Posts Tagged ‘lending’

Welcome to the Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending #7: “Rate Cuts Hit Prosper” Edition! When I first started investing in Prosper last December, the estimated return for a Conservative Portfolio Plan was 9.20%. Last time I checked, this number was down to 8.00% and it’s even having problem winning bids at this lower rate. [...]

In my previous post on peer-to-peer lending, I indicated that these networks are not quite ready for prime time yet. One reason was the stability of these companies, which was promptly addressed in the comments section — specifically, a 3rd party loan servicing agent will service the loans in case something happens to these companies. [...]

It has been a while since I wrote about my peer-to-peer lending investments. DebtKid recently interviewed me, and you can see our interview on Lending Club. One of the questions the stuck with me was: “Do you think P2P investments should fit into an investor’s portfolio?”

Peer to-Peer Lending Is Not Ready for Prime Time
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There are a lot going on at Moolanomy’s ideas factory. Unfortunately, I can’t write them down fast enough, but I want to share everything now — talking about patience! Anyway, here is a list of topics that I will be talking about over the next few days, may be weeks. I just [...]