Is Your Fund Exempt under the Investment Company Act of 1940?
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney What is an Investment Company? The Investment Company Act of 1940 (“ Act”)...
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Alana Reyes-Jones
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
Does the Investment Advisors Act apply to my Investment Fund?
The Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Act”) is a U.S. federal law that was primarily intended to regulate the business of rendering...
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Cymone Forde
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
Are Cryptocurrencies Securities?
The debate on whether cryptocurrencies are considered securities is still ongoing. Being that this is a more than $1.6 trillion dollar...
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Chynnique Ross
- Apr 13, 2021
- 5 min
Federal Intrastate Exemptions under Securities Act of 1933
Section 3(a)11 Exemption Section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act is generally known as the “intrastate offering exemption.” This federal...
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Cymone Forde
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
The Intersection Between NFTs, Cryptocurrencies, and Securities
Right now, non-fungible tokens (NFT) are all the buzz in the cryptocurrency and securities law space. People all over are trying to...
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Chynnique Ross
- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
Introduction to Regulation D
Under federal securities laws, a business or investment company may not offer or sell securities (raise business capital) unless the...
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Cymone Forde
- Mar 23, 2021
- 5 min
Regulation A+ 101
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq., Managing Attorney If you are thinking about making a publicly advertised offering for...
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Chynnique Ross
- Mar 16, 2021
- 3 min
Defining the Accredited Investor
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created the notion of “accredited investors” to ease the tension between their double duty...
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Cymone Forde
- Mar 3, 2021
- 5 min
What is a Cooperative?: Debunking the Cooperative Capital Myth and Acknowledging its Black Roots
At the root of cooperatives is the African-American community. However, many Black cooperatives throughout history found it hard to...
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Chynnique Ross
- Feb 26, 2021
- 4 min
Benefits and Limitations of Investment Crowdfunding
*co-authored by Elizabeth L. Carter, Esq. Lack of access to financial capital is a barrier for many entrepreneurs who seek to grow their...
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Cymone Forde
- Feb 21, 2021
- 6 min
Reg CF 101: What is the Regulation Crowdfunding Exemption?
As we continue to overcome the impacts of the pandemic, escalating inflation, and a potential recession in early 2023, entrepreneurs...
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Chynnique Ross
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
Securities Law 101
Securities law is a specialty area within business law that concerns the offer and sell of deals with corporate stocks, company or...
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Elizabeth L. Carter
- Nov 27, 2020
- 5 min
Who Cares About Special Purpose Vehicles Anyway?
Many within the crowdfunding space are excited to hear that the SEC adopted new rules regarding changes to Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF),
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Elizabeth L. Carter
- Nov 27, 2020
- 6 min
Show Me The Money!
Investment crowdfunding is now a multi-billion dollar industry.
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