Everyone knows that Seinfeld, which premiered 31 summers ago, was one of the most popular television sitcoms ever. It was on the airwaves (remember those?) for nine years, nominated for 68 Emmy Awards, winning ten times, including twice for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, winning twice. It was self-identified as a \u201cshow about nothing.\u201d Indeed, co-creator Larry David \u201cadmonished the writing staff that there would be \u2018no hugging, no learning\u2019 in the scripts, and there wasn\u2019t. Ever.\u201d However, despite this warning, those who watched the show know that it was, in fact, a show about a lot, including the following:<\/p>\n
Those who watched the show carefully also know that despite the \u201cno learning\u201d admonition, Seinfeld provided important lessons about topics related to investing and the securities industry. Indeed, the final episode of the first season was called \u201cThe Stock Tip,\u201d and 24% of all televisions in America \u201ctuned in\u201d to watch14 (back when we \u201cchanged\u201d channels on a \u201cTV\u201d\u2014not on a \u201cscreen\u201d and \u201cstreaming\u201d was the route tears took down your face when the TV antenna flew off your roof).<\/p>\n
Read more here<\/a>, to\u00a0explore themes contained in Seinfeld that help explain securities enforcement actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone knows that Seinfeld, which premiered 31 summers ago, was one of the most popular television sitcoms ever. It was on the airwaves (remember those?) for nine years, nominated for 68 Emmy Awards, winning ten times, including twice for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series, winning twice. It was self-identified as a \u201cshow about nothing.\u201d … Continue reading The Show, er, um, Article About Nothing (other than SEC, CFTC, FINRA, and State Securities Enforcement Actions in August 2020)<\/span>