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CFO March 1, 2009 Marie Leone	It's Here (Seriously) The SEC mandates the use of data-tagging for public company financial results.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2004 Tim Beyers	Take a Footnote, Please One of the best ways to learn how a company works is to study the footnotes from its financial filings.
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The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Just Due It What exactly does "due diligence" mean, and how much do you need to do as an investor?
Wall Street & Technology January 6, 2006 Paul Allen	Is EDGAR Headed for XBRL? The SEC released a draft request for proposals for a new contract to overhaul its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR) system and enable it to embrace interactive data formats such as eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL).
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Tim Beyers	Invest Like Gordon Gekko Do you know what to look for before you invest? Take a lesson from the fictional paragon of greed: Investing is entirely about information. The more of it you have, the better your potential returns.
CIO February 1, 2003 Megan Santosus	Full Disclosure The electronic financial disclosure system known as Edgar streamlines regulatory compliance and information access for multiple constituencies. It transforms the interface among the investor, stock share issuer and the SEC.
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The Motley Fool April 5, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	SEC Says It Again: Speak English! Executive compensation was supposed to be easier to understand for investors, but it's not quite there yet.
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Information Today October 16, 2006 Marydee Ojala	The SEC's Plans to Reinvent EDGAR In its ongoing quest to modernize its EDGAR system, the SEC has awarded three contracts worth a total of $54 million to upgrade the system into a dynamic real-time search tool with interactive capabilities.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger	The SEC's Gift to You Securities regulation helps guard investors against fraud.
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The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Alyce Lomax	AOL Latin America's Slow Demise Today, AOL Latin America said it is quickly running out of cash and may be forced to file for bankruptcy if it isn't able to sell all its assets.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Rich Duprey	The Inside Track to Big Profits Senior management, the so-called corporate "insider," has intimate knowledge of its businesses' operations. Insider transactions can signal to investors the right time to make big profits. Knowing which signals to watch and which to ignore is the key.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Rich Duprey	Backdating Battle The SEC investigates stock option backdating at a dozen companies. Should the investigations uncover actual proof of wrongdoing at these or other companies, not only should the executives be held accountable for their actions, but the boards of directors should be punished as well.
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The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Check the Footnotes, Dude! When you're urged to read annual reports and 10-K reports and other SEC filings from cover to cover, remember that that includes footnotes -- because that's often where you'll find things that the company may hope you won't notice.
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The Motley Fool August 8, 2005 Tim Beyers	A Slimmer, Sexier Akamai We're talking about a slimmer, richer, effectively debt-free Akamai that is about to have more cash available to fund further growth. When it comes to stocks, that's about as sexy as it gets.
Information Today April 26, 2004	Weekly News Digest EDGAR Online to Expand Its News Service... Nstein Acquires KMtechnologies... Inxight Introduces Visual Timeline Tool...
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts.
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The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 Tim Beyers	Who's Buying Now? Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's at it this week? Cash Systems... Imation... Matria Healthcare... Star Scientific... Tortoise North American Energy...
InternetNews June 8, 2004 Kevin Newcomb	Salesforce.com Hits Bump on Road to IPO Excessive media coverage has caused the on-demand CRM provider to delay its offering, but the road to an IPO has now been cleared.
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