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A finder or private placement broker is a person who is paid to assist small businesses to find capital by making introductions to investors. Finders are particularly important to Main Street small business people who do not have access to many highly affluent “accredited investors.”... Read More

Title III of the 2012 JOBS Act created a new crowdfunding exemption that allows entrepreneurs to raise up to $1.07 million from a large number of small investors using internet funding portals. The final Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rule permitting crowdfunding was effective May... Read More

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a regulator of central importance to the functioning of U.S. capital markets. It regulates nearly 4.000 broker-dealers and almost 650,000 registered representatives. It is a private, not-for-profit “self-regulatory organization.” The Securities and Exchange Commission conducts oversight of FINRA.... Read More

Featuring The Honorable Michael Piwowar Commissioner, Securities Exchange Commission Hosted by David Burton Senior Fellow, Economic Policy, Institute for Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation SEC Commissioner Michael Piwowar has been a leading advocate for improving the regulatory environment for entrepreneurs seeking to raise capital.  As an... Read More

Last June, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady released the outline of a major tax reform plan as part of Speaker Paul Ryan’s “A Better Way” agenda.  The committee staff is drafting legislation and the committee is expected to take up tax reform... Read More

How the World Grew Rich An Interview with Deirdre McCloskey Featuring Deirdre McCloskey, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago Interviewed by Paul Winfree Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, and the Richard F. Aster... Read More