A security is a type of transferable interest representing financial value. Securities may take a number of different forms, including stocks, bonds, notes, collateral trust certificates, voting trust certificates or investment contracts. Securities attorneys represent clients in transactions and legal disputes related to stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Securities attorneys may represent a corporation or shareholders in a securities fraud lawsuit against officers and directors of the corporation, or may assist clients in matters involving the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Watkins is an unincorporated community in southeastern Benton County, Iowa, United States. It lies along local roads south of the city of Vinton, the county seat of Benton County. Its elevation is 830 feet (253 m). Although Watkins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 52354, which opened on 15 December 1873.