What is an individual accredited investor?

How do I certify myself as an accredited investor?

What is an individual accredited investor?

In the U.S., an accredited investor is anyone who meets one of the below criteria: Individuals who have an income greater than $200,000 in each of the past two years or whose joint income with a spouse is greater than $300,000 for those years, and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year.

An accredited investor is a person or a business entity that is allowed to trade securities that may not be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These groups are entitled to advantaged access to private securities by qualifying for at least one requirement from either their income, net worth, asset size, governance status, or professional experience.

How do I certify myself as an accredited investor?

There are 4 types of evidence that you can provide to prove that you are accredited to invest as a US individual.

• Income Evidence (this is generally the fastest method for verification) ...

• Net Worth Evidence. ...

• Professional License Certification. ...

• Third-Party Attestation Letters.

What does it mean to be an individual investor?

An individual investor, or retail investor, is a person who invests their own money, usually through an online broker, bank or a mutual fund. They invest to meet their individual investment goals, such as to save for retirement, a child's education fund or to build wealth generally.

Is an individual investor the same as a shareholder?

Investors can invest their money in exchange for shares (equity), as a loan (debt) or as convertible instruments, such as SAFEs and Convertible Notes. On the other hand, a shareholder is a specific type of investor who owns shares in a company.

Can a single member LLC be an accredited investor?

Because the SEC amended their definition in August 2020, LLCs can now officially qualify as accredited investors. [3] Even if individual owners within the LLC do not fit the criteria, the LLC itself may qualify if it meets certain criteria.