping down, Weinreich served as editor-in-chief for Research for 18 years. During his tenure, the magazine won the NYSSCPA Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2012, the publication won the 2012 Silver Ozzie Award for Excellence in Magazine Design, and in 2014 won editorial and design awards from the American Society of Business Publications Editors.
About Research
Research provides timely information and insights into the latest developments affecting financial advisors with wirehouse and other national broker-dealers, with a focus on topics such as recruiting, using social media and growing an advisory practice. In addition, the publication highlights trends in financial products, as well as broader themes such as retirement planning, portfolio management and global economic shifts. It is distributed to more than 80,000 selected subscribers and is available online atwww.thinkadvisor.com/research-magazine.
About ALM
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