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FOCUSING ON MAIN STREET

The SEC’s focus on Main Street investors reflects the fact that American households own $29 trillion worth of equities — more than 58 percent of the U.S. equity market — either directly or indirectly through mutual funds, retirement accounts and other investments.

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Expanding the Investor Pool for Growing Companies

The SEC recently expanded the accredited investor definition, increasing the pool of eligible investors for small and emerging companies.

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Understanding the New Relationship Summary With Your Financial Professional

Investors have a new tool when choosing a financial professional. This relationship summary document, known as Form CRS, provides important information about services, fees, and much more in one convenient place.

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Accredited Investor

On August 26, 2020, the SEC adopted amendments that update the accredited investor definition, adding additional means for individuals and entities to be eligible to invest in the private capital markets. These changes will be effective 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.

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Tips for Main Street Investors from Chairman Jay Clayton

Chairman Jay Clayton and his SEC colleagues traveled around the country asking Main Street investors to “Tell Us” about their investment experiences. He is often asked, “What are your tips for investing?” In these videos, Chairman Clayton shares his personal notes on investing.

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SEC Charges Hospitality Company for Failing to Disclose Executive Perks
Sept. 30, 2020
SEC Charges HP Inc. With Disclosure Violations and Control Failures
Sept. 30, 2020
SEC Whistleblower Program Ends Record-Setting Fiscal Year With Four Additional Awards
Sept. 30, 2020
SEC Awards Almost $30 Million to Two Insider Whistleblowers
Sept. 30, 2020
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Pay $5 Million for Reg SHO Violations in Prime Brokerage Swaps Business
Sept. 30, 2020

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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.

Updated Investor Bulletin: Indexed Annuities
July 31, 2020
Tips for Teachers: Investing for Retirement -- Investor Bulletin
July 28, 2020
Broadly Advertised Investments – Investor Alert
July 14, 2020

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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.

Public and Private Sector Experts Collaborate at Annual Forum
Check out the event highlights as well as keynote addresses from well-known leaders in the entrepreneurial community.
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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Litigation Releases

Drew Morgan CiccarelliSep 30, 2020
Johnson, Everett, Ekejija, and NVC Fund, LLCSep 30, 2020
Rand Heckler and Rand Heckler, Inc.Sep 30, 2020
Mason D. Newman, Christian J. Baquerizo and Kevin CardenasSep 30, 2020
Joel Stohlman, et al.Sep 30, 2020

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Administrative Releases

Meredith A. Simmons, Esq.Sep 30, 2020
Great Plains Trust Company, Inc.Sep 30, 2020
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.Sep 30, 2020
HP Inc.Sep 30, 2020
Gerald Allan EatonSep 30, 2020

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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

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 Sept. 2020
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 Sept. 2020

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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.