Government Accountability Office

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  Federal LTC Enrollment Soars

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2011

  The Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program, in its first major open season for enrollment since its inception, saw an increase of 20% in enrollment, with more than 45,000 now covered by the largest employer-sponsored plan in the U.S.

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  LTC Buyers Choose Higher Premiums Over Limited Benefits

  By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M.  |  August 28, 2011

  Can the LTC market come back from the brink?

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  Bachus Blasts SEC as ‘Flawed,’ Pushes Restructuring Bill

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2011

  House Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., says he is drafting legislation to restructure the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• FINRA to Take Closer Look at Mutual Fund Advertising

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 29, 2011

  Responding to mutual fund companies that charge the regulator fails to consistently communicate new interpretations of existing advertising rules for mutual funds, FINRA says it will change its ways.

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  Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Settlement Reached

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 28, 2011

  Irving Picard, trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernie Madoff's firm, announced Thursday that he had reached a $1 billion settlement with Madoff 'feeder funds.'

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  Dodd-Frank Anniversary: Law Costs Agencies Millions, GAO Says

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 18, 2011

  At the one-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank, the GAO has released a list of 11 federal agencies' reported funding and staff resources needed to implement Dodd-Frank until 2012.

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  Olivia Mitchell: Helping Women Improve Their Financial Literacy—Top Women Extended Profile

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 13, 2011

  Wharton professor, researcher and mentor tells AdvisorOne that her focus is on the next generation.