AAIIDCMetro - 3/17/2012 - The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and the Individual Investor

SPEAKER:

Lori Schock

Director, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA), United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

TITLE:

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and the Individual Investor

DESCRIPTION:

Lori Schock, Director of the Office of Investor Education and Advocacy at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, will discuss how the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act has changed the landscape for investors since its enactment in July 2010. Ms. Schock will discuss the new studies and many new rules that the SEC must enforce as a result of the Act. Ms. Schock will also discuss recent SEC rulemakings and current regulatory decisions.

ATTEND THIS MEETING TO LEARN:

1. More about Dodd-Frank and its impact on investors

2. About current SEC rulemakings that may affect your portfolio

3. About the resources available to individual investors at the SEC

REASONS TO ATTEND:

1. Take advantage of the opportunity to speak directly with your neighbor who is also a member of the SEC staff

2. Participate in an active Question & Answer session about new rules that affect your investing

3. Ms. Schock has a lot of resources to share with you that can help you be a better investor
   

BIO:

The Office of Investor Education and Advocacy serves individual investors, ensuring that their problems and concerns are known throughout the SEC and are considered when the agency takes action. Ms. Schock returned to the Commission in 2009 to become the Director of the OIEA and in that capacity, she focuses primarily on investor education initiatives and provides advice on policy matters relating to investor protection.
Before returning to the Commission, Ms. Schock worked for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA's) Office of Investor Education and the Center for Audit Quality. She received her Juris Doctorate and Master's of Taxation from the University of Akron and her Bachelor of Arts from Furman University.

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