How Much Money Do You Need to be an Accredited Investor?
The SEC determines who can take part in these lucrative investment opportunities. The definition of accredited investor used to be much more restrictive, but this has been amended in recent years to include more people. According to Regulation D of the Securities Act of 1933, an accredited investor must have at least $200,000 of earned income over the past two years, with a reasonable expectation that they will earn the same amount in the present year. For a married couple, they need to have a joint income of $300,000.