Accredited Investor

under the Securities Act of 1933 a company may be exempt from registration requirements when selling its Securities to accredited investors among those considered it an accredited investors under rule 501 of Securities and Exchange Commission regulation D are Banks insurance companies employee benefit plans and charitable organizations corporations or Partnerships with assets exceeding 5 million also in this category are individuals or married couples with a net worth of at least 1 million at the time of purchase and individuals with income exceeding 200,000 each of the two most recent years 300,000 for married couples