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Every investment guru has his or her own bit of investment advice for those who need to learn how to start investing. When I first started, the word on the street was to look at a fund’s past performance when deciding to buy a mutual fund. For instance, to help people choose the right mutual [...]
It has been a while since I write about Lending Club. I haven’t written about peer-to-peer lending, because there hasn’t been much to write about except for the chance to win $2,500 from Lending Club. Otherwise, I am still an investor on both Prosper and Lending Club, and I continue to buy more notes when [...]
Last week I highlighted an article about the long-term performance of stocks vs. bonds. The upshot was that, while stocks hold a slight long-term edge, bonds can (and do) outperform stock over significant time periods. Today we’re turning our attention to certificates of deposit (CDs).CDs vs. StocksDid you know that CD outperformed stocks* from 1994-2008? [...]Follow me on Twitter!
I just ran across an interesting article from back in March over at Barron’s. In it, they state that:One of the bedrocks of modern investing has been the surety that stocks outperform bonds over long periods. Stocks’ risk premium, or excess return over bonds, has become gospel for financial advisers, brokers and pension consultants, among [...]Follow me on Twitter!
This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I made it through the month of June with all of my Lending Club loans intact. This isn’t particularly surprising, as most notes are paid on time when they’re new, regardless of quality.Taken together, my high and low risk portfolios are providing a net [...]Follow me on Twitter!

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