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).
Barnard is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 257. It is served by the South Nodaway R-IV School District, and is the location of the high school. The elementary school is located in Guilford, MO, 5 miles east. The mascot is the Longhorn.