# Swoopr Investment: Reference # Scoped content manifest for LLM agents and web crawlers. # Generated: 2026-10-18 # 19 pages in this section. # Root index: https://www.getswoopr.com/llms.txt ## Optional - [Financial Reference Library](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference.md)): Profiles of the regulators, institutions, data publishers, & market infrastructure organizations that define the rules & data behind every investment decision. - [Economic Data Publishers](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers.md)): Profiles of the federal agencies that publish the economic data releases investors track, including the BLS, BEA, and their flagship reports. - [U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers/bea/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers/bea.md)): BEA publishes U.S. GDP, personal income and outlays, and the PCE price index: the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure. - [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers/bls/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/data-publishers/bls.md)): The BLS publishes CPI, PPI, the Employment Situation, and other major U.S. labor-market and price data. Learn how investors use BLS releases to interpret. - [Financial Institutions Reference](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions.md)): Profiles of the Federal Reserve, FDIC, SIPC, and US Treasury: what each institution does, what it insures, and what its actions mean for investors. - [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/fdic/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/fdic.md)): The FDIC insures qualifying deposits at insured banks up to applicable limits and supervises certain banks. Deposit insurance does not cover ordinary. - [Federal Reserve System](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/federal-reserve/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/federal-reserve.md)): The Federal Reserve is the U.S. central bank system. For investors, its most visible roles include monetary policy decisions, the federal funds rate. - [Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/sipc/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/sipc.md)): SIPC works to restore cash and securities to eligible customers when a SIPC-member brokerage fails financially. It does not protect investors from market. - [U.S. Department of the Treasury](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/us-treasury/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/institutions/us-treasury.md)): The U.S. Treasury manages federal finances and issues marketable Treasury securities including bills, notes, bonds, TIPS, and FRNs. - [DTCC, DTC, & NSCC](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/market-infrastructure/dtcc-dtc-nscc/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/market-infrastructure/dtcc-dtc-nscc.md)): DTCC and its subsidiaries DTC and NSCC provide the core U.S. post-trade infrastructure for securities: depository services, clearing, netting. - [Regulators & Market Institutions](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators-market-institutions/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators-market-institutions.md)): A reference map of the organizations that write securities rules, supervise intermediaries, publish economic data, insure deposits. - [Financial Regulators Reference](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators.md)): Profiles of the SEC, FINRA, CFTC, IRS, and MSRB: jurisdiction, enforcement authority, and what each regulator means for everyday investors. - [Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/cftc/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/cftc.md)): The CFTC regulates U.S. derivatives markets including futures, options on futures, and swaps. Learn what the CFTC oversees, what it does not regulate. - [FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/finra/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/finra.md)): FINRA is a self-regulatory organization overseeing U.S. broker-dealers under SEC oversight. Investors use FINRA's BrokerCheck, market transparency resources. - [IRS for Investors: Tax Rules, Forms](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/irs-investing/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/irs-investing.md)): The IRS administers federal tax law for investors, covering capital gains, dividends, retirement accounts, required minimum distributions, cost basis. - [Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/msrb/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/msrb.md)): The MSRB writes rules for municipal securities dealers and advisers and operates EMMA, the official platform for municipal bond disclosures and transaction. - [U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/sec/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/regulators/sec.md)): The SEC is the primary U.S. federal securities-market regulator. Investors encounter it through EDGAR filings, securities rules. - [2026 Retirement Contribution Limits](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/retirement-contribution-limits/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/retirement-contribution-limits.md)): 2026 IRS retirement contribution limits for 401(k), IRA, 403(b), 457, SEP, and SIMPLE plans. Includes catch-up amounts, year-over-year changes. - [U.S. Securities Settlement Cycle](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/us-securities-settlement-cycle/) ([Markdown](https://www.getswoopr.com/reference/us-securities-settlement-cycle.md)): T+1 settlement means most U.S. securities transactions settle one business day after the trade date. Effective May 28, 2024.