Product Reviews

Yieldstreet Overview And The Broader Alternative Investing Landscape

Back in 2019, I spoke to representatives at Yieldstreet at the LendIt conference in San Francisco to learn more about their platform. Ah, I miss those in-person conferences. What intrigued me about Yieldstreet was their investment offerings in legal, art, marine, and supply chain finance, which I knew very little about. In 2021, here’s a

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The Mainstreaming Of Alternative Investments And Farmland Investing

The following is a sponsored post by FarmTogether, a leading online marketplace that provides accredited investors with direct access to institutional-grade farmland. FarmTogether is a long-time supporter of Financial Samurai. The mainstreaming of alternative investments and farmland investing is picking up steam. For example, FarmTogether recently closed on the largest single-asset crowdfunded farmland investment to

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Get Affordable Life Insurance And Free Quotes Online

Want affordable life insurance? Life insurance is very affordable if you know the right way to compare life insurance policies and where to shop. We’ll show you how to get free quotes securely online for cheap life insurance with the best companies today. In addition, in this article you will learn about the importance of

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Reddit Investors Shake Up Wall Street: Why Portfolio Diversification Is Key

In the never-ending desire to get rich quick, Reddit investors are the new kings and queens of day trading. Back in college, I was a degenerate day trader who bet on stocks between classes, partially based on what I read on message forums. More than 25 years later, it is fascinating to see forum-based trading

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Robinhood Alternatives: Better Online Brokerages

Looking for Robinhood alternatives? You’ve come to the right place as a DIY investor. Robinhood is an online brokerage house that steals from the poor (retail investors) and gives to the rich (hedge funds). Robinhood doesn’t charge its users a fee. But it sells its order flow to hedge funds and other institutional investors. When

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NewRetirement (Boldin) Review: An Excellent Retirement Tool

As of September 3, 2024, NewRetirement has been rebranded as Boldin, to appeal to a wider and younger audience. Boldin’s retirement planning software is for DIY investors and retirement planners, and is also being sold to corporations as an employee benefit. So in this NewRetirement, Boldin review, I will refer to the company as Boldin

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Streitwise Review 2021: A Secondary Market Real Estate Platform

One of my goals in thew new decade is to learn about as many passive real estate investment opportunities available. I have over $500,000 of capital that should be returned over the next two years. The capital will be reinvested in various real estate opportunities to sustain and grow my passive income portfolio. This article

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Edly Review: A Way To Invest In Income Sharing Agreements (ISAs)

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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The Definitive Guide To Farmland Investing: A Trillion-Dollar Asset Class

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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