Overview
In this discussion, please reflect on the week's topics. Choose a topic from Chapters 14, 16, or 17. The "List of Terms" at the end of each chapter is a good start.
Research the selected(s) topic and present a measure of information about the topic’s significance to the current business climate. A minimum of 2 reference sources for a substantive response (approximately 250 words).
Reference sources must be limited to the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times, Barron’s, Investors’ Business Daily, The Economist, or an academic journal article from a respected accounting or finance journal.
List of Terms:money markets
federally sponsored credit agencies
municipal securities
internally generated funds
three-sector economy
financial intermediaries
secondary trading
electronic communication networks (ECNs)
listing requirements
market efficiency
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
living wills
Securities Act of 1933
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Securities Acts Amendments of 1975
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002