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Website changes I managed to bring many reviews up-to-date; among them, , , or . What comes next is a total rewrite of several hopelessly outdated reviews, such as and . Noteworthy news from the crowdlending world Like last months, several pieces of news are related to compliance with new regulations. Indeed, both Mintos and … Read more
Website changes I published my previous portfolio review in November 2021… so much for a monthly review ! I’m currently trying to update reviews, as several of them are hopelessly out-of-date. Among them, I will probably rewrite review from scratch as a lot has changed for this platform thanks to the regulation. Noteworthy news from … Read more
2022: New year, new risks After the Covid in 2020, the war in Ukraine as well as the worldwide inflation are guaranteed to give investors headaches. On a positive side, a few months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the direct impact on our peer-to-peer and real-estate loans has been more limited than expected. Although and are … Read more
Investing in loans isn't as easy as it seems At first glance, investing in loans seems easy and safe. They indeed look like an investor’s dream made true, promising a low risk combined to high returns. Imagine… you invest € 1,000 for a year in a loan with 12% interest rate; after one year you … Read more
A very quick overview of Bondora’s Go & Grow and Mintos Strategies Both Go & Grow and Strategies are designed to make investing easier. By itself, it’s a very laudable goal. I mean, which investor in his right mind enjoys configuring Mintos’ auto-invest ? There’s no denying that using a Mintos strategy is much, much … Read more
The #1 risk when investing in loans A borrower who doesn’t reimburse the loans is obviously the greatest risk when investing in loans. Unfortunately, individual borrowers may be unable to reimburse their loans, real-estate projects may fail, and businesses may go bankrupt. Overall, all loans kinds are likely to default. In this article, we’ll examine … Read more
Peer-to-peer loans : the most popular form of crowdlending When it comes to crowdlending, consumer loans are ubiquitous. Although other loans kinds became available in recent year, consumer loans are still the most common way to invest in loans – and are likely to remain so for a long time -. In 2019, marketplaces for … Read more
Mintos's overview is one of the largest peer-to-peer lending platforms. They offer a huge volume of loans of all kinds and durations. My opinion on Mintos is a very polarizing platform. Indeed, many investors lost money when several loan originators defaulted. At the same time, several other investors report that their Mintos portfolio provides the … Read more