The Investor Insights

Ever seen a James Bond film? While the actors playing 007 have changed over the years, one character has been constant since 1995 – Judi Dench playing Agent M, or Head of Secret Intelligence. Dench, 77, is an Oscar-winning actress who went public this past week with an eye disorder called macular degeneration, which makes [...]

You’re interested in working with private money investors to help you fund your deals, right? But you need a place to start in approaching them, right? If you answered “yes” or “right” to either of those two questions, it sounds like you need a script. Now, that’s not all you need – you do need [...]

We’re talking private money today on the Investor Insights. It’s a great way to fund your deals and works with a number of investment strategies. However, the secret to raising private money is all in how you present it. That’s why I’m going to be working with you over the next couple of weeks here [...]

Great news about the Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act! Currently the general rule is that every offering of a security must be registered with the SEC, unless exempt. Most real estate syndicators (the ones pooling private money from lots of investment partners) try to take advantage of the exemption available through Regulation D, Rules 504, [...]

The Senate is currently reviewing proposals for a relaxation of federal securities laws that could allow companies to raise private capital without state or federal registration. The proposals to allow “crowd funding” without the current registration regulations are being reviewed as a way to “help fast-growing companies keep their accounts private” and to “solicit investments [...]