Anyone who has been reading my articles over the years knows that I have been on a fervent mission to help develop a practicable framework for unaccredited investor crowdfinancing. One of the reasons for my vehemence is that I am a staunch advocate of “investing freedom”. It is my belief that individuals – irrespective of […]
The 2015 Predictions of a Self-Proclaimed Crowdfinance Clairvoyant
Tis the season to reflect, predict and, for some, to even gloat a little. And by some, I mean “me”. I am proud to announce that every single one of my 2014 crowdfinance prognostications rang true. Just as I projected at the start of this year: Institutional as well as retail capital poured into P2P […]
Profiting from the Crowdfinance Revolution
A financial revolution – ignited by hordes of individuals who have grown leery of conventional financial institutions, and powered by contemporary P2P and crowdfund marketplaces – has been germinating across the planet. In the same way that the Industrial Revolution redefined manufacturing and the Internet Revolution refashioned commerce, this “Crowdfinance Revolution” will transform global capital markets […]
Online “Angel” Marketplaces
A summary of leading online “angel” marketplaces, their revenue models and the types of deals they offer Click here to download the pdf version with links Make sure to read Profiting from the Crowdfinance Revolution for beneficial due diligence tips.
Deleveraging America with P2P Lending
The debt side of crowdfinance – typically called P2P (“peer-to-peer”), online or marketplace lending – continues to mushroom at a neck breaking pace, attributable primarily to meatier yields that in many instances have returned more to investors in one month than conventional fixed-income asset classes do in an entire year. Cormac Leech of Liberum estimates […]