https://youtu.be/e7VzMHbBIjgWhat is an investment fund?
An investment fund may sound like a foreign idea, but it is far more commonplace than most people realize. An investment fund is a company whereby investors pool their money together for reinvestment into other companies and businesses. Rules for starting and capitalizing investment funds can be found under
Virtual reality, downloadable fashion, digital footprint… it seems like more and more of our daily lives are being uploaded to the internet, with each day bringing in a new concept for our heads to wrap around. Honestly, it’s tough to keep up with everything! Cryptocurrency was one of those things. It seemed to pop out
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On March 21, 2022, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would require public companies to issue ESG disclosures of climate change risks.
With only 0.22% of public companies being Black-owned, why should Black-owned businesses care about mandated ESG disclosures?
This article explores:
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In Part 1 of our series on Blockchain and the Solidarity Economy, we explored decentralized finance (“DeFi”).
For Part 2 we’re going to explore tokenization, and whether participating in a tokenized economy would benefit the solidarity economy. Why write an article on this subject? Because The World Economic Forum projects that 10%
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977) was one of the country’s most dynamic Civil Rights Movement leaders in the 1960-1970s. She rose to fame for her tenacious pursuit of voting rights. While a sharecropper in Mississippi, she faced death threats and attempts on her life when trying to vote for the first time.
Hamer served as a
https://youtu.be/2_X3_ZhigtkInvestors are buzzing about blockchain, and many entrepreneurs are still trying to wrap their heads around this new technology, wondering what’s the hype around blockchain and questioning, “Should I adopt this technology into my business?”
At this point, many of you may be answering, no. And that may be because blockchain is primarily associated
https://youtu.be/_Wm48CMbol8*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney
What is the Solidarity Economy?
The current solidarity economy movement rose from the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008, which witnessed one of the largest wealth transfers to the top 1% of wealth holders in U.S. history. Beneficiaries of this wealth transfer to the top 1% (also known
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/4dc8bf_dcbc83b8d88e40879e05833c82da9789/720p/mp4/file.mp4*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been busy applying federal securities laws to the digital asset space which includes cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings (ICOs), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). A report by American Progress valued the digital space at around $1.95 trillion in mid-August which increased
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/4dc8bf_4dc530018323434faba5e0a0e20b23e9/1080p/mp4/file.mp4 * co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney
The non-fungible token (NFT) space has continued to evolve since our last article, with new platforms offering more NFT capabilities for creators, as well as the surge in theft. As a recap, an NFT is a unique and one of a kind asset. NFTs
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/c80f84_734330abaf6942adb04db9a3e03f3e63/1080p/mp4/file.mp4*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney
Generally, investment companies or funds are defined as companies that are primarily in the business of investing and trading securities. The US Securities Act of 1933, and applicable case law, generally defines securities as any note, are defined as any note, stock, treasury stock, security future,
