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The Two Hats of Wanda Williams

When Wanda Williams isn’t examining firms with her team at the SEC, she’s a brigadier general in charge of 13,000 soldiers in the U.S. Army Reserve.

Attention Entrepreneurs

The SEC is partnering with Morehouse College for an event focusing on access to capital for entrepreneurs of color on October 24.

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Without A Trace

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

Spotlight On

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.

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SEC Issues Statement on Market Structure Innovation for Thinly Traded Securities
Oct. 17, 2019
SEC Charges 18 Traders in $31 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme
Oct. 16, 2019
SEC Promotes Teacher Investment Outreach
Oct. 15, 2019
SEC Halts Alleged $1.7 Billion Unregistered Digital Token Offering
Oct. 11, 2019
SEC Educational Videos Aim to Help Investors Spot and Avoid Fraud
Oct. 11, 2019

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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.

Don’t Buy Into an Investment Scam – Investor Alert
Oct. 10, 2019
Don’t Fall for an Investment Scam – Investor Alert
Oct. 10, 2019
Three Tips for World Investor Week 2019: Investor Bulletin
Oct. 1, 2019

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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.

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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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Litigation Releases

Kevin B. Merrill, et al.Oct 16, 2019
Eric J. "EJ" Dalius et al.Oct 15, 2019
Cetera Advisors, LLC and Cetera Advisor Networks LLCOct 15, 2019
Richard Andrew MallionOct 11, 2019
Anton Senderov, et al.Oct 10, 2019

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Administrative Releases

Richard Andrew MallionOct 17, 2019
Donald Toomer, Jr.Oct 17, 2019
Green Ballast, Inc. and Lithium Exploration Group, Inc.Oct 17, 2019
Apollo Solar Energy, Inc.Oct 17, 2019
Hengyi International Industries Group, Inc., Jacobs Financial Group, Inc. and Ranger Gold Corp.Oct 16, 2019

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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.

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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 Oct. 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 Oct. 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.