On today's episode I relate my experiences with peer-to-peer lending as an alternative investment to see if it is something you may wish to consider.  As always, we use David Stein's Ten Questions to Master Investing as the basis for our review:

1.  What is it?
2.  Is it an investment, a speculation, or a gamble?
3.  What is the upside?
4.  What is the downside?
5.  Who is on the other side of the trade?
6.  What is the investment vehicle?
7.  What does it take to be successful?
8.  Who is getting a cut?
9.  How does it impact your portfolio?
10.  Should you invest?

Here is the Money Life podcast regarding my winning gold-price prognostication.  Skip to 5:20 for just that section (but the rest is good too):  https://moneylifeshow.libsyn.com/oakmarks-mcgregor-you-cant-and-wont-generate-income-like-you-used-to

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