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Crowdfunding Accredited Investors Advertising

Crowdfunding is a method for raising capital whereby many individuals network and pool their funds, usually via the internet or social media. Crowdfunding methods are used in a variety of circumstances including,... more +
Crowdfunding is a method for raising capital whereby many individuals network and pool their funds, usually via the internet or social media. Crowdfunding methods are used in a variety of circumstances including, but not limited to, supporting charitable organizations, disaster relief, product development, artistic projects, and financing start-up companies. The passage of the JOBS Act of 2012 sought to broaden the use of crowdfunding in developing private capital for start-up companies by relaxing certain SEC investor registration requirements. less -
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Pros and Cons of Equity Crowdfunding for Real Estate Investments

Popular crowdfunding platforms, like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo operate backer-based platforms similar to noisenights. In backer-based crowdfunding, backers who contribute a minimum amount usually receive the product or...more

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SEC Proposes Regulations Related to Crowdfunding (Part 1)

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") proposed for comment new regulations on Crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is the general term used to describe a new way of raising capital using the Internet. A crowdfunding...more

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Accredited Crowdfunding, Internet Advertising And General Solicitation

The SEC recently granted two accredited crowdfunding sites exemptions from the broker-dealer rules because the type of carried interest (or close equivalent) used to compensate the site is not transaction based compensation. ...more

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