I am diametrically opposed to the financial liberty restrictions being proposed. It is abhorrent that such things would even be considered in the United States of America. Free enterprise is the bedrock of our world leadership across the board. It is the height of elitist distain for the common man to deny access to financial instruments while reserving access to the wealthy who can afford the
FINRA is alerting consumers of its OTC Transparency Data to some recent changes related to the FINRA API platform.
OAuth2 Authentication:
In order to improve security, FINRA is transitioning to OAuth2 authentication. As such, the API platform will only support OAuth2 authentication starting June 1, 2022.
After May 31, 2022 the FINRA API platform will no longer support Basic Authentication
FINRA Regulators, as a self employed professional engineer who also sits on the Snyder County Planning Commission for the last 10 years, issues of regulatory affairs are common to me. And as a person who manages 2/3 of my retirement portfolio, having inverse tools to help protect against market downturns is vital to me. This is the second time within 10 years that an appeal has been made to keep
Testing And Continuing Education Scheduling Procedures Revised
To provide a better level of service to members, NASD Regulation, Inc., and the Sylvan Technology Center Network (Sylvan) have agreed that certain appointment scheduling activities regarding testing and continuing education sessions will become the direct responsibility of NASD RegulationSM. Effective June 1, 1998, NASD Regulation
Dr. Olivia S. Mitchell’s research into the evolving world of retirement security earned her the 2019 Ketchum Prize, the FINRA Foundation’s highest honor. On this episode, Dr. Mitchell discusses her research and how the way Americans think about and plan for retirement is changing.
If you graduated with a sizable amount of debt, you aren't alone. The high costs of college mean it’s common to finish school with thousands of dollars in student loans. Though repaying student loans might feel overwhelming, educating yourself about your obligations and options can help you develop a plan to tackle your debt.
FINRA is sharing the following common practices we observed while conducting Reg BI preparedness reviews and other ongoing conversations with firms. We hope this helps firms assess their Reg BI initiatives and continue their work preparing for the compliance date.
Summary
FINRA is alerting firms to a recently identified vulnerability in Apache Log4J software, which is an open-source, Java-based logging utility widely used by enterprise applications and cloud services. The “Log4Shell” vulnerability presents risk for member firms because they may be using this software in internal applications, or the software may be embedded in third-party software
I am a retail investor in my later 30's. I have only been contributing to my 401(k) for the last 4 years, and opened my Roth IRA in early 2020. I have not been investing very long, and plan to be working another 30 years before I'll have enough to retire on. I tell you this only because I want you to understand how totally and completely the last 18 months have shaken my confidence in
Exemptive Letter to Christopher M. Wells, Proskauer Rose LLP
