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strengthen the value they bring to the marketplace. In the financial services industry since 1989, LPL is fourth largest independent broker-dealer and has contracts with over 14,000 advisors. Publicly traded and listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers…

PCAOB the authority to investigate and impose disciplinary sanctions against any individual or any registered public accounting firms that violate any of the accounting standard. These standard include those set by the PCAOB and the Security and Exchange Commission, professional standards that governs brokers, dealers and auditors of public companies. PCAOB Rules 5000-5113 outlines the PCAOB’s authority to conduct inquiries and investigations. PCAOB will often conclude its inspection with the…

the world” (Ch. 1, n.d.). Most other countries around the world have a form of health care that is run by the government and paid for through taxes. In the U.S., one must enroll through an employer, agent, etc., and most pay monthly premiums to be able to have access to healthcare through their insurance. As the population ages in the U.S., there is need for medical care among our elderly citizens. Most elderly citizens over the age of 65 have Medicare for their insurance coverage. Citizens…

in due course”(Stokesbury,24) The Americans decided the best way in order for this to happen was to occupy the southern part of Korea, and the Russians who attacked the Japanese in Manchuria should occupy the northern portion. Weeks after this, the U.S atomic bombs on japan were dropped, contributing to the Soviet Union declaring war. The Russians occupied down to the 38th parallel.…

The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles also known as GAAP was adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). GAAP is a set of accounting principles public companies have to follow when preparing financial statements that are useful for creditors and investors. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has developed a framework to increase the effectiveness of disclosure footnotes. The financial disclosures can be required by GAAP or by the management team when preparing…

When the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested Ulbricht and shut Silk Road down, they seized over 170,000 bitcoins, which were valued at over $70 million, as of November 15, 2013 (Levin, et al., 12). This and other cases show the government’s determination to regulate the use of Bitcoin and other digital currencies in an effort to combat their use in criminal…

government has set. Failure to do these will drastically hurt the organization. Doing what is morally right is providing ethical responsibilities. According to Wheelen & Hunger (2010), “A survey by the Ethics Resource Center of 1,324 employees of 747 U.S. companies found that 48% of employees surveyed said that they had engaged in one or more unethical and/or illegal actions during the past year.” Even if there are not laws, managers are responsible for keeping its workers and consumers beliefs…

network connectivity and sensors that enable them to communicate. The physical devices include buildings and vehicles. These physical devices are embedded with actuators, electronics, network connectivity and sensors that enable them to collect and exchange data leading to an infrastructure of the information society. Through the sensors and internet connectivity, Internet of Things enables the remote control of these physical devices. It facilitates the integration of the physical world into…

economic growth of America. The U.S. government is the leash that is perceived to be helpful to women in the workplace but actually hinders their success by allowing them to struggle. The U.S. government created the Equal Pay Act to ensure equality and justice between genders, yet it fails to do so. The government needs to loosen their leash and ensure that laws that increase equality between genders in the workplace are strictly implemented. According to the U.S. government, the Equal Pay…

"One day will come when you France, you Russia, you Italy, you Britain, you Germany, you all the nations of the continent, without losing your distinctive qualities and your glorious individuality, you will blend into a superior unity. […] One day will come when there will be no other battlefields than the markets opening themselves to commerce, and the minds opening themselves to ideas. […] One day will come when […] the bombs will be replaced with the […] venerable arbitrage of a great…