Define Needs and Wants

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Essay

Define needs and wants. Can marketing shape a person's wants? Explain your answer.

Identify the exemptions from registration requirements and their conditions.

Comprehend the requirements and implications of SEC reporting and disclosure obligations.

Understand the implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank, and other significant amendments on securities law.

Acknowledge the significance and application of the EDGAR system in SEC reporting.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability in a set of data points, often used in finance to indicate the volatility of an investment.

Beta

An indicator of the level of fluctuation, or inherent risk, of an investment or group of investments relative to the overall market.

Dollar-Weighted Return

A method of calculating an investment's return that takes into account the timing and amount of cash flows into and out of the investment.

Time-Weighted Return

A method to measure the compound rate of growth in a portfolio, eliminating the effect of cash flows in and out of the portfolio.