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Investment Advisor
February 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
Ryan Reveals GOP Budget Agenda to Investment Advisor New House Budget Committee Chair says Dodd-Frank, health care, spending all in play.   |
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Implications of a Republican-Controlled Congress The consensus is pretty clear: The mid-term elections could result in Republicans taking control of the House and gaining more seats in the Senate. |
U.S. Banker
July 2011
Rob Blackwell |
About That Repeal... Why Dodd-Frank Isn't Going Anywhere A rollback of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law is a pipe dream. It was one from the beginning. |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
SEC Funding in the Budget Fight Crosshairs Commission may be the biggest casualty as lawmakers continue tussle over the federal budget |
Investment Advisor
March 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
House, Senate Hearings Next on Fiduciary Industry groups lobby for user fees to fund advisor exams in lieu of an SRO. |
InternetNews
November 10, 2006
Roy Mark |
Will Dems Change Tech Policy? One-party rule in Washington ends next year when the 110th Congress convenes with Democrats taking over the House and the Senate. What does this mean for technology policy? |
U.S. Banker
March 2010
Alan Kline |
Dysfunction in D.C. The sight of Democrats cheering and Republicans sitting on their hands when the president plugged financial reform was disheartening to anyone who believes the system needs fixing. |
Investment Advisor
August 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Financial Services Reform Finalized SEC gets fiduciary powers, but lack of self funding may pose trouble |
U.S. Banker
December 2010
Cheyenne Hopkins |
Republican House To Shape Reform Though House Republicans are almost certain to be frustrated in trying to repeal provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, they are likely to have some success in using oversight powers to influence how the law is implemented. |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011
Melanie Waddell |
GOP's End Game in Nixing SEC Funds: Stopping Dodd-Frank Republicans' rehashing of supposed failures at the SEC is 'counter-productive,' says former Chairman Harvey Pitt |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Rowley & Donmoyer |
What Will Washington's Lame Ducks Do? The issues facing the returning outbound congresspeople, and what to expect. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
December 1, 2010
Jill Wechsler |
New Ballgame in Washington Republican gains in Congress create uncertainty for health reform, drug regulation, and biomedical research |
BusinessWeek
January 20, 2011
Anna Edney |
The Doctors in the House Have an Agenda Republican physician-lawmakers want to dismantle a Medicare cost-cutting board that could hit doctors in their wallets. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Alex Wayne |
The GOP Eyes Defunding Health Reform The House Republican plan to deny funds to Obama's health overhaul could be difficult and risky. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Healthcare Reform Picks Up Momentum Healthcare reform is still moving ahead, despite opposition from Republicans and well-covered populist discontent over the plan. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Ryan Donmoyer |
Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts. |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
Bit & Thomasson |
The Midterms Could Spark a Stock Rally If the Republicans take over the House, history suggests a robust market. If they take over the Senate, so much the better. |
Reason
September 2006
Brian Doherty |
How Did You Vote During the War, Daddy? The war in Iraq is increasingly unpopular in America. However, public disenchantment with the war probably won't matter in November's congressional and Senate races. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010 |
The Climate-Change Casualty List The incoming class of House and Senate Republicans include at least 47 who deny that scientific data prove human activity is warming the planet. Here's how they may complicate the Obama Administration's climate-change agenda. |
National Defense
October 2011
Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
President's Half-Trillion Dollar Jobs Plan Muddies the Defense Budget Waters What one wonders though is how the new requirement to "pay for" the Jobs Bill will affect defense spending. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
April Taylor |
Election Day Winners & Losers -- Stock Edition Was your favorite stock an election night winner or loser? |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Alexandra Starr |
Democrats: A Hill Too Far? Not so long ago, Democrats were bragging that they could win back the Senate this November -- and it didn't seem like bravado. Now, two seats short of a Senate majority, the party faces a risk of backsliding. |
Reason
February 2007 |
Divided We Stand What sort of legislation and political theater should the friends of "Free Minds and Free Markets" expect during the next two years? Is the new situation an improvement or disaster? |
Registered Rep.
November 3, 2010
Britton & Paikert |
Decision 2010: Gridlock Is Good For Markets The recent mid-term election results have many in the financial services industry cheering, especially with the Republican takeover in the House of Representatives |
BusinessWeek
May 30, 2005
Howard Gleckman |
What A Social Security Deal Could Look Like Republicans, Democrats, and President Bush are inching toward a compromise in the Social Security overhaul. |
Salon.com
May 24, 2001
Bruce Shapiro |
Will Trent Lott pay for losing the Senate? Angry GOP moderates say the White House and party right-wingers drove Jim Jeffords out of his own party... |
Inc.
