A pyramid scheme is an investment fraud in which new participants’ fees are typically used to pay money to existing…
The amount of goods and services that can be purchased by a given unit of currency, taking into account the…
A shareholder fee that some funds charge when investors buy mutual fund shares. This is not the same as, and…
In a pump and dump scheme, fraudsters typically spread false or misleading information to create a buying frenzy that will…
How To Access Information Or Help If you have questions and inquiries relating to the SEC, to federal securities laws…
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (also known as the PCAOB) is a private-sector, nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act…
A company that offers its securities through an offering and now has those securities traded on the open market.
A way for shareholders to vote for corporate directors and on other matters affecting the company without having to personally…
A company is required to file its proxy statements with the SEC no later than the date proxy materials are first sent…
A document sent to shareholders letting them know when and where a shareholders’ meeting is taking place and detailing the…