How to mitigate the risk of investing on crowdfunding platforms where there is little transparency on the underlying financial health of the platform company. Topics covered include: What is the platform economy How blitzscaling and an over-reliance on venture capital funding led to Peer Street's bankruptcy What happens next for investors on Peer Street's platforms How individuals and businesses can mitigate the risk of investing or conducting business on … [Read more...]
192 Plus: Direct Indexing, Water Investing and a Money Manager Review
This week February 17, 2018 on Money For the Rest of Us Plus, we evaluate a money management firm a member is considering. We look at the pros and cons of Wealthfront's Direct Indexing strategy where they hold individual stocks versus ETFs for the U.S. equity allocation. We look at options for water investing. Finally, we look at why it is important not to over allocate to one specific crowdfunding investment platform, such as Peer Street. … [Read more...]