b'5. Understand How Securities Laws Apply to Youher money back. Violations likely will be discovered during pre-litigation depositions or a regulatory investigation. Once discovered, the disgrun-tled investor may exert the right of rescission or use it as leverage against the issuer to force a settlement.Failure to follow securities laws puts your investors funds, your reputa-tion, and your livelihood at risk. Its simply not worth it to take this risk when securities laws regarding private offerings are designed to help you legally raise capital from private investors. Think of this like learning to drive: If you drive on the highway going the wrong way or at the wrong speed, you are likely to get in an accident, causing harm to yourself and others. If you simply learn highway driving rules, your risk of an accident is small, allowing you to safely get to your destination, again and again. Now lets learn about the securities exemptions that will allow you to legally, ethically, and profitably raise all the money you want from private investors. 45'