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As a self-avowed Swiftie (I saw the Eras tour in Denver last year and my outfit marked the “Debut Era,” which I assembled just hours before the show at the iconic Rockmount Ranch Wear store), my ears perked up when I heard Chair Gensler’s remarks for the SEC’s 90th Anniversary Celebration yesterday. His remarks were titled “Eras Tour of the Securities and Exchange Commission | The SEC’s 90th Anniversary” and he opened by saying:

How did Taylor Swift break all-time records with the Eras Tour?

Well, beyond her remarkable talent, there’s also a lot of value in sharing one’s story.

And here at the SEC there’s also lots of talent and history. So, as we celebrate the SEC’s 90th anniversary, let’s take an “eras tour” of our own.

Throughout the rest of the speech, Chair Gensler dropped in numerous Taylor Swift “Easter Eggs” for all of us Swifties, including “[t]he SEC’s mission is meant to last for evermore.” I would also note that, in his brief history of the SEC, Chair Gensler noted “[t]he 1980s brought us Wall Street the movie, and greedy villains like Gordon Gekko.” As I discussed in my reflections on the SEC’s 90th Anniversary yesterday, I became interested in working at the SEC after watching the movie Wall Street, so I feel like that Easter Egg was placed there just for me.

– Dave Lynn