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What is a peer to peer loan? What is p2p lending?

by Simon Cunningham

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How-to-Try-P2P-Lending

June 27, 2014 in P2P Lending Basics

How to try peer to peer lending (with $2,000)

To help prospective investors, I have broken down the average registration and investment process below.

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June 20, 2014 in P2P Lending Basics

How to liquidate and close a Lending Club or Prosper account

There comes a time in the arc of every investment where things finalize. The money…

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December 17, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

The three seasons of the return curve at Lending Club & Prosper

Anybody who has been an active investor in peer to peer lending for longer than…

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November 12, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

Cash can be a drag in peer to peer lending

For people just beginning as peer to peer investors, the first step involves opening an…

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September 27, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

What is an expected return in peer to peer lending?

Late into 2013, peer to peer lending continues to be a novel avenue to earn…

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Investing-Risks-Lending-Club-Prosper

August 13, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

The complete guide to risk at Lending Club & Prosper

When describing peer to peer lending to people for the first time, a typical response…

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June 26, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

How to retire wealthy with a Lending Club or Prosper IRA

At some point in our lives, our bodies break down. Muscles and joints weaken, memory…

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Diversify-Lending-Club-Prosper-Accounts

February 2, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

Diversify your Lending Club & Prosper account like a pro

In Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice, we find Antonio, the wealthy merchant after whom…

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January 30, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

The basics – Part 4: Final pieces

Part 1 – An Overview Part 2 – Lending Step-by-StepPart 3 – Filtering LoansPart 4…

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Filtering-Basic-Lending-Club-Prosper

January 29, 2013 in P2P Lending Basics

The basics – Part 3: Filtering loans

Part 1 – An Overview Part 2 – Lending Step-by-StepPart 3 – Filtering LoansPart 4…

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Simon Cunningham — January 2026