There’s always an element of risk with any individual investment, and that’s true of EquityMultiple as well. As an alternative asset class, investments made through EquityMultiple are not covered by FDIC or SIPC. However, EquityMultiple does take numerous steps to protect investors' cash and information. As mentioned above, they utilize Amazon Web Service (AWS) technology, in which all sensitive data is encrypted and stored within secure databases. Meanwhile, industry-standard encryption and best practices are used in connection with data encryption for the transfer of information.