Question

1. which act required publicly traded companies to publish their financial records each year?

the glass-steagall act
the federal deposit insurance corporation
the wagner act
the securities act of 1933

Explanation:

• The Glass-Steagall Act separated commercial and investment banking.
• The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a government agency, not an act, that insures bank deposits.
• The Wagner Act protected workers' rights to unionize.
• The Securities Act of 1933 mandated transparency for public companies, including requiring annual publication of financial records to protect investors.

Answer:

the Securities Act of 1933