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Crowdfunding Loan Returns “Far Outperform Pitiful Savings Rates”
Crowdfunding P2P loans show savers the money There are times when the only fitting comment is: “We couldn’t have put it better ourselves.” Here, blogger Sean O’ Meara hits the sweet spot on the risks and rewards of investing in loans offered by crowdfunding. “Peer-to-peer lending, by its very nature, has an element of risk […]
Crowdfunding Seeks Perfect Balance On Security, Yield And Access
The UK government is currently consulting on regulation, NISAs and security for crowdfunded investments Every day yields new information about the fast-growing crowdfunding market. Witness this recent article in Forbes. “Crowdfunding is a powerful tool for innovation and we shouldn’t be satisfied with a government that wants to hold it back.” We couldn’t agree more. […]
Need Income? Look To Crowdfunding, Not Government
If you’re hoping to harvest a decent yield on your capital, take a look at crowdfunding Looking for income? Well don’t look to the government for much help. Older savers, who typically need to make assets sweat and produce a good yield, “have been delivered a hammer blow”, according to the financial and investment […]
You Can Have 8% Returns – But You Can’t Have It All
“Work-life balance is vital – as is a good income” As a very successful and exciting week on the road draws to a close for the Money&Co. team, our friends at AOL online profile CEO Nicola Horlick. Nicola points out that as a career woman and mother, she has long held the belief that while […]
“It Was a Lively Session” – Money&Co. In Bristol (And Huffington Post)
And so to Bristol – and a convivial and stimulating debate over a sandwich lunch. More than twenty five people came to the Hotel du Vin in the centre of the city to discuss all things Money&Co. and our exciting crowdfunding model. We’re all about bringing businesses and people together, and we certainly managed to […]
“Savers Left High And Dry” – Money&Co. In Bristol (And Huffington Post)
Word of mouth in a room full of wine – Hotel du Vin, Bristol, hosts today’s Money&Co. lunch We bring you today’s news from Bristol, where the Money&Co. marketing and communications team, led by CEO Nicola Horlick, is bringing its own message on crowdfunding to the South West. The day sees a series of events […]
Twice As NISA – CityAM Helps Spread Crowdfunding Word
Getting the word out – awareness levels are growing, but there’s a way to go The word is spreading. Crowdfunding, despite its obvious benefits (obvious to us, at least), is relatively little known. Awareness levels show that owners of small businesses and investors generally know little about the simple process of bringing individuals and businesses […]
Crowdfunding Savers – No “Terrifying Possibility” Just “Decent Rates”
Geeting our point across – Money&Co. CEO Nicola Horlick spreads the word on crowdfunding The message is clear: low interest rates are creating huge problems for savers and investors dependent on deposit account yields (as reported here earlier). People dependent on income from annuities (fixed-income instruments that used to be an automatic accompaniment of a […]
Why The Savings Misery? Money&Co. Average Return is 8.2%
The savers’ dilemma – believe there’s more of this tomorrow, or do something about it now? Savers and deposit-account investors have had a particularly tough time of it in recent years. There’s no need to take our word alone on the topic. See what the Telegraph has to say on the subject: “Savers have become […]