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A wealthy investor, generally one having a net worth net worth of at least $1 million or an income of at least $200,000 per year. Some limited partnerships limited partnerships and angel investor networks accept only accredited investors.

a person or legal entity, such as a company or trust fund, that meets certain net worth and income qualifications and is considered to be sufficiently sophisticated to make investment decisions in complex situations. Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933 exempts accredited investors from protection under the Securities Act. Typical qualifications for a person are: $1 million net worth and annual income exceeding $200,000 individually or $300,000 with a spouse. Directors and executive officers are considered to be accredited investors.

A person or institution deemed capable of understanding and able to afford the financial risks associated with purchasing securities. Individuals need a net worth exceeding $1 million or income over $200,000 annually in the past two years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year.

As used in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation D, these are certain sophisticated investors for whom various mandated disclosures are not required. In general these include: financial institutions, officers of firms issuing securities or individuals with high net worth ( $1 million+) or income ($200,000+ per annum).

Individual accredited investors must satisfy one of the following standards: (a) have a combined net worth with their spouse in excess of $1,000,000; (b) have individual income for the past two years and a reasonable expectation of income for the current year in excess of $200,000, (c) have joint income with their spouse in excess of $300,000 for the past two years and a reasonable expectation of such income for the current year; or (d) be a director or executive officer of the company. Accredited investors also include banks, savings and loan associations, brokers, dealers, insurance companies, and other institutions. Under some circumstances, accredited investors may engage in securities purchases exempted from registration requirements.

Institutional or individual investors who meet SEC criteria regarding financial sophistication or net worth. In general, this is a million dollar net worth, or an income of $200,000 a year for the last and current year, and an expectation of $200,000 in income for the upcoming year. Generally, such investors are ‘transparent’ to securities regulations and are offered no protection other than the anti fraud provisions of those regulations. Marketing to accredited investors usually means the issuers have to obey few, if any, securities regulations on the underlying assumption that accredited investors are supposed to be sophisticated enough to do their own due diligence.

(USA) A term defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933 to include any of certain financial institutions; certain corporations and trusts; an officer or director of the issuer; a natural person with a net worth (with spouse) of $1 million or more; or a natural person with individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years (or $300,000 jointly with spouse) and an expectation of the same level in the current year.

a person or party that meets the following terms: To qualify as an accredited investor, an investor must either be: A) a financial institution; B) an affiliate of the issuer; or C) an individual with a net worth of at least $1 million or an annual income of at least $200,000, and the investment must not account for more than 20% of the investor's worth. An accredited investor often pursues angel investment opportunities and is also considered a regulation D type investor by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

An institution or high-net-worth individual that meets the following criteria for investing in hedge funds under Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933: Net worth higher than $1 million (for individuals or married couples). Annual income greater than $200,000 for individuals or $300,000 for married couples in each of the last two years, as well as a reasonable expectation for such earnings in the current year. Employed as an officer or general partner of the fund. A bank, licensed broker-dealer, employee-benefit plan, trust or endowment with assets of $5 million or more that exists for a purpose other than investing in the fund.

See OSC Rule 45-501

Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person's spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds $1,000,000. Or any natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year.

An SEC requirement for individuals and entities participating in Regulation D private placements. The designation for individual high net worth investors (not entities) generally requires one of the following: - An individual net worth (or joint net worth with their spouse) of $1 million or more - An individual income in excess of $200,000 (or $300,000 with spouse) in each of the two most recent years and a reasonably expected current year income of $200,000 (or $300,000 with spouse).

A high net worth individual, with a net worth over specific amount. This term is often used by companies only wishing to accept investors who can invest over a certain amount.

An "Accredited Investor" is a person in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta who can buy securities on an exempt basis in any amount. The definition of "accredited investor" which determines who can rely on this exemption in Ontario is contained in section 1.1 of OSC Rule 45-501 entitled "Exempt Distributions", and in British Columbia and Alberta is contained in section 1.1 of Multilateral Instrument 45-103 entitled "Capital Raising Exemptions". For SciVest Funds, the minimum initial investment amount is $25,000 for accredited investors.

Someone who is supposed to know a lot about investing, and who meets certain income and net worth criteria, as established by the SEC. Being an "accredited investor" is sometimes a requirement for certain limited partnership investments.

To qualify as an accredited investor for a Regulation D Private Placement, an investor must be either (a) an affiliate of the issuer, (b) a financial institution, or (c) an individual with $1 million net worth, or $200,000 annual income.

A securities law term set out by the Securities and Exchange Commission that exempts certain corporations and wealthy individuals from securities regulation. Generally, it includes banks, SBICs, stockbrokers, insurance companies, ERISA plans, or corporations with more than $5 Million in total assets. It also includes individuals with a net worth in excess of $1 Million or individual income in excess of $200,000 for the past two years.

Defined by Rule 501 of Regulation D, an individual (i.e. non-corporate) "accredited investor" is a either a natural person who has individual net worth, or joint net worth with the person's spouse, that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase OR a natural person with income exceeding $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same income level in the current year. For the complete definition of accredited investor, see the SEC website.

See detail of Accredited Investor.

As defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D includes certain institutional investors and (a) any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person's spouse, exceeds $1 million at the time of purchase; or (b) any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person's spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and who reasonably expects reaching the same income level or greater in the current year. At nvst.com, Accredited Investors are classified under Investors.

A wealthy investor with a net worth of at least $7 million or more than $200,000 in gross annual income.

To qualify as an accredited investor, an investor must either be: A) a financial institution; B) an affiliate of the issuer; or C) an individual with a net worth of at least $1 million or an annual income of at least $200,000, and the investment must not account for more than 20% of the investor's worth. SEC Regulation D stipulates that a maximum of 35 non-accredited investors are allowed to invest money into a Private Placement. An issuer of a private placement will try to acquire accredited investors to raise a greater amount of capital than would be possible if only 35 investors of less affluence could contribute. See: Affiliated Person

A term used by provincial and territorial securities regulatory bodies to define financially sophisticated investors that can purchase hedge funds and other exempt securities for lower minimums than other investors. Typically, individual accredited investors must have a liquid net worth of $1 million or earn income of $200,000 in each of the previous two years or earn a combined $300,000 income in conjunction with their spouse.

angel blind pool

Term used by SEC in Regulation D of private placements. Concept: although 35 is the upper limit of persons who may purchase a private placement, accredited investors are not included in this number. General definition of accredited investors: institutional type accounts and persons of wealth (persons with a net worth of $1 Million or more, persons with annual income of $200,000 or more, persons who purchase $150,000 or more of the offering and this does not represent more than 20% of their net worth).

A term defined in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Rule 501 that describes a particular type of wealthy, sophisticated individual investor or institutional investor. SEC rules provide exemptive relief from securities registration for certain offerings limited only to accredited investors or to no more than 35 unaccredited investors. See: Hedge Fund

angel Angels

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requires investors in certain risky, high-yield investments, limited partnerships, and angel investor networks to be accredited investors. This accredited investor can be an organization such as a business or retirement plan, or a rich individual.