February 1, 2003
Eamon Javers |
Storming the Hill Now that the Republicans are in command, the small-business lobby hopes this new congressional session will bring it more victories than losses. Here's the view from the field. |
Reason
April 2008
Jeff Flake |
Passing Bad Laws A short guided tour -- by a congressman -- of the worst bills currently in Congress. |
Investment Advisor
July 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Danger & Opportunity: Bracing for Change It looks to be all but inevitable that the rules for broker/dealers and investment advisors will be harmonized, and that broker/dealers offering investment advice will have to adhere to a fiduciary standard of care. |
Registered Rep.
January 2, 2013
Megan Leonhardt |
60 Seconds with Harvey Pitt Harvey Pitt gives his opinion about new members of Congress and new Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse Walter. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Howard Gleckman |
The Budget: Hey Guys, Get Real President Bush says he wants to cut the deficit in half by 2009. Here's why that's not likely to happen. |
Investment Advisor
July 2010
Melanie Waddell |
A Whirlwind of SEC Activity Harmonization of advisor and B/D rules will move forward. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Julie Hirschfeld Davis |
Obama's Trump Card on Oil Subsidies The President (again) calls for cutting oil industry tax breaks |
InternetNews
June 10, 2005
Roy Mark |
Telecom Reform? Don't Bet On It Republicans are proposing subsidies and Democrats are offering tax incentives, and it's both good news and bad news for technology. |
BusinessWeek
January 24, 2005
Howard Gleckman |
The Beltway Battle Ahead If Bush is willing to deal, he'll have a chance to fix Social Security, say both Democratic and Republican insiders. But he'll need to build bridges with Democrats and sell economic conservatives on compromise. |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
Salant et al. |
The Republicans' Money Momentum The GOP is out-raising Democrats in races for open Senate and House seats, a sign of more trouble for Obama's party in November. |
Salon.com
March 9, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Where's the other team? As Bush's tax cut sails through the House, Democrats grumble about their lackluster leadership... |
InternetNews
November 18, 2005
Roy Mark |
Getting Along Over Tech? Just think what a little bipartisanship could actually accomplish for technology policy in this country. |
Investment Advisor
April 1, 2011 |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Politics and the Fiduciary Standard AdvisorOne Wealth Editor Kate McBride explains the political process under which Dodd Frank was passed, up to the SEC's reports on an SRO and fiduciary standard |
Managed Care
February 2001 |
In Medicare Bill, HMOs Got What They Wanted When the dust cleared over how $35 billion in Medicare "givebacks" would be divided, the Republicans prevailed -- Medicare HMOs got a bigger cut than Democrats wanted to give them. Now, President Bush may be poised to give Medicare managed care plans more... |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2005
Jim Arbury |
A Second Term for Bush Has Policy Implications The implications for the apartment sector, in particular, and the broader real estate industry are numerous. |
On Wall Street
October 1, 2010
Schroeder & Dutton |
November Elections Put Tax Cut Extensions On Hold Market participants warn that it's unlikely that federal lawmakers will take action on proposals to extend expiring tax programs or keep income tax cuts in place for the middle class before the November elections. |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2006
Dunham & Javers |
The Politics Of Change As power shifts on Capitol Hill, business faces a new reality |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Dougherty & Schmidt |
Time's Nearly Up for Elizabeth Warren Obama is looking for other candidates to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Harvard law professor |
BusinessWeek
April 6, 2011
Przybyla & Armstrong |
The Audacity of Paul Ryan His plan would privatize Medicare, cut taxes, and cap social spending. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Election 2010: What It Means for Your Money What gridlock will -- and won't -- do for the economy. |
Reason
April 2007
David Weigel |
Reformers vs. the Old Guard Will fiscal conservatives retake the GOP? Here are four key members to watch in Congress. |
Salon.com
June 13, 2001
Jake Tapper |
Health showdown looms on Capitol Hill The patients bill of rights shapes up as the first true battle between Bush and the newly aligned Congress... |
IndustryWeek
October 20, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: Lame Ducks and the Economy A host of tax, budget and regulatory issues will still be on the table when Congress reconvenes after the November election. Will the two parties be able to put aside their differences and act? |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Peter Coy |
The Wisdom and Folly of the Bush Tax Cuts Most economists agree there's little choice but to end tax cuts from George W. Bush's era. That means the fiscal war in Washington is only going to get uglier. |
