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Introductory Materials
Federal Securities Laws -introduction and overview of the cases and statutes that comprise the United States securities laws. Insider trading, stock manipulation, and more.
Blue Sky Laws (State Securities Laws) – introduction and overview of the securities laws of the various states, how they interact with the federal laws, plus links to all of the state securities administrators, statutes and regulations.
Securities Arbitration Overview – The ultimate primer on securities arbitration, authored by Mark J. Astarita, Esq., a New York securities attorney who has represented parties to securities arbitrations in virtually every major city for 20 years. An excellent introduction to the process.
Initial Public Offering Process – going public is only one method of raising capital.
Private Placements – raising capital privately is often the preferred method for many companies, but the process must be carefully managed. With less registration requirements comes more regulation in order to maintain the registration exemption.
Insider Trading – there is legal insider trading, and illegal insider trading. Both can be profitable, but the illegal version comes with significant penalties.
Recommended Books
Personal Finance For Dummies – From Amazon – “Personal Finance for Dummies offers sound and practical advice for those who want to get control over their personal financial lives. Author Eric Tyson points out the most common mistakes that we all make in our approach to money and prescribes ways to save and invest for a secure future. Using worksheets, the book helps you to measure your own financial health by looking at factors such as how much debt you carry, your savings rate, as well as investment and insurance checkups. The book looks at how you should invest your retirement account, approach taxes, and provides a good overview on how to buy real estate.”
Mutual Funds For Dummies, 6th edition
Featured Articles
Introduction to the Federal Securities Laws -an introduction to the laws which govern the purchase and sale of securities in the United States, including the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Introduction to the Blue Sky Laws (State Securities Laws) – each state has its own securities laws, rules and regulations. This article provides an overview to the function and purpose of those state laws, known as “blue sky laws.”
Introduction to Private Placements – hedge funds, and private equity funds, take in investors’ money by way of a private placement. Such offerings are exempt from the registration process for offering securities for sale; provided the rules are followed. A description of the exemption, and the private placement process.
- What is Securities Arbitration? Arbitration has become the most often used method of resolving disputes in the securities industry. Since the late 1970’s, FINRA and its predecessors have required brokerage firms and stock brokers to arbitrate their disputes with each other, and with their customers. That requirement led to brokerage firms requiring, through their customer agreements, their customers to ...
Personal Investing News & Commentary
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Past Articles and Commentary
Every month The Securities Law Home Page brings together commentary and updates from securities law practitioners and regulators. Past articles are collected here in chronological order, or simply search for the topic you are interested in.
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