It took Europe’s economic collapse coupled with the rampant political manipulation of the U.S. monetary system for me to realize that everything I was ever taught about socio-economic theory had been dead wrong. I feel shortchanged by my professors, economic journalists and yes, even, Hollywood who perpetually instill this false notion that money and greed […]
Today’s America – Nothing Ventured, Everything Gained – at Least for Some
Dear Fellow Americans, I am writing this letter not only as an unrelenting advocate for Wall Street reform, but more poignantly as a concerned citizen and a devoted mother of two young children. Like me, my parents before me and my grandparents before them, I want to see my children grow up in a prospering […]
Summation of the SEC’s Uneventful Meeting on the Elimination of the General Solicitation and Advertising Ban
Don’t stop the press. Really, don’t. The SEC’s previously postponed meeting to implement the overdue rule eliminating the prohibition against general solicitation and general advertising finally occurred yesterday, resulting in yet another delay tactic – “the rule proposal”. By the time this rule is finalized it will be so far into the future that companies […]
Recap of CFIRA’s Historic “Development of Crowdfunding Regulations Symposium”
On Friday July 13, 2012, CFIRA, the leading regulatory advocacy group for the crowdfunding industry, hosted its first public forum wherein the nation’s key lawmakers, regulators, crowdfunding enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and investors all came together to discuss the rules that will eventually govern Crowdfund investing under the JOBS Act. Exemplifying the same collaborative principles that define the […]
How Facebook’s IPO Exemplifies the Injustice in the Financial Markets
I am dismayed by the number of pundits, legislators and organizations, claiming to be “small investor advocates”, who misrepresent the JOBS Act as another piece of legislation favoring the Wall Street establishment. The truth is the JOBS Act invites competition from both smaller financial service firms and investors which will in turn de-monopolize our capital […]