Episode 59 – Sage Advice on Peer to Peer Lending with Laurence Samuels

This week we focus on money; what we do with the money we earn, reinvesting, peer to peer lending, etc. As Jean is proudly joined by Laurence Samuels, creator of Financial Thing: a blog site full of unbiased P2P lending reviews, DIY investing guides, and home to the new Investing Essentials Podcast. Topics Include: Introductions; how and why Laurence started Financial Thing. How cancer, in part, drove Laurence into the world of investing. The book that made investing just click. What is P2P Lending? The things that have lead to the success of, and need for, P2P. What interest look like on P2P platforms. Weighing risk of P2P. Acknowledging the subjectivity of risk. Laurence's experience based tips. Recommended platforms. Why Europe has a leg up in the P2P space. The difficulty with American money lending. Who is exactly lending to whom? Criticisms of P2P. Investing resources. Dividend investing. Calculating investment returns. Mentioned on the Show: Financial Thing Investing Essentials Podcast The Little Book of Common Sense Investing LendingClub Prosper Bondora Mintos Twino WiseClerk.com 4th Way GoToMeeting Bogleheads Entrepreneurs on Fire Podcast Property Moves Property Partner Watch This Space Property Moose