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Securities Exchange Act is a law passed by the United States Congress in 1934 to protect people from buying unsafe securities (stocks and bonds). The act was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program to bring the United States out of the Great Depression. Many people blamed the depression on dishonest financial practices. The Securities Exchange Act was the most important law to reform those practices.
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Savings bond is a kind of bond issued by the United States government. Through the sale of savings bonds, the federal government borrows billions… More>>
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