The purpose of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to provide protection for investors, maintain orderly, fair and efficient markets and sustain capital formation. Together, the mission is to sustain economic growth which involves a growing economy that produces jobs, growth in standard of living and protection of the nation’s value of savings. The concept of laws set forth by SEC ensures that all investors from large institutions to private individuals are given the access to basic facts about an investment to assist future investors with their decision to buy securities. The SEC requires all public companies to disclose financial information to the public. This results to a common knowledge for all investors to use in order