Top 6 Questions LendingClub Investors Ask Borrowers and Why
As a LendingClub investor, I’ve spent my share of time browsing the notes that are up for funding. While the information the a borrower provides in the loan application offers a substantial amount of background knowledge, investors would always appreciate more information to help them decide whether or not they should fund a particular loan. [...]
Is It Time to Invest in BP?
As the Great Oracle of Omaha preaches: “Be fearful when other are greedy and be greedy when others are fearful.” – Warren Buffett What was once one of the safest, must-have stocks in a portfolio, BP will be held in a different light as of April 20, 2010. The incident at their Deepwater Horizon offshore [...]
Say “No” to Mutual Funds with High Fees
This is a guest post by Mariusz Skonieczny, founder and president of Classic Value Investors, LLC, an investment management company. He is also the author of Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market?, a book on the fundamentals of stock investing. Did you know that there are more mutual funds than there are [...]
Review: Scottrade Online Discount Brokerage
For more than two years, I’ve been using Scottrade, an online discount brokerage. When I first decided to start investing, I managed to have only $500 to mess with. So surely, I couldn’t afford the high commission fees from brokerages such as Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Fidelity. While Zecco was offering free trades, I [...]
Weekend Links: Safe Traders Caused Dow to Drop 900 Points
Thursday May 6, 2010 was a fun day for the stock market and all investors – pardon my enthusiasm. As I had my Scottrade streaming quotes on my screen and the Dow went skydiving, I was able navigate my account in such a flawless manner to transfer some cash over in order to not miss [...]
