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The SEC Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) is recommending that the agency to make substantial revision to who should be considered a sophisticated investor. This could change who can get involved in private placements<\/a> as investors.<\/p>\n

Currently, there are about 8.5 million accredited investors. The Dodd-Frank Act obligates the SEC to reexamine the accredited-investor definition every four years.<\/p>\n

At the moment, accredited investor standard only allows individuals who make a minimum of $200K or have a net worth of $1M\u2014the value of their primary residence not included\u2014to invest in private placement purchases. If a couple\u2019s net worth is $300K together, they may qualify too.<\/p>\n

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