In a ten-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 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 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:

○     Form 10-K SEC filings

○      Management Discussion and Analysis

○     Auditors’ Report

○     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:

○     How many analysts rated the company?

○     What percentage rated it a strong buy?

○     What was the average rating for the week?

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

It must include at least six scholarly sources.