In an eight-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) research and discuss the SEC’s company filings requirements. In your paper:

· Describe how investors can use the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) EDGAR database (https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/webusers.htm) to quickly research a company’s financial information filed on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

· Identify the differences between the Annual Report send to shareholders and the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which must be filed with the SEC.

· Describe the contents of:

o Form 10-K SEC filings

o  Management Discussion and Analysis

o Auditors’ Report

o Selected Financial Data

· Discuss how the SEC”s requirement for domestic and foreign companies using US GAAP to provide their financial statements in the XBRL format can improve financial reporting?

· Most publicly traded companies are examined by numerous analysts. Find analysts’ ratings about a company of your choice by visiting biz.yahoo.com/I.

Provide a comparison over time and across companies in the same industry by answering the following questions:

o How many analysts rated the company?

o What percentage rated it a strong buy?

o What was the average rating for the week?

o  Did the average rating improve or decline relative to the previous week?

The paper should be formatted according to APA style.