EB-5 Investor Portal Podcast

EB-5 Investor Portal Podcast


The EB-5 Broker Dealer – A Key Player in EB-5 Investments. Learn More.

June 23, 2017

EB-5 investments are securities and securities come under the purview and guidance of FINRA and its member firms. The Broker Dealer (also referred to as an investment banker) role is a critical role as one looks towards making an investment in the EB-5 arena. The reason for that is that you know that investment has gone through a certain amount of scrutiny, a certain amount of due diligence, investigation and that there has been a full identification of the risks along with the opportunities. Call it an enhanced vetting process that the project goes through before it is even made available to the investor for their consideration. So the role of a broker dealer or the role of an investment banker becomes a critical one. In the EB-5 industry this is somewhat of a new phenomenon because many people have been acting as advisors in this role without going through the various guidelines that are developed by FINRA. A Broker Dealer adds another avenue of safety that the investor may rely on.