Episode 85: Qualified Client Thresholds Are Going Up

Quick housekeeping episode today. The SEC just increased the qualified client thresholds, effective June 29, 2026 – mere weeks away. If you charge a performance allocation — or if you invest in a fund that does — this affects you. It's not complicated, but the deadline is real, and the numbers moved more than they usually do. Thanks, inflation.

Key Points From This Episode:

• What Is a Qualified Client?
• Why Does It Matter?
• What are the New Thresholds?
• Brief explanation of the Grandfathering Rule.
• What do managers actually need to do? 

Disclaimer:

This show is for informational purposes only. Nothing presented here constitutes legal, investment or tax advice. The guests that join us share their considerable fund-related wisdom, but everything they share here is their personal opinion and for educational purposes only. On this show, they are speaking for themselves, and not for their employer or any affiliated entity.

Tokens of Wisdom is produced by Dave Rothschild, partner at Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit https://colefrieman.com/

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Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dave Rothschild - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcrothschild/

Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP - https://colefrieman.com/

Music by Joe Ginsberg - https://www.instagram.com/thejoeginsberg

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