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Is it something you have to be an accredited investor for?
by joshmlewis 13y ago
Is it something you have to be an accredited investor for?
- hkmurakami 13y agoNo, you can be a regular investor but you need to have an account through a major bank and have someone you can talk to who can show you their new issue inventory and make the transaction for you.
- lemma 13y agoYou don't need to be accredited. The debt of a company is higher in the capital structure than its equity (creditors come before shareholders in bankruptcy), so it's a more conservative investment. That's not to say that any bond is safer than any stock, and there are plenty of bonds that are very risky (companies have credit ratings just like individuals and countries). Keep in mind also that bonds tend to have a minimum purchase size (usually $10k face value) and minimum increments thereafter ($1k usually).