Articles
Byron Rambo, MBA, EA
Fellow, National Tax Practice Institute
January 23, 2013
Contained within the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS ACT”) was a major provision that was aimed at lessening the cost burden for new companies going public through an IPO process. This “IPO ON-RAMP” should make it possible for emerging growth ... Read More
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By: Brenda Hamilton, Attorney
Hamilton & Associates Law Group
January 7, 2013
On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which is intended to help smaller and emerging growth companies raise capital in the U.S. markets.
The JOBS Act amends, and adds new sections to, the ... Read More
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OTC Markets Group has made changes to the OTC Pink Alternative Reporting Standard to make it more accessible for more companies. We have streamlined the disclosure guidelines to align them more closely to SEC Rule 15c2-11, eliminated the requirement for attorney letters for companies with audited financials and reduced the ... Read More
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Byron Rambo, MBA, EA
Fellow, National Tax Practice Institute
Byron.Rambo@RSBPartners.Com
January 7, 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Please remit $1,000,000,000,000………….
As of January 1st, more tax provisions in the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) are coming into law. Twenty newly enforceable provisions will cost you and me roughly One Trillion Dollars over the next decade. These tax increases ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011-2012
December 12, 2012
In case you are new to this series, the idea of these articles is to show how you can increase your return and income by writing or selling stock Options instead of buying Options for speculation and/or protection. Each week ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011-2012
December 4, 2012
The best time to write a put is when there is panic in the air. It gives you the opportunity to buy shares at the price you want.
Pfizer was founded in 1849. The company has grown through the Civil War, ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011-2012
November 26, 2012
Founded in 1908, the company finally succumbed to bad management in 2009 and filed bankruptcy. Shareholders were wiped out and workers were fired. The federal government stepped in and loaned the new company money to address its issues. Management and ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011-2012
November 20, 2012
When markets decline, there is opportunity to acquire shares in great companies at low prices that gives you great value. You just need the courage to place your orders and you need a longer-term outlook so that the stock price ... Read More
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By: Brenda Lee Hamilton, Attorney
Hamilton & Associates Securities Lawyers
November 13, 2012
The Depository Trust and Clear Corporation (DTCC), through its subsidiaries, provides clearing, settlement and information services for securities. DTCC operates through 10 subsidiaries – each of which serves a specific segment and risk profile within the securities industry. DTCC’s subsidiary, ... Read More
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By Brenda Lee Hamilton, Attorney
Hamilton & Associates Securities Lawyers
November 6, 2012
Traditionally, private companies become publicly traded by registering an offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Another established method for private companies to obtain public company status is through a Reverse Merger (“Reverse Merger”) with a public shell ... Read More
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By Warren Kaplan
The Stock Option Writer
© Warren Kaplan 2011-2012
November 6, 2012
Recent oil prices have sunk back to $85 a barrel. Of course, the oil stocks got hit, but some have gotten hit worse than others. When there is a miss of analysts’ current estimates, the stock prices get punished. But ... Read More
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JOBS Act Series by Brenda Lee Hamilton, Attorney
Hamilton & Associates Securities Lawyers
October 30, 2012
On June 28, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced it would miss the July 4, 2012 deadline for adopting rules that would lift the ban on general solicitation and advertising for Rule 506 offerings.
Congressional oversight ... Read More
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