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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.
\nTopics Include:
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\n \t* Introductions; how and why Laurence started Financial Thing.
\n \t* How cancer, in part,\xa0drove Laurence into the world of investing.
\n \t* The book that made investing just click.
\n \t* What is P2P Lending?
\n \t* The things that have lead to the success of, and need for, P2P.
\n \t* What interest look like on P2P platforms.
\n \t* Weighing risk of P2P.
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\n \t* Acknowledging the subjectivity of risk.
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\n \t* Laurence's experience based tips.
\n \t* Recommended platforms.
\n \t* Why Europe has a leg up in the P2P space.
\n \t* The difficulty with American money lending.
\n \t* Who is exactly lending to whom?
\n \t* Criticisms of P2P.
\n \t* Investing resources.
\n \t* Dividend investing.
\n \t* Calculating investment returns.
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\nMentioned on the Show:
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\n \t* Financial Thing
\n \t* Investing Essentials Podcast
\n \t* The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
\n \t* LendingClub
\n \t* Prosper
\n \t* Bondora
\n \t* Mintos
\n \t* Twino
\n \t* WiseClerk.com
\n \t* 4th Way
\n \t* GoToMeeting
\n \t* Bogleheads
\n \t* Entrepreneurs\xa0on\xa0Fire Podcast
\n \t* Property Moves
\n \t* Property Partner
\n \t* Watch This Space
\n \t* Property Moose