http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Amy+Vincent Finances Amy Vincent Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=449223&ca=Finances Times are tough. We all know that…even corporate boards and the federal government are feeling the not-so-subtle pinch. This economic crisis is of epic proportions, and the catastrophic fall of several high-profile corporations has many wondering not only how this all happened, but who is to blame f... Legal Amy Vincent Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=386219&ca=Legal Fraud and schemes have plagued the stock market since its inception. It is too alluring for some to resist trying to get an undeserved piece of the large amounts of money moved around on the market. Cleverly disguised, fraudulent schemes must always be anticipated and monitored for accordingly. Thr... Finances Amy Vincent Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=383990&ca=Finances There are many ways to defraud others in securities exchanges. Some are easy to recognize and prosecute. Others are not. Practices such as short selling and naked short selling have the potential to greatly swindle investors, but currently there is no way to track or regulate these transactions. Th... Finances Amy Vincent Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=374066&ca=Finances Each day a great number of securities are transferred fluidly from one owner to the next so quickly and frequently that that in some cases it can be difficult to keep track of who actually owns them. Sure, ownership is typically recognized with a physical certificate or other form of registration, b... Finances Amy Vincent Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=365282&ca=Finances The stock market is a tough game to monitor with many players playing and large amounts of money at stake. Large volumes of securities are bought, sold and traded and not everyone is interested in playing by the rules. Many have more sinister plans in mind, such as cheating the game. One promi... Finances Amy Vincent Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=342342&ca=Finances The Basis of Truth Cost Basis Reporting has been raised in the Senate, the House, the U.S. Treasury and it was even included in the Presidential Budgets in both 2007 and 2008, but has yet to become law. There are arguments both for and against the proposal, which could explain its slow progress and... Finances Amy Vincent Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=201591&ca=Finances Individual investors are increasingly losing their voices (via proxy or in person) in crucial shareholder voting matters. The reason for this under-representation has nothing to do with anything as exciting as deceptive business practices or secret votes. It’s just that fewer individual shareholders... Finances Amy Vincent Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215201&ca=Finances The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) voted unanimously on November 15, 2007 to cut the required holding period in half from twelve to six months for selling restricted and control securities. This exciting change will go into effect on February 15th, 2008. The change will bring a welcome rel...