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SEC Stories

Atlanta’s Entrepreneurs Share their Stories and Expertise

SEC and Morehouse College co-hosted a first-of-its-kind event, featuring conversations with minority entrepreneurs and investors on overcoming barriers and sharing business successes.

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SEC Hosts First Generation Professionals Workshop

The SEC hosted an inter-agency workshop to provide resources and support for First Generation Professionals.

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The Too-Good-to-be-True Circus

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and Retail Strategy Task Force released educational videos to help show what fraud looks like.

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Brokers and Advisers

When it comes to finding a financial professional that is right for you, it’s important that you understand the key features of the relationship so you can make the best decision. In these short videos, Chairman Jay Clayton explains the key differences between broker-dealers and investment advisers. He discusses the types of services each type of firm offers, how they are paid, and other things to consider in deciding whether to work with a financial professional.

Latest News

SEC Awards Over $260,000 to Whistleblowers for Their Help in Spotting Securities Fraud
Nov. 15, 2019
Marie-Louise Huth Named Chief Counsel in Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
Nov. 13, 2019
SEC Wins Jury Trial in Layering, Manipulative Trading Case
Nov. 12, 2019
SEC Charges Adviser for Running Ponzi Scheme Targeting Haitian Community
Nov. 6, 2019
SEC Division of Enforcement Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2019
Nov. 6, 2019

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Advance Fee Fraud
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Investor Alerts & Bulletins

The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issues Investor Alerts & Bulletins as a service to investors. Investor Alerts typically warn investors about the latest investment frauds and scams. Investor Bulletins tend to educate investors about investment-related topics including the functions of the SEC.

Beware of Spoofed Websites Offering Phony Certificates of Deposit – Investor Alert
Oct. 23, 2019
Don’t Buy Into an Investment Scam – Investor Alert
Oct. 10, 2019
Don’t Fall for an Investment Scam – Investor Alert
Oct. 10, 2019

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Ombudsman

The Ombudsman will listen to your inquiries, complaints, and issues, review the information you provide, and help identify procedures, options, and resources. The Ombudsman is also available to clarify certain SEC decisions, policies, and practices, and serve as an alternate channel of communication between retail investors and the SEC.

We Facilitate Capital Formation

FinHub

The SEC’s FinHub facilitates our active engagement with innovators, developers, and entrepreneurs of financial technology.

Small Business

Check out our new Small Biz site, with info to help companies that want to raise capital.

Remarks to the 38th Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation
Chairman Jay Clayton’s remarks at the event, held in Omaha, Nebraska, highlighted small businesses raising capital.
Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets
The SEC’s Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets provide a quarterly look at offerings that rely on the Regulation Crowdfunding

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Office of the Whistleblower

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Litigation Releases

Merrill Robertson, Jr., et al.Nov 15, 2019
Jerry LiNov 15, 2019
Reginald Middleton, et al.Nov 14, 2019
Gregory M. BercowyNov 12, 2019
American Growth Funding II, LLC, et al.Nov 12, 2019

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Administrative Releases

CIHC, Inc., Conseco Services, LLC and Conseco Equity Sales, Inc.Nov 13, 2019
Sebastian Pinto-ThomazNov 12, 2019
Chet InglisNov 8, 2019
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCNov 7, 2019
David Pruitt, CPANov 7, 2019

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We Regulate Securities Markets

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Tell us about your experience

Making Wall Street work for Main Street means getting your input. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to hear from you! We want your input on proposed rules and want to know what information is important to you, the investor.

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Developer Resources

Check out updates on the SEC open data program, including best practices that make it more efficient to download data.

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Money Market Fund Statistics

Our Investment Management Analytics Office released an updated Money Market Fund Statistics report. The report reflects staff’s compilation and analysis of data reported to the Commission on Form N-MFP.

Latest Data Sets

Information About Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
The Investment Adviser Information Reports' data is collected from electronic submissions of Form ADV by investment adviser firms to the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (IARD) system.
Updated Nov. 2019
Company Information About Active Broker-Dealers
This text file contains the Central Index Key (CIK) numbers, company names, SEC reporting file numbers, and addresses (business addresses are provided when mailing addresses are not available) of active broker-dealers who are registered with the SEC.
Updated Nov. 2019

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Office of Structured Disclosure

The SEC's Office of Structured Disclosure is working to make financial reports more accessible and easy to use.