Make your money work for you
A trust-shattering event In late December and early January, it turned out that was probably a scam. It was a shock for many P2P investors, including me of course. Indeed, call me naive if you want, but I expected the main risk to be projects defaults, not that one platform would turn out to be … Read more Lessons from Kuetzal
Website changes Well, it looks live I’ve been very naughty : there still hasn’t been any new platform review in December.On one hand, I’m very enthusiastic about several platforms I recently discovered ( and for example), but I’m waiting until I have a good grasp of their inner workings and some actual performance to show. … Read more Crowd-lending portfolio review for December 2019
Website changes Not much happened on the website this month, and – shame on me – I didn’t even write a new review ! We spent most of November preparing our return to Europe, so I mostly focused on bringing existing reviews up-to-date. Noteworthy news from the crowdlending world In case you missed them, here’s … Read more Crowd-lending portfolio review for November 2019
Website changes This month, I took the time to update my comparison of business and real-estate crowdlending platforms; I added , and and updated data for other platforms.I’m also trying to keep track of the ratings update in order; this month, I decreased ‘s rating – because of the low loans volume -, and increased … Read more Crowd-lending portfolio review for October 2019
PeerBerry’s overview allows to invest in individual loans, with interest rates around 12%. These loans are secured by a buyback guarantee. My opinion on PeerBerry My portfolio has a performance that’s roughly similar to my and portfolios. In terms of usability, PeerBerry lags behind Swaper, but is clearly more user-friendly than Robocash. Moreover, it has … Read more PeerBerry review
Website changes In September I kept on migrating reviews to the new format, using this as an opportunity to update the information.I also expanded the documentation by adding a new page detailing the step-by-step investment process using Monethera. It’s something I’ve wanted to create for a long time but I always forgot to make the … Read more Crowd-lending portfolio review for September 2019
Process overview This guide will show the process of investing in real-estate or business loans, using as an example. There will be differences from one platform to another, but the investment process will roughly follow the same outline. The following steps displayed before investing at Monethera sum up the entire process : Investors first have … Read more Investing with Monethera : a step-by-step guide
Wisefund’s overview finances European businesses. The loans are usually medium-term (between 4 months and 1 year), and are very speculative; indeed, interest rates for several projects are close to 20%. They’re secured by a buyback guarantee A buyback guarantee is a guarantee provided by the platform or a loan originator. If repayment of a loan … Read more Wisefund review
Website changes In August, I finally switched to my new reviews generator for both Alternative Investments and Tonifier Votre Épargne. Most reviews were migrated, with the notable exceptions of Crowdestor and Bondora. They now all follow the same outline (there were a few discrepancies); in addition, I’ve updated and expanded their content. Other noteworthy changes … Read more Crowd-lending portfolio review for August 2019
TFGcrowd’s overview allows investors to lend money to businesses; interest rates for these loans vary from 8% to 17%. Many of them are protected by a buyback guarantee. My opinion on TFGcrowd The great interest rates and solid buyback guarantee on many loans make a great choice to diversify a speculative loans portfolio. However, as … Read more TFGcrowd review