P2P Lending

A Visual Guide to Lending Money with Prosper’s New Portfolio Plans

January 19, 2008

Recently I described how I overcame my fear of P2P lending. One factor that encouraged me to dive into peer to peer lending was Prosper’s new Portfolio Plans. With these plans, you can quickly and easily select the types of loans you want to make, and then leave all of the hard work up to [...]

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How I Overcame My Fear of Lending Money on Prosper.com

January 15, 2008

I‘ve invested in the stock market for more than 15 years. I own mutual funds that invest in junk bonds, emerging markets, micro cap stocks and other very risky investments. I’ve lived through severe market downturns like we saw in 2000-2002. I’ve watched my portfolio balance plunge, all the while holding steadfast with my investment [...]

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