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Articles tagged: Crowdfunding/CrowdFinancing

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Crowdfunding Risks: An Argument Against Investing Through Equity Crowdfunding

The JOBS Act does not require startups to have an independent board. Coupled with poor investor education, crowdfunding risks often outweigh benefits.

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Crowdfunding Fundamentals

How Wise Is the Reg CF Crowd? 

Knowing your crowdfunding fundamentals can help you decipher which crowds you want to “follow” with an investment and which are better left alone.

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Evaluating Deal Terms in Crowdfunding Investments: Part 2

Convertible Debt and Future Equity All Americans, regardless of income or net worth, can invest in shares of startups and fast-growing small businesses through equity crowdfunding platforms. Offering terms vary […]

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Evaluating Deal Terms in Crowdfunding Investments Part 1: Straight Equity

Angel investing, in this case through crowdfunding platforms, involves at least one step that you don’t normally undertake when investing in public securities: evaluating deal terms. For most investors, crowdfunding […]

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How to Target Regulated Equity Crowdfunding Deals

How to Target Regulated Equity Crowdfunding Deals

All Americans, regardless of income or net worth, can invest in shares of startups and fast-growing small businesses through equity crowdfunding websites, also known as funding portals. It’s an adventurous […]

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Equity Crowdfunding Diversification and Planning

Equity Crowdfunding for the New Angel Investor

Discover how to plan your equity crowdfunding investments thoughtfully to navigate risk as a new angel investor.

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Fundamentals of Corporate Structures and Their Effects on 4 Types of Equity Offerings

Four types of equity offerings issued by LLCs & corporations have benefits & drawbacks for investors. Learn about stock, LLC units and convertible debt.

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Crowdfunding Syndicated Loans: An Alternative for Real Estate Debt Investors

Investing in real estate debt requires market expertise. Investing in a syndicated loan through a crowdfunding platform offers diverse lender expertise.

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What Investors Need to Know about Equity Crowdfunding: Part 2

There is considerable potential in equity crowdfunding, but all investors should be aware of the advantages and disadvantages to such investing.

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Equity Crowdfunding Performance Review: Billions for Startups, But What about Returns for Investors?

There is no lack of statistics about how much capital has been raised, and how those dollar amounts have increased year over year, in the new asset class called securities crowdfunding. The statistics about investor returns have been much less forthcoming, partly because securities crowdfunding is only a few years old, but also because investor returns are not as “transparent” as offerings and sales on funding platforms.

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