rule
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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins has been opposed to the rule since it was instituted in 2005, when he was a commissioner who voted against it alongside a fellow Republican appointee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Activist investors who want to force changes at underperforming closed-end funds take advantage of this rule by buying up a bunch of shares and then trying to change how the fund is run.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
"I feel genuinely moved today by the rule of law," Lander told reporters after the verdict.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Pratt gave voice to their discontent with the system of one-party rule and said things they too often felt uncomfortable saying.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“The rule of thumb is that you buy at ten and sell at twenty.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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