Accredited Investor An accredited investor is an individual with a net worth, or joint net worth with their spouse that exceeds $1 million at the time of the purchase; or an individual with income exceeding $200,000 in the last two years or joint income with a spouse exceeding $300,000 for those years and a reasonable expectation of the same in the current year; or a trust with assets in excess of $5 million, not formed to acquire the securities offered, whose purchases a sophisticated person makes.

FINRA Rule 2210(d)(6)(B) Any advertisement or sales literature that includes a testimonial concerning the investment advice or investment performance of a firm or its products to prominently disclose the fact that: (i) the testimonial may not be representative of the experience of other customers; (ii) the testimonial is no guarantee of future performance or success; and (iii) if more than a nominal sum is paid, it is a paid testimonial. FINRA Rule 2210(d)(6)(B) carries forward these disclosure requirements for retail communications and correspondence, and requires disclosure regarding payment if more than $100 in value (rather than a “nominal sum”) is paid for the testimonial.