The Invest Act cleared the lower chamber with strong bipartisan support, but critics worry about opening up access to opaque, ...

State securities regulators ask lawmakers to vote no on bill expanding private market access, citing investor risks ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Unlike with public companies, federal securities laws restrict investments in private firms to accredited investors – and for good reason. Investing in the private market carries a much bigger risk as ...

An accredited investor is a term defined by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to identify individuals or entities that are financially sophisticated and have a reduced need for ...

Accredited investors must meet financial criteria set by the SEC, allowing them to invest in private offerings such as hedge funds and private equity. A sophisticated investor, on the other hand, does ...

SEC staff issued no-action guidance on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D private securities offerings on March 12, 2025, which should provide issuers with an easier path to rely on Rule 506(c) and solicit ...

What Is An Accredited Investor? An accredited investor is an individual or entity that meets certain financial criteria and is allowed, under securities regulations, to invest in private securities ...

Getting in over your head is never a good thing for investors. But luckily, the SEC has your back. The Securities and ...

A non-accredited investor is an individual or entity that does not meet the financial requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for accredited investor status. This typically ...