Your Guide to the High-Risk, High-Reward World of Investing in Startups When Fundamental Finance Law Changes Go Into Effect May 16 Posted by May 10, 2016 Leave a comment on Your Guide to the High-Risk, High-Reward World of Investing in Startups When Fundamental Finance Law Changes Go Into Effect May 16 New rules for equity crowdfunding mean that nonprofessional investors can now buy pieces of a business.