GlossaryGuide

Variable annuity contracts typically have a “free look” period of ten or more days. During this period, you are free to terminate your contract without paying any surrender charges and you will receive a refund for the amount you paid. The “free look” period is a time for you to continue to ask questions so… Continue reading FREE LOOK PERIOD

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Companies may use an exemption under Regulation D to offer and sell securities without having to register the offering with the SEC. When relying on such an exemption, companies must file what’s known as a “Form D” after they first sell their securities. Form D is a brief notice that includes basic information about the company and… Continue reading FORM D

Form CRS is a client or customer relationship summary. Advisers and brokers are required to deliver a relationship summary to you beginning in summer 2020. The relationship summary contains important information about the adviser or broker. Choosing or continuing to work with a financial professional is an important decision. Advisers and brokers offer different types… Continue reading FORM CRS

Form ADV is the uniform form used by investment advisers to register with both the SEC and state securities authorities. The form consists of two parts, both of which are available to the public on the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) website. Part 1 requires information about the investment adviser’s business, ownership, clients, employees, business… Continue reading FORM ADV

In addition to filing annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, publicly reporting companies must report certain material corporate events on a more current basis. Form 8-K is known as a “current report” and it is the report that companies must file with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about. Companies generally… Continue reading FORM 8-K

An institutional investment manager that uses the U.S. mail (or other means or instrumentality of interstate commerce) in the course of its business, and exercises investment discretion over $100 million or more in Section 13(f) securities (explained below) must report its holdings quarterly on Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In general, an institutional investment manager… Continue reading FORM 13F -REPORTS FILED BY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS

The federal tax laws require brokerage firms, mutual funds, and other entities to report on Form 1099 all investment income, usually interest or dividends, they have paid to investors during the previous tax year. Form 1099 is a tax form required by the Internal Revenue Service.  The SEC does not provide tax advice or interpret… Continue reading FORM 1099, INVESTMENT INCOME (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS)

The federal securities laws require publicly reporting companies to disclose information on an ongoing basis. For example, domestic issuers must submit annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K for a number of specified events and must comply with a variety of other disclosure requirements. The Form 10-Q includes unaudited… Continue reading FORM 10-Q

The federal securities laws require publicly reporting companies to disclose information on an ongoing basis. For example, domestic companies must submit annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K for a number of specified events and must comply with a variety of other disclosure requirements. The annual report on Form… Continue reading FORM 10-K