Day: March 1, 2022

Mar 01
Rune’s upcoming mainnet launch and Terra (LUNA) integration set off a 74% rally

2021 was a roller coaster of a year for THORChain (RUNE), which saw its price top out at $20.31 only to come crashing down below $4 as a series of hacks and declining interest in decentralized finance had the token limping into 2022. Data suggests that investors could be taking a closer look at Rune […]

Mar 01
Biden to call Putin 'wrong' and tout his inflation-fighting plans in State of the Union

President Joe Biden on Tuesday night will slam Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine and lay out plans to fight inflation during his State of the Union address, according to excerpts released by the White House. “Putin’s war was premeditated and unprovoked,” Biden will say, according to his prepared remarks. “He rejected […]

Mar 01
Investor Bulletin:  U.S.-Listed Companies Operating Chinese Businesses Through a VIE Structure

Sept. 20, 2021 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, along with the Office of the Chief Accountant and the Division of Corporation Finance, is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate individual investors about risks associated with investing in certain companies that provide exposure to China-based businesses. Chair’s Statements.   Review the SEC’s Chair’s statement […]

Mar 01
Accredited Investors – Updated Investor Bulletin

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate individual investors about what it means to be an “accredited investor.”  What does it mean to be an accredited investor? Under the federal securities laws, only persons who are accredited investors may participate in certain securities offerings.  One reason these […]

Mar 01
Updated Investor Bulletin: Regulation A

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate investors about Regulation A.  Regulation A is an exemption from registration under the Securities Act that allows companies to raise money from the public in securities offerings of up to $75 million. What is Regulation A? Regulation A allows companies […]

Mar 01
Crowdfunding for Investors – Updated Investor Bulletin

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to educate investors about securities-based crowdfunding. Crowdfunding generally refers to a financing method in which money is raised through soliciting relatively small individual investments or contributions from a large number of people.  Companies can use Regulation Crowdfunding to offer and sell securities […]

Mar 01
Celebrity Involvement with SPACs – Investor Alert

The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) cautions investors not to make investment decisions related to SPACs based solely on celebrity involvement.  Celebrities, from movie stars to professional athletes, can be found on TV, radio, and social media endorsing a wide variety of products and services.  Sometimes they are even involved in investment opportunities […]

Mar 01
Updated Investor Bulletin: Insider Transactions and Forms 3, 4, and 5

Jan. 26, 2021 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help educate investors about SEC Forms 3, 4, and 5. The federal securities laws require certain individuals (such as officers, directors, and those that hold more than 10% of any class of a company’s securities, together we’ll call, […]

Mar 01
How to Read an 8-K

Jan. 26, 2021 A company has just released its quarterly earnings. Another company has auditor news that could raise a red flag, and a third company is filing for bankruptcy. Where can you find more facts? Information about these events and many more are found in a document called a current report on Form 8-K.  […]

Mar 01
Press release on the suspension of trading in Xior

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Xior, ISIN BE0974288202, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 28/03/2018 at 08:35 CET until the publication of a press release with the results of a placement of shares […]