An Income Sharing Agreement, or ISA, is an alternative way for students to pay for university. Traditionally, students take out loans and take all the risk. If a student graduates from college with no job or a low-paying job, a university isn’t going to make up the difference. This asymmetric risk profile is one of …
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I’m pleased to share with you a comprehensive guide to farmland investing by FarmTogether, a leading farmland investing platform and Financial Samurai sponsor. Not only is this article full of information, it will evolve with updated information as the landscape changes. Farmland might be the world’s most promising untapped asset class, and the newest opportunity …
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AcreTrader is a proud new sponsor of Financial Samurai. In my quest to continuously learn about new alternative assets and new promising investment platforms, I’ve invited AcreTrader to write a guest post about farmland investing. During times of uncertainty and stock market volatility, it’s nice to invest in real assets. Mark Twain once said, “Buy …
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DiversyFund is a real estate marketplace that enables nonaccredited investors to diversify into real estate investing for as little as $500. As an experienced real estate and real estate crowdfunding investor, this is my detailed DiversyFund review. DiversyFund was founded in 2016, but really only received its Series A funding in early 2018. Therefore, DiversyFund …
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In my quest to understand all the top real estate crowdfunding platforms, I’ve put together this comprehensive EquityMultiple review. The NASDAQ is now up over 20% and the S&P 500 is roughly back to even year-to-date. With a strong recovery in stocks, money should be looking for lagging recovery opportunities in real estate. EquityMultiple actually …
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During shelter-in-place, alcohol sales skyrocketed as millions of Americans entertained themselves at home. The rise in alcohol sales got me thinking about whether there is an investment opportunity in wine. After all, when times are good, people drink. And when times are bad, people might drink even more! It just so happens there is a …
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After publishing my post, Focus On Trends: Why I’m Investing In The Heartland Of America, a couple readers pointed out that Fundrise, one of the leading real estate crowdfunding platforms, offers various eREITs. Further, on February 13, 2019, Google announced they are investing $13 billion in heartland real estate to expand their offices and data …
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If you want to invest in real estate, consider investing in Fundrise eFunds. Fundrise eFunds are private real estate funds that provide diversified exposure across America. Washington D.C. based Fundrise is one of the most innovative real estate crowdfunding platforms today. They were the first to create the eREIT, a real estate fund that uses …
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I only have two credit cards. A personal cash back rewards credit card and my Chase Ink Business Cash credit card. Any more cash back credit cards and my wallet starts getting too fat. When the wallet gets too fat, it’s hard to sit and type Financial Samurai articles. Then my world would start crumbling …
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Right before the pandemic began in 2020, the question I posed for all of you was: If the economy tanked, would you be ready? How about if World War III broke out? I asked this question before 2019 was an extraordinary year for returns. Something bad was bound to happen, and it did! Let’s do …
