The platform was once one of the largest and most popular in the industry. But in recent years, investor satisfaction plummeted, along...

One of the two office real-estate deals (Atlanta Financial Center) had been touted last year as the largest ever fund-raise on the...

The impossible claim that investor capital is "fully protected from loss" has not yet been removed by the sponsor or the platform....

The once immensely popular platform suffered devastating declines in investor approval over the years. And despite previous reassurances,...

Deep-dive into my Seven Figure Alternative Investment (and Real Estate) Portfolio: 2023 Q2 Update

"The captain has turned on the seatbelt warning. Would you like a soft-landing, a hard-landing or a crash-and-burn?; “This ain’t your...

2022 reviews are in (including investor feedback and upgraded and downgraded ratings), the Private Investor Club welcomes 5,600th member...

My defensive portfolio enjoyed an exceptional year (returning 49.58% including 7.37% in income). In comparison the stock market dropped -3.3

"Younger, sicker and quicker (to get worse)": 4th U.S. wave vaults past multiple records, as Delta muscles its way to 95% dominance; Herd...

Micro-edition update; U.S. progress on third death wave drives forward, but then stalls out;Crystal ball: Time to buckle up? Infections...

Micro-edition update; U.S. continues to make progress battling down third death wave; Crystal ball: Progress on third wave of infections...

This master index includes my latest portfolio deep-dive as well as all of my older updates back to 2017. (Usual disclaimer: I'm just an...

Despite the surprise of a global pandemic and the sharpest downturn in U.S. recorded history, my defensive, boring-by-design portfolio...

Index of articles in the series.

It's an honor to be able to answer questions about real estate, investing and crowdfunding from the general, financial and real estate...

U.S. continues slow progress against virus, but shows disturbing signs of stalling; More states exit lockdown, including 11 that fail...

Even some experienced investors don't realize that IRR (internal rate of return) and annual return aren't the same thing. So when they try

Investor lawsuits fly against Realty Shares and MG Capital; New CrowdStreet "Offer Lottery" feature; Private Investor Club welcomes...

My boring-by-design portfolio cranked out a nice 8%+ in income (not counting price appreciation). And I've added 3 difficult-to-find...

Comprehensive review of Roofstock One; Four club feeders onboarding; "How to evaluate sponsor compensation"; SEC clamps down on iFunding...