Getting Ahead for the Little Guy
I’ve never used ‘em, can’t vouch for them, but their transaction costs are – well, not great, but reasonable. They also have an automatic-investment program and no account minimum.
The offer is for a $50 bonus for a deposit of only $50 or more – there’s a nice profit right there. And – hey, you have [...]
We’re looking at buying more shares of the local berry / jam company. Shares are 10x more expensive now then when I bought them a year ago. Which I guess means, on paper anyway, we’ve scored a 10x ROI in only one year.
Awesome, but I’m not sure who I’d sell them to at this point… [...]
My favorite investment of the last couple of years has not been the one yielding the greatest returns (yet). We got in on (nearly) the ground floor of a local company specializing in raspberries and raspberry products. It has expanded a lot, and landed some great deals. It’s profitable. Right now, profits are being poured [...]
I heard of a home-based business opportunity that seems like a real winner in our busy times:
A woman who is an excellent cook decided to make a business out of it. She prepares healthy, high-quality meals on a subscription basis. The meals run $8 per meal – which is only slightly higher than the price [...]
I’ve been participating in the Lending Club since the middle of February. So far, I’ve had the following results:
I received a $25 “bonus” for signing up. I put an extra $125 into the pot, and I’ve had six loans on that initial investment (plus one currently pending).
Five of the initial loans are still active.
I have [...]
I’m still a beginner investor, and right now I have several smaller investments rather than just one or two big ones. (My mutual funds, which used to be my only investments, have become relatively small indeed…)
But my favorite investment of them all right now is in a small, local raspberry farm. It wasn’t a public [...]
So far, just a few months into my experiment with Lending Club, things are going ridiculously smooth. I ain’t complaining. I’ve got an annualized rate of return of around 16% on some fairly aggressive notes, with no delinquent payments so far. It’s a tiny amount of money, but it is steadily generating returns.
It’ll be two [...]
I recently opened an account with Lending Club, a “peer-to-peer” lending service. It’s an interesting option both as a borrower (since the credit crisis is so tight right now) and as an investor. From the investment angle, Lending Club is currently claiming an average return of over 9%, including losses due to defaults.
So far my [...]