Category: Taking Stock
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Q: How is the SEC financed? A: 100% by the equity markets.
Q: How is the SEC financed? A: 100% by the equity markets. by Jim Toes Later today, SEC Chair White will testify before the House Financial Services Committee. One of […] Read More
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The 10 Makes 20 Challenge; Answer the call
by Jim Toes Tomorrow is Veterans Day. The one day of the year when we come together as a nation to honor those who have served our country and protected […] Read More
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What’s right about a Financial Transaction Tax?
Much has been written since presidential candidate Hillary Clinton released her financial markets reform plan, “Wall Street Should Work for Main Street”. One item which has received acute criticism is […] Read More
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Tuesday’s Children Junior Board; A Path Forward
Dear STA Members, With the passing of summer, we once again face another anniversary of 9/11. Our industry was acutely impacted from these attacks on our nation’s soil and as […] Read More
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NYSE outage; If I had a dollar and an hour
In the past, when a manager would assign me a task I would ask them a hypothetical question, “If I only had one dollar and one hour, how much of […] Read More
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Protecting our Student Interns
In order for our industry to compete on a global scale it needs to attract and retain the brightest minds of every generation. Ensuring that a young person’s first experience […] Read More
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Advice to Summer Interns: Own the Lunch Print
Spring semester for college and graduate students ended a few weeks ago, which means thousands of our nation’s brightest minds will begin their summer internships. These young adults will have […] Read More
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To Wall Street’s Moms
by Jim Toes On behalf of the STA Board of Governors we would like to wish all Wall Street’s moms, those working today and those who once did, a Happy […] Read More
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Generating alpha through….ethics.
By Joseph Holt Management Professor, Mendoza College of Business The University of Notre Dame Just as parents have to decide what message to send to their children when it comes […] Read More
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Do you remember your first?
by Jim Toes I do. I was 23 years old and the company was Greenfield Financial which I purchased for $0.04c per share and sold for 3 zeros and a […] Read More