The purpose of this assignment is to explain the impact that regulatory acts have on today's money management.

You will write a 1,000-1,250 word paper identifying and describing the objectives of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including a description of each of the acts listed below. Within the discussion, provide a summary of the act or requirement and the events that occurred leading up to the changes, as well as the impact each act has had on today's money management.

1. Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934
2. Investment Acts of 1940
3. Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970
4. Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988
5. The USA Patriot Act (2001)
6. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002)
7. A current fiduciary or "best interest" initiative related to securities, including the potential impact these initiatives may have on the industry and current money management practices.
8. The FINRA requirements SIE, Series 6, Series 7, and Series 63, and the potential impact these requirements have on the industry.