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In an 8-to 10-page paper double-spaced paper (not including the title and reference pages) research and discuss the SEC's company filings requirements. In your paper:

Question 1: Describe how investors can use the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC)

Question 2: Identify the differences between the Annual Report sent to shareholders and the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which must be filed with the SEC.

Question 3: Describe the contents of the Form 10-K SEC filing include the following elements:

• Management Discussion and Analysis
• Auditors' Report
• Selected Financial Data

Question 4: 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?

Question 4: Most publicly traded companies are examined by numerous analysts. Locate analysts' ratings about a company of your choice by visiting a website such as Yahoo Finance provide a comparison over time and across companies in the same industry by answering the following questions:

1. How many analysts rated the company?
2. What are analysts predicting in terms of earnings and revenues?
3. How do the estimates compare against historical results?
4. How do the growth projections for the company compare with the average projections for the S&P 500?