As a publicly traded pure play in residential security, ADT has an advantage in its recognizable brand, its dominant share and cash-flow-rich economics similar to those of cable television.
Lorence notes that wash sale treatment depends on whether the ETF holds a basket of securities or if the ETF or exchange-traded note (ETN) is a security such as an option or debt instrument.
Document Security Systems (DSS) is an AMEX traded company specializing in development of fraud and counterfeit protections for digital and printed materials.
And Sarbanes-Oxley, thanks to an off-hand reference to requiring companies to deploy a security framework, has caused mountains of paper work and investment for publicly traded companies.