MicroPlace Thinks Big to Alleviate Global Poverty through Microfinance Author: Melana Yanos
Microfinance, an investment vehicle for lending money to the working poor across the globe, has been grabbing the attention of socially responsible investors everywhere since its inception during the 1970s and 1980s. MicroPlace emerged onto the scene of the growing microfinance industry in the summer of 2006 as the first and only broker-dealer specializing in microfinance securities for retail investors.
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Virgin Money Manages Friend and Family Lending Author: Cali Zimmerman
Asking family or friends for money can be awkward, and “loans” that are never repaid can destroy relationships. But Virgin Money aims to manage private loans and help keep relationships from turning sour.
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A Look Back at Prosper’s Second Year Author: Beth Anderson
Prosper, the online lending company that began the peer-to-peer lending revolution, will mark its second year of lending on February 21st. Like any new company, Prosper’s first year has seen significant changes to the business model, and a lot of small tweaks to the system.
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Zopa U.S. Website Launched Author: Beth Anderson
Zopa, a U.K.-based peer-to-peer lending company, launched its U.S. website Tuesday, offering certificates of deposit (CDs) with a twist to help charitable U.S. investors earn money while giving back to others.
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Top 15 Charities for Investors for 2007 Author: Trista Winnie
NuWire has compiled a list of the Top 15 Charities for Investors for 2007. These 15 charities cover a range of causes. More importantly, each dollar that goes into the charity is used effectively, making each of these charities ones that investors can feel confident about supporting.
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Top 5 Investment Scams and How to Avoid Them Author: Brad Zimmerman
How to avoid the top five investment scams, including Ponzi schemes and Internet frauds.
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2007's Top 10 Investments Under $25,000 Author: Elizabeth Smith
NuWire's 2007 picks for top 10 investments under $25,000 include single and multi-family properties, foreclosures, gold and silver, mobile homes and more.
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Seminars: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Author: Jeremy Ames
How to identify useful real estate education and investment seminars and those to avoid.
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LendingClub Plunges into the P2P Market Author: Beth Anderson
LendingClub, launched via Facebook, is making a mark in the booming P2P lending market.
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Investor Highlight: David Dweck Author: Marie Langhout
Investor, realtor and mortgage broker David Dweck discusses hard money lending and real estate investments.
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Prosper: Peer-to-Peer Lending Author: Elizabeth Smith
Prosper pioneers peer to peer lending concept in the United States, in hopes of helping small lenders find borrowers and good interest rates.
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