Accredited investor — is a term defined by various securities laws that delineates investors permitted to invest in certain types of higher risk investments including seed money, limited partnerships, hedge funds, and angel investor networks. The term generally… … Wikipedia
accredited investor — ac·cred·it·ed investor /ə kre də təd / n: an investor that qualifies under the Securities Act of 1933 and related Securities and Exchange Commission regulations as one having at least a specified net worth and a certain level of knowledge and… … Law dictionary
accredited investor — Refers to an individual whose net worth, or joint net worth with a spouse, exceeds $1,000,000; or whose individual income exceeded $200,000 or whose joint income with a spouse exceeded $300,000 in each of the 2 most recent years and can be… … Financial and business terms
Non-Accredited Investor — An investor who does not meet the net worth requirements for an accredited investor under the Securities Exchange Commission s Regulation D. A non accredited individual investor is one who has a net worth of less than $1 million (including… … Investment dictionary
Institutional investor — Institutional investors are organizations which pool large sums of money and invest those sums in companies. They include banks, insurance companies, retirement or pension funds, hedge funds and mutual funds. Their role in the economy is to act… … Wikipedia
institutional accredited investors — (IAIs) USA Any institutional investor which falls within any of the following categories of accredited investor at the time of the sale of the securities to that investor: • Any bank; any savings and loan association, whether acting in its… … Law dictionary
sophisticated investor — USA An investor who either alone or together with his, her or its purchaser representative, has sufficient knowledge and experience with financial and business matters that the investor can evaluate the risks and merits of the investment. This… … Law dictionary
Angel investor — An angel investor or angel (known as a business angel or informal investor in Europe), is an affluent individual who provides capital for a business start up, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. A small but increasing… … Wikipedia
Hedge fund — A hedge fund is a private investment fund open to a limited range of investors which is permitted by regulators to undertake a wider range of activities than other investment funds and which pays a performance fee to its investment manager.… … Wikipedia
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act — Full title An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end too big to fail , to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers… … Wikipedia
