|
Post by Warren Lee on Mar 26, 2015 14:53:21 GMT
Who knows more than you do? It's a question I've been pondering. I've enjoyed just reading the posts here and I see now that UK lending is more advanced than American lending. In my other thread from a few weeks back ( p2pindependentforum.com/thread/2281/wellesley-gurney-lending-experts-tips ) many people thought that too many execs were giving advice in the article only to line their pockets. I disagree, but I understand how that could be a concern. But many P2P newbies got some good info from the execs. Here's the issue, so many P2P forum guys aren't newbies. So... That gave me an idea to do an article specifically for the more informed investors, like you in this forum. In fact I plan on doing an article specifically focused on this forum. It should bring a lot of attention to you guys and your forum, the execs interview was covered in Bloomberg Business. I just finished my most recent interview with finance bloggers on the topic of P2P loans & debt consolidation and now I'd like to interview Elljay the 5-10 most knowledgeable forum members here in regards to investing tips. The only problem is. WHO knows more than you?
I can't yet set up a poll because I don't have a list of forum contributors that I know you respect and would like to see featured on an international national lending blog. So please give me names of the person that you always listen to or read from here. (if you know a few from other forums that's OK too, just let me know their forum name and where I can find them to contact them for an interview...) It's great publicity for this forum & gives me some to write about on the UK side of P2P lending, Win-win. SHORT VERSION:* I want to interview EllJay & the 5-10 most informed UK forum members here & elsewhere for an article. * Tell me who you think should be interview (and why...) in this thread.
|
|
Investor
Member of DD Central
Posts: 662
Likes: 590
|
Post by Investor on Mar 26, 2015 15:45:13 GMT
|
|
coop
Member of DD Central
Posts: 714
Likes: 571
|
Post by coop on Mar 26, 2015 15:47:02 GMT
Srry don't have any names for you right now but I think it would be great if you got a bit of a spread of investment level within the group of people you ask. There are a lot of relatively HNW individuals on here and it would be good to get a couple of people with say £20k or less as well as those with loadsa money; as I fear a panel of 10-15 people with huge pensions and £100k plus in P2P wouldn't be as informative for smaller investors as a mixed panel.
|
|
|
Post by pepperpot on Mar 26, 2015 16:09:19 GMT
In addition to the above list, I'll throw in pikestaff, samford71, sl75, batchoy, bugs4me, mrclondon. Obviously can't vouch for anyone's willingness to offer time, but I would be very interested in any resulting article, much more so than the 'exec' version. P.S. If you do get to interview oldgrumpy, make sure there is a large hand of bananas and a nurse present throughout.
|
|
|
Post by Warren Lee on Mar 27, 2015 2:45:07 GMT
Thanks guys, when enough names come in. I'll just request that anyone in the group of voted names contact me if they want to be interviewed.
It's good to see the first set of names come through, I'll write them down in my notepad right now!
Keep them coming!
|
|
|
Post by Warren Lee on Mar 27, 2015 2:48:51 GMT
I will definitely look at the like count as well as the actual testimony from their peers. I'll be going off of "feel" a little bit too, the cream usually rises to the top.
|
|
|
Post by rudry2677 on Mar 27, 2015 8:58:19 GMT
Tea leaves
|
|
oldgrumpy
Member of DD Central
Posts: 5,087
Likes: 3,233
|
Post by oldgrumpy on Mar 27, 2015 11:42:03 GMT
I am baffled yet delighted by my inclusion among the more respected of this community, though I do feel that most of my input is more flippant than felicitous, so it will be better to concentrate any published document (which I will read avidly) on the observations of the other listed investors.
Besides, nursing care and a constant supply of old tooth friendly fruit could be expensive.
|
|
|
Post by Warren Lee on Mar 27, 2015 12:25:13 GMT
I am baffled yet delighted by my inclusion among the more respected of this community, though I do feel that most of my input is more flippant than felicitous, so it will be better to concentrate any published document (which I will read avidly) on the observations of the other listed investors. Besides, nursing care and a constant supply of old tooth friendly fruit could be expensive. At the very least, I can definitely see you'd be good for entertaining quotes! LOL!
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2015 1:58:48 GMT
I'd be happy to give you an Austrian perspective.
There's also an academic at Alternative Finance Research Program, University of Cambridge called Bryan Zheng Zhang who's been working specifically on p2p finance.
|
|
|
Post by GSV3MIaC on Mar 28, 2015 17:24:48 GMT
I am baffled yet delighted by my inclusion among the more respected of this community, though I do feel that most of my input is more flippant than felicitous, so it will be better to concentrate any published document (which I will read avidly) on the observations of the other listed investors. Besides, nursing care and a constant supply of old tooth friendly fruit could be expensive. There's nobody more respected than you for the off the wall quote (or for banana consumption). Besides, you know what they say about 600 lb Gorillas ('where do they sleep?' .. 'anywhere they damn well choose') We don't all want to read about "Chi-squared significance testing of the effects of geographical location on the repayment of scrap dealer loans" .. at least not all the time. 8>.
|
|
|
Post by Warren Lee on Apr 1, 2015 14:04:09 GMT
I'd be happy to give you an Austrian perspective. There's also an academic at Alternative Finance Research Program, University of Cambridge called Bryan Zheng Zhang who's been working specifically on p2p finance. Hey RuPaul, thank you for that info and if we delve into Austrian lending I know where to look! Thanks again.
|
|
ramblin rose
Member of DD Central
“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” — Alphonse Karr
Posts: 1,370
Likes: 857
|
Post by ramblin rose on Apr 2, 2015 10:46:38 GMT
Well, there's a heart-warming (if a little blush-making) note on which to start back on forum duty after my return from bobbing around in the North Sea for a while ( - OK too much information ). I guess many peoples' concern (certainly mine at any rate) would be a wish to retain anonymity, and that could limit the number who would wish to take part.
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2015 1:40:50 GMT
As in Austrian economics (sound money, no fractional reserve banking, no central banking, no government intervention), as in what does someone sceptical of the nonsense people like Mark Carney come out with think of p2p as a reliable vehicle for wealth preservation........
but Bryan can give you the total overview (from all perspectives).
|
|
|
Post by Warren Lee on Apr 17, 2015 10:55:04 GMT
Well, there's a heart-warming (if a little blush-making) note on which to start back on forum duty after my return from bobbing around in the North Sea for a while ( - OK too much information ). I guess many peoples' concern (certainly mine at any rate) would be a wish to retain anonymity, and that could limit the number who would wish to take part. Yes Ramblin Rose, I'm seeing that to be true. So I've decided to only interview EllJay, and if anyone else respected wants to participate (and you're doing UK lending of course), just PM me and we'll discuss it. - Warren
|
|