The SEC could be about to destabilize the stock market

Public confidence in the stock market is eroding.
An April Gallup study suggested that just 52 percent of Americans own stocks, matching an all-time low and down from 65 percent in 2007. With near-zero interest rates crushing retirees and savers, it might be hard to find a worse time for Americans to be sheltered in low-interest bonds and cash.
Against this backdrop, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) mission to “protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and eff