David Crowder

David Crowder

W.D. Crowder is an American published author. His background and areas of expertise include history, economics, expatriate living, international relations, investments and personal finance. A widely read and top of his class graduate of Stetson University, he obtained his bachelor of arts degree in History with minors in Latin American Studies and International Relations and a special emphasis in Economics. He was President of his Phi Alpha Theta (National History Honors Fraternity) Stetson University chapter and a Phi Beta Kappa (National Honors Fraternity) member.

Realty Shares Review

Crowdfunding continues to grow in popularity and presence. The niche industry has expanded to the point that real estate crowd funding-investing has finally come of age. RealtyShares is such a company that permits you to invest in both residential and commercial…

Pave Review

Peer to Peer Lending is no stranger to competition. Among the numerous companies popping up to make unsecured or real estate loans to individuals or businesses is Pave P2P Lending based in New York City, NY. What makes them different is…

Patch of Land Review

Probably the most creatively named Peer to Peer Real Estate platform on the market is Patch of Land. This is a lending marketplace that puts together institutional and accredited investors with borrowers who are purchasing real estate. The investors are…

Review of 2019 Startup Funding Platforms

Besides Peer to Peer Lending and Crowdfunding, another group of fundraising platforms that bring investors and those in need of funds together are the startup funding platforms. These platforms are populated in part by Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors, but…

Review of 2019 Crowdfunding Platforms

Crowdfunding is a personal and small business financial revolution whose time has come at last. Though it began in earnest back in the 2006-2009 time period around the Great Recession and its immediate aftermath, these sites, companies, and platforms have really…

Review of 2019 Peer to Peer Lending Platforms

After the financial crisis got rolling along like an unstoppable steamroller in 2007, consumers and small businesses discovered a shocking and even terrifying new reality. The happy-go-lucky, carefree lenders that had cheerfully splashed liquidity in the form of loans around the…

Zidisha Review

From the beginning of recorded history practically, banks have been the middlemen in between people who had money to invest and lend, and people who wanted to borrow money. For the first time in recent history, this monopoly has been convincingly…

Funding Circle Review

There are not many international peer to peer lenders based outside of the U.S. that allow you to be involved in both U.S. and international opportunities in Europe as well. This is why Funding Circle, probably the largest crowd funding…

Sigfig Investment Optimizer

SigFig is the personal finance service with a funny name that is serious about helping you to get your head wrapped around all of your finances and investment accounts. The site and service tracks and helps you to manage all…

AngelList Review

There are a number of operations in the country that claim to be the founding members of crowdfunding, like Kickstarter, Prosper, Lending Club, Funding Circle, and others. The reason there is so much confusion on who was actually first is because…

Circle Back Lending Review

Some of the P2P and crowdfunding platforms have chosen to go a different route than the mainstream direction, by seeking out institutional investors. This way, they do not have to worry about who is accredited and who is not, or…

Kickstarter Review

While many of the crowdfunding and Peer to Peer lenders focus on equity investments in companies or real estate investments, there are some that would say they have a higher calling. These particular crowdfunding outfits focus their efforts on helping…

Funded Review

There is one of the Peer to Peer lenders and investing platforms that calls itself the primary source for startup funding and angel investors. You could call this a crowdfunding P2P company and service for investors with even more money…

Lending Club Review

A new industry is in town, and it is known as peer to peer lending. This business model is really a giant credit marketplace that matches up those individuals who have funds to invest, or lend out, to those individuals…

Daric Review

Peer to Peer Lending and Crowdfunding is no stranger to innovation. The entire concept is based on a revolutionary breakthrough in technology that puts borrowers and lenders directly together on a platform where they can make and receive loans at…

EquityNet Review

EquityNet is an interesting dual mandate company in the crowdfunding space. On the one hand they offer the usual equity fundraising opportunities to businesses through investors like you. On the other hand, they provide an impressive suite of business planning…

Lending Tree Review

Thanks to the rise of Peer to Peer Funding like Lending Tree, it is much easier to obtain an unsecured loan now than ever before. With these signature loans, you can now receive the funding that you want without having to go through…

Future Advisor Review

If you are a member of the middle class like the majority of Americans, then you know all too well that for middle class people, there has been a dearth of financial advice (that was not blatantly and overtly biased)…

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