Federal Laws

U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

The official Federal Agency website, including news, legal and other releases
and reports, investor education material, and the SEC documents database.

The Internet
and Online Trading

The SEC provides information on using the Internet wisely to research investment
opportunities and avoid fraud on the Internet.

US Securities
Exchange Commission Small Business and the SEC

A guide to help you understand how to raise capital and comply with the federal
securities laws.

SEC
Interpretation: Use of Electronic Media

The SEC has published an Interpretation on the use of electronic media by issuers
of all types, including operating companies, investment companies and municipal
securities issuers, as well as market intermediaries. The guidance addresses
the use of electronic media in three areas. First, the use of electronic media
to deliver documents under the federal securities laws. Second, an issuer's
liability for web site content. Third, basic legal principles that issuers and
market intermediaries should consider in conducting online offerings.

SEC's "A Plain
English Handbook"

A guide to companies on how to create clear SEC disclosure documents. Click
here if you need the Adobe
Acrobat Reader.

Investment
Clubs and the SEC – Answers some of the most common questions about the
relationship between investment clubs and the SEC.

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