The u. s. government contains numerous agencies to enforce laws protect rights. what statement best describes the overall purpose of the securities and exchange commission (sec)?

a) the sec enforces the federal trade commission act, which prohibits "unfair or deceptive acts or practices in commerce."
b) the sec promotes fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial services and products.
c) the sec protects investors from illegal practices and fraud, by requiring full disclosure by investment companies to the public.
d) the sec monitors u. s. federal credit unions, and is responsible for allocating tax dollars to insure the deposits at all federal credit unions.

The constant presence of diseases or infectious agents within a given geographic area or population group. it may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease with such area or group. it includes holoendemic and hyperendemic diseases. a holoendemic disease is one for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affects most of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less commonly than do children (malaria in many communities is a holoendemic disease). a hyperendemic disease is one that is constantly present at a high incidence and/or prevalence rate and affects all groups equally. so probably family history.

The correct answer is c