Understanding asset classes and combining them is critical in building a lucrative investment portfolio. Asset classes are an essential part of the diversification strategy, which allows you to capture returns while managing the overall risk profile of your investment portfolio. Different asset classes have a different correlation to the overall financial market and other asset … 
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Asset classes 101: What should you know about them?

While real estate investments were exclusively available to wealthy or institutional investors, real estate crowdfunding platforms facilitated access to this high-return industry. Although real estate crowdfunding in Europe is still in its early stages compared to other investment options, it has grown in popularity as it has recently made significant advances, with many platforms operating … 
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Best Real Estate Crowdfunding Platforms in Europe

Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is when two people interact with each other directly for lending and borrowing without using official financial intermediaries. P2P lending is becoming more popular among investors and is considered a desirable alternative investment, especially in light of the low returns offered elsewhere. Just like any other investment, P2P lending involves some risks … 
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Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Lending: Advantages and Disadvantages Uncovered

Crowdestate is one of the pioneers of real estate crowdfunding platforms, and we have been providing our investors with carefully selected real estate investment opportunities for close to 8 years now. We are now excited to welcome you to our real estate investment academy! Our close to 70,000 international investors have a wide variety of … 
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Welcome to the Real Estate Investment Academy!

Real estate can be a very attractive investment for investors looking to diversify their holdings, reduce portfolio volatility, or generate consistent returns. However, to choose the best real estate investment, investors must first learn how to compare the various available opportunities. The equity multiple is one of the most effective methods used to assess the … 
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Equity Multiple in Real Estate Explained

If you are familiar with the world of finance, you know how important it is to educate yourself before making any decision. Even if you have experience in the field, things like managing your personal finance may become challenging and your investments may fall below your expectations. One effective way to pursue this education is … 
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European Money Blogs to follow right now

“Inflation is taxation without legislation.” Milton Friedman Skyrocketing inflation is shocking the investors For a few decades, the European Central Bank was firmly sticking to its 2% inflation target, and European investors benefited from a long period of low single-digit inflation. As the overall money supply was kept under strict control, maintaining the low inflation … 
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How to protect your savings in the inflationary environment?

Tõnu Toompark, Kinnisvarakool.ee The war started by Russia in Ukraine is the main factor determining the future prospects of the European and Estonian economies. Market participants and forecasters expect tensions to persist. Understandably, the situation on the battlefields in a week, a month, or two is unpredictable. The real estate and narrower housing markets are … 
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The course of the war will determine the fate of the economy and the housing market

Crowdestate is celebrating its first year in Portuguese market. One year has passed and we were able to support the financing of 14 different projects in 22 tranches, totalizing 1.884.000€. A first exit was also successfully achieved with the first opportunity opened back in July. Following 7,6% downfall in 2020 because of Covid 19 impact, … 
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Invest in sunny Portugal with Crowdestate – Huge opportunities coming for 2022

Regular reviewing and sticking to your investment plan (and we hope you have one) remains ever-important in the current fast-changing economic environment. The overwhelming increase in the money supply has brought down the general level of interest rates, which has also affected the real estate crowdfunding market.  The first charge mortgage secured loans, that used … 
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Why sticking to your 1 true investment plan is a great idea

If you have ever considered investing in unsecured, high-risk consumer or payday loans, you have probably come across terms like “Buyback Guarantee” or “Buyback Obligation” on the P2P consumer loans marketplace’s website. A large number of European P2P lending marketplaces specializing in trading unsecured consumer debt obligations are advertising the buyback guarantee as a miracle … 
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