A 15% Guaranteed Return? Lending on the Fringes of Finance
An analysis of the returns and risks of different lending platform options including asset-based lending, unsecured peer-to-peer lending, cryptocurrency lending and a cash advance company that promises to pay a 15% annual percentage yield. Topics covered include:U-haul Investors Club and other asset-based lending optionsDriverLoans Investor Club that promises a 15% guaranteed returnBlockFi - cryptocurrency lending with yields over 8%LendingClub and why returns are only 4% to 5%The economics of cash advance and payday loan lending businesses Thanks to LinkedIn and Aspiration for sponsoring the episode. Text the word David to 64000 to open an Aspiration Save and Spend Account. For show notes and more information on this episode click here.