And the Coming Local Capital Revolution The End of Wall Street
The Competitiveness of Small
Our Current Investment Strategy
Investment Apartheid
The Impact of $15 Trillion Shift
How Can We End Wall Street’s Free Ride?
The Revolution Evolution Local Securities Local Exchanges Local Funds Pensions
The JOBS Act 5 April 2012 <$1 million <$100k $2k/5% >$100k 10% Portal Required State Preemption
Community Portal Proposed Regulations BD or Portal Operator Success Fee License from SEC & FINRA Annual Cost –SEC: $417k –Mission Markets: $100k
Status Report
Tasks for Community Portal Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Facilitate Information Mobilize Investors Mobilize Businesses Transactions (Pending)
What’s Next?
Next State Reforms
(1) Municipal Markets
List Self-Directed IRA Agents
(2) The $100 Exemption
(3) Local Stock Exchange
(4) Community Investment Funds
The Nova Scotia Model
(5) Tax Credit
One Simple Federal Ask (That the SEC Can’t Refuse) “Hey…what stays intra-state… ain’t none of your damn business….”
For More Information: Michael Shuman