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: Show Notes Amazon: Independent Sellers In The U.S. Sold More Than 4.1 Billion Products in 2022 by SGB Media—SGB Media PeerStreet LinkedIn Post by Brett Crosby—LinkedIn Crowdfunding platform PeerStreet files for bankruptcy by Flávia Furlan Nunes—Housingwire AI Was Q2’s Big Hope To Reverse … [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...]