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Arthur Levitt talked about his book Take On the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don’t Want You to Know, published by Pantheon Books. The book and talk concentrate on how indiv…

Former Securities and Exchange Commission chairmen testified about accounting practices and protecting stock market investors. The Enron bankruptcy has raised issues of the integrity of cert…

Witnesses testified about the financial collapse of the Enron corporation and the role of the federal government in regulating securities. Among the topics they addressed were retirement sec…

Mr. Levitt talked about the rights and obligations of individual investors. Among the topics he addressed were how to ascertain appropriate levels of risk, brokerage fees and commissions, an…

The Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee held a hearing on the practices and operations of securities day trading. Witnesses testified about the growing practice of day trading. Among th…

Mr. Levitt talked about the effect of the Internet on investment trading. He asserted that the Internet has revolutionized the trading industry, and described how the Securities Exchange Com…

Mr. Arthur Levitt, Chairman of the Securities & Exchanges Commission, talked about achieving and maintaining a high level of confidence in the bond market. He called for a more transparent m…

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Board Options Exchange and Options Clearing Corporation, Mr. Johnston talked about investing in the stock market and the trends that ha…

The Securities and Exchange Commission hosted a series of town meetings around the United States. At this meeting in Philadelphia SEC Chairman Arthur Leavitt talked about the risks and rewa…

Mr. Levitt discussed the work of the Securities and Exchange Commission and commented on the evolution of the investment world.

Arthur Levitt spoke about his views on the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including agency initiatives in informing investors about the mutual fund industry and reforming th…

During his confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Arthur Levitt outlined his philosophy on U.S. monetary policy and took questions concerning reg…

The chairman of AMEX discusses conditions that caused the October 1987 stock market crash and proposed solutions. He notes that conditions such as the deficit are still present and that prop…

Vice Chairman Manuel Johnson of the Federal Reserve addressed Annual International Investors Conference of the American Stock Exchange about the role of the Federal Reserve and how it planne…