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You must be an accredited investor to invest in "angel" investments, venture capital, and other unregistered securities offered under SEC exemption Regulation D. These have incredible tax benefits that are not available to ordinary investors and great potential for high returns when using a balanced portfolio strategy.

Previous definitions required accredited investors to be millionaires or have high incomes, but there are some new categories as of December 2020 that open accredited investments up to anyone willing to study and pass a 130 question exam.

Answer a few questions to determine whether you are an accredited investor. Qualifying entries will receive a certificate and link to validate your status via email. The Rockies Venture Club (RVC) is a non-profit organization serving angel investors since 1985. RVC will never share your data.

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Are you Accredited?

You must meet the Income, Asset or Knowledge qualifications to be "accredited." Some investment opportunities will allow you to self-certify your accredited status, while others will require verification. This test will help you with both of these levels of certification.

You must be accredited to invest in private companies or a venture capital fund - Here is a test to determine if you are eligible.

In the United States, to be considered an accredited investor, one must have either a net worth of at least $1,000,000, excluding the value of one's primary residence, or have income at least $200,000 each year for the last two years (or $300,000 combined income if married) and have the expectation to make the same amount this year, or pass any one of the FINRA Series 7, Series 65 or Series 82 exams. The term "accredited investor" is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) . Generally, accredited investors include high-net-worth individuals, banks, financial institutions and other large corporations, who have access to complex and higher-risk investments such as venture capital, hedge funds and angel investments.

In order to take advantages of tax free investment returns (IRS Section 1202) and many investment tax benefits, and to participate in the high return potential venture capital backed companies, an investor must be "accredited".

You can determine whether you are accredited by completing the questionnaire below. If you meet the criteria for being accredited, we will provide you with a link to complete the certification process at no cost to you.

Income (Individual): Have you earned income that exceeded $200,000, in each of the prior two years, and do you expect to earn as much or more in the next two years? *

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Yes

Income (Married Couple): Have you earned income in that exceeded $300,000 together with your spouse, in each of the prior two years, and do you expect to earn as much or more in the next two years? *

1 point

Yes

Assets: Do you have a net worth of greater than $1 million including 401K/IRA and other assets? Please exclude the value of your primary residence and mortgage on that residence that is not in excess of its current value. *

1 point

Yes

Knowledge: Have you taken and passed the FINRA exam for one or more of Series 7, Series 65 or Series 82? (Note: if you take the Series 65, you are not required to be related to a broker dealer and it can be taken by anyone.) *

1 point

Yes

Entity (Non-Individual): Are you one of the following types of legal entities?

If you're investing as an entity, instead of as an individual, the entity needs to be accredited as well to invest in private companies or Venture Capital funds. Please select the following radio buttons to see if your entity is accredited.

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An entity in which all of the equity owners are accredited.

A trust with total assets in excess of $5,000,000, not formed for a specific security, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person.

An employee benefit plan within the meaning of Title I of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in such Act, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment advisor, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, or if a self directed plan, the investment decisions are made solely by persons that are accredited investors.

A plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

An organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities, with total assets in excess of $5,000,000.

A Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

A private business development company as defined in the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.

A business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the Investment Company Act.

An investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act").

An insurance company as defined in the Securities Act.

A broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

A bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act, or any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Securities Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity.

A "knowledgeable employee" of a venture capital fund.

Indian tribes, governmental bodies, funds, and entities organized under the laws of foreign countries, that own “investments,” as defined in Rule 2a51-1(b) under the Investment Company Act, in excess of $5 million

A Family Office with assets of $5 million or more.

A spouse or spousal equivalent of an accredited investor.

A holder in good standing of the FINRA Series 7, Series 65, or Series 82 license.

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