It was classic Washington protectionism… disguised, of course, as “looking out for the little guy.”

Regulators claimed that this kind of investing was too dangerous for “regular people,” so they made it off limits.

Well, you know how these things work…

It turns out that this “off-limits” niche of the market has helped a privileged few walk away with fortunes.

Meanwhile, the other 97% of Americans were completely shut out — simply because they didn’t meet the SEC’s strict net-worth requirements. In other words, they simply weren’t rich enough to enter the playground enjoyed by elite investors.

But on May 16, 2016 everything changed.

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On that Monday, the SEC opened up these restricted opportunities to you, me and everyone else in America.

Now, for the first time since 1933, the SEC is allowing regular people to invest right alongside billionaires, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists in brand-new explosive-growth companies — before they go public on the major stock exchanges.

It’s Called “Pre-IPO Investing,” and it’s the only way to own a piece of companies like Google, Facebook, Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat before they ever hit a stock exchange. 

Just imagine getting in on the early stages of, say, Facebook. What’s more, you were able to buy a piece for only 33 cents — or Google for 44 cents or Apple for 78 cents… That’s the kind of opportunity we’re talking about here.

But it’s just half the story…

By specifically waiving Section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933, the SEC is now permitting companies to raise funds for the first time directly from ordinary investors. That means you can do it all online, with no broker, and virtually no paperwork or documentation required.

Now, if you’re thinking to yourself that you’ve already missed the boat on companies like Twitter or Facebook, that’s true. But it’s also true that the next game-changing startup is right around the corner, developing its business, acquiring customers, waiting in the wings to go public.

In fact, thousands of other companies in this sub-niche haven’t gone public on the stock market yet. But early investors are already in line for massive payoffs.

#-ad_banner-#For example, people who put $1,000 into still-private deals are looking at payouts as high as $187,790 in Lyft… $543,000 in Snapchat… $7.9 million in Airbnb and $12.5 million in Uber.

Some early investors are in Uber are already up 1,250,000%. Talk about a million-to-one moonshot. Literally.

Of course not every deal in this niche pays you 1,000 times your money — let alone 100 or even 10 times your money.

Some only make 265%. Others make 654%. And, yes, some return nothing at all.

But here’s the bottom line…

Willamette University studied 1,200 of these investments over 15 years and discovered something astonishing: Overall, including all the winners and losers, investors in this niche of the market made two and a half times their money. And they did it in just four years.

But here’s what really blew me away…

Nearly 10% of their investments shot up by more than 500%.

You can see it right here…

Think about that for a second…

Out of the 2,123 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange, only 10 have made more than 500% over the past four years. That’s 0.47%, or Less than one in two hundred.

Which would you rather have? A 10% chance at making 500% or 0.47%? 

Granted, these are just stats. Not everything you touch will make you rich. But break down the study’s numbers and you’ll see that the typical early-stage investment deal returned 160% in just four years. 

That’s almost six times the 28.6% that the regular stock market returned during the same time. Most regular investors didn’t even manage to achieve that 28.6%.The true rate of return for the average American stock investor over a typical four-year stretch is just 15.3%, mostly because individual investors are notoriously bad at timing when to buy and sell. 

Any way you slice it, we’re talking about serious potential here. In fact, I think it’s the single best chance investors have of making triple-digit-plus gains in the years ahead. 

That’s why I recently partnered with StreetAuthority to spread the word about pre-IPO investing.

For those of you who are unfamiliar, my name is Joseph Hogue. I’ve been following pre-IPO crowdfunding since 2009 and have personally covered this revolution since 2014. I’ve spent years as an equity analyst and as a venture capital expert, and I’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when pre-IPO crowdfunding would open to individual investors.

That day has finally arrived.

I’ve said it before, but make no mistake, this has the potential to completely change the way we think investing and startup funding as we know it. But let’s be honest, this is new territory for most investors — and to have success, you’re going to need some help getting started.

That’s where my new premium newsletter, Pre-IPO Millionaire, comes in. 

In this unique newsletter, I will walk investors through the steps needed to get familiar with this exciting space. Not only that, but each month I’ll also highlight the most exciting crowdfunding deals available to investors, along with the same quality research I’ve used to analyze early-stage companies for venture capital firms. 

In this way, a subscription to Pre-IPO Millionaire will be like having a venture capital outfit working for you.

If you have any interest at all in learning about the next revolutionary companies that could disrupt entire industries and change our daily lives (while making a fortune for early-stage investors), then I encourage you to give Pre-IPO Millionaire a try. By following this link, you’ll be taken to a special presentation and have the opportunity to join us for a special trial rate.