Half of 2022 is behind us, so this time without any longer introductions, let’s take a look at the summary of my P2P investments over the last 3 months. Mintos By the end of June, the last of the loans offered were withdrawn and from July it is only possible to invest in Notes. Mintos[…]
P2Preport: 1Q2022 – detailed analysis of our P2P investments portfolio
The New Year – despite all the wishes and covid’s releases – has not started happily at all and there can be no thought of any worry-free investing. The Kazakh riots in January were a small prelude. There, however, there was a very quick intervention by Russian troops and an almost immediate calming of the[…]
P2Preport: 4Q2021 – detailed analysis of our P2P investments portfolio
It was already looking like a smooth ride throughout whole 2021. Unfortunately, a few days before Christmas, the problems of Turkish provider Wowwo on Mintos escalated. What the loss will be cannot be estimated yet, but it is sure now 2021 will not be passed with flying colours. That’s also why I’m glad that I[…]
P2Preport: 3Q2021 – detailed analysis of our P2P portfolio over the past quarter
Another quarter behind us and I am happy to say that I managed to avoid problems with loan originators defaults or even entire platforms within my P2P portfolio. The summer months for me were all about maximizing my time outdoors. This favours platforms where I haven’t had to spend much time on administration, but auto-investment[…]
P2Preport: 2Q2021
The second quarter has flown by, so it’s time to take a look at the performance of my P2P portfolio between April and June. For those who missed the first quarter evaluation or want a refresher on what I wrote about a quarter ago, they can do so here. In the second quarter, I didn’t[…]
Mintos: review of Europe’s largest P2P marketplace after 3.5 years of experience
Just a year ago at this time, Mintos was being hailed and investors were excited about the “guaranteed” double-digit returns. The year 2020 brought a sobering change, many investors left and some soured on Mintos (or P2P lending in general). What is an objective view of the P2P investment leader? Is it worth investing on[…]
Tool – Mintos lending companies comparison table
We regularly spend some time by comparing different inputs and evaluating which provider to invest at the Mintos platform. Going through the data from different sources has became quite time consuming activity and since we don’t like repetitive uneffective doings, we have created a table with the most important inputs. The table was originally meant[…]