A pyramid scheme is an unsustainable, illegal business model where investment returns are typically from the principal of investments or membership fees instead of from the underlying investment gains. It is often marketed as a foolproof way...
wex backgrounders
Investor Protection Guide: Systematic Investment Plan (SIP)
Systematic Investment Plans (SIP) are regulated as Periodic Investment Plans under the federal securities laws. The primary objective of a SIP is to enable investors to clearly define an investment goal and then to help them reach it. While...
Investor Protection Guide: Viaticals
A viatical settlement (also known as a life settlement) is a sale of a life insurance policy of an insured person with an abbreviated life expectancy. Sellers are typically terminally ill patients who want to cash out of their life insurance...
Iraq War Resolution of 2002
The Iraq War Resolution of 2002 was a joint resolution of Congress passed in October 2002, authorizing the President to use military force in Iraq to “defend the national security of the United States” and “enforce all relevant United Nations Security...
ordinance
An ordinance is a law or decree by a municipality, a local law. Usually ordinances forbid or restrict some type of activity. For example, § 4-03 of The Rules of the City for New York City states that, “vehicular traffic facing such signal [a steady...
probate - State statutes
Alabama (see Title 43, Chapter 8)
Alaska- Title 13, Chapter 16
Arizona- Title 14
Arkansas (see Title 28)
California
Colorado (searchable index - Title 15)
Connecticut- Title 45
District of Columbia (see Title 20)
Florida (see Title XLII)...
res nova
See first impression.
[Last updated in April of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]
Retaliation "Links to Articles/Legal References"
Links to Articles/Legal References
Employment Law
A. Retaliation Links
1. Title VII Retaliation For Hostile Work Environment
2. EEOC: Retaliation: Types of Discrimination
3. EEOC: Facts About Retaliation
4....
Securities Act of 1933
The Securities Act of 1933 was Congress's opening shot in the war on securities fraud. Congress primarily targeted the issuers of securities. Companies which issue securities (called issuers) seek to raise money to fund new projects or...
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act," or "Exchange Act") primarily regulates transactions of securities in the secondary market. As such, the 1934 Act typically governs transactions which take place between parties which are...