Hello and good morning to all our readers. Welcome to another edition of the Prosper Roundup. We have lots in store for you today, including a large section for our small business entrepreneurs and for those looking to create their own start-up during this economic situation. Drop us a line when you’re through to tell [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper.com Roundup - Small Business and the Economic Crisis

The collection of links this week comprises a list of reads for small businesses and those looking to start a small business. Several articles discuss investors and start-up money. Browse the other categories to read about lending, banking, and stocks.
Peer-to-Peer Lending:
• Learn how P2P lending’s popularity surges over at Seo(X)Factor.
• Tiny Crunch Newswire writes Washington Mutual Bites [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup – Bailouts and Business

Welcome to this latest edition of Prosper’s Weekly Roundup. The title for this week’s roundup comes from a Forbes headline. There’s a lot going on in the news! Be sure to check out the Stocks and Banking Industry section for more information.

Peer-to-Peer Lending:
• TNL.net presents fast pace look into the History of Currency. P2P Lending is [...]

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• Postal History Worldwide Stamps

Continue reading → Weekly Roundup - Bottom-Feeders and the Banking Industry

Welcome to a new edition of the Prosper roundup. There are many stories this week to relate. The first section of this roundup is on the stock exchange and the banking industry. If you have had your head in the sand use these links as a way to dive headfirst into what’s going on in [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Weekly Roundup

Prosper roundup gets switched around! Easy to read categories are going to be our new way of organizing the roundup.
Categories may change from week to week, but overall the feel of the roundup will be the same. 
Business Loans:
• SFGate posts an article this last Sunday on how right now it’s a hard time to get new [...]

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• Lamp Posts Outdoor Lighting Yard, Garden Outdoor Living

Continue reading → Prosper Weekly Roundup

Welcome to another roundup here at Prosper. School is in session for many, hurricane season has started, and summer is nearly over with autumn creeping in to take its place. How are you improving your personal finance?
Investing Intelligently blogs a debunking post to “why index investing may not be for you”. Which opinion do you [...]

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Keep your eye on the horizon looks like another storm or two is brewing. Be prepared and stay safe as hurricanes are blowing. Well they’re not listed at hurricanes right now, they’re still tropical storms, but damage can still be severe. Check weather updates at www.weather.com.
 
It’s August and that means going to school. Brip Blap [...]

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Continue reading → Gustav, Hanna, and Finance - Prosper Roundup

Gymnastics gold, silver, and the fabulous one two of Nastia Luikin and Shawn Johnson inspire this week’s roundup.
To start off CNN Money writes 17 ways to raise fast cash; of course there is a catch. This is a list of the 17 worst ways to raise the money even though each item does include a [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup: Gold and Silver

Michael Phelps has won another World Record, another race, and another gold. This makes the total gold count 13. He has won 7 gold from this Olympics. Phelps has now surpassed Mark Spitz in Olympic gold medals.
Corporatism where investment income is taxed differently than earned income by Brip Blap this week looks at taxes and [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup the ‘Michael Phelps Has Done it Again!’ Edition

The Olympics are upon us and I for one have been looking forward to this event for some time — the purest form of athletic competition and a political tool. Will the issues around censorship and human rights get the attention they deserve?
Get Fit Slowly (the fitness and health counterpart to the wildly popular Get [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup Beijing Olympics Edition

GenX Finance offers How to Tell if You Have a Bad 401k Plan.
Rich Credit Debt Loan tells you How to Keep Cash Flow Coming In.
LazyMan covered a recently reemerged story in Extreme Foreclosure!.
The Digerati Life laments Lost Money: How Money Drains Add Up To $175,000 In 10 Years.
Cash Money Life discusses the need to Get [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup Solar Eclipse Edition

The personal finance blogosphere was packed with great articles this week… Here are a few of our favorites…
GenX Finance details the Top 12 Money Mistakes Most People Make and special congratulations to GenX Finance for being named by PC Magazine to the Top 15 Websites for Managing (and Saving) Money
 
RateLadder updates 1 Month Late or [...]

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This week has been interesting to say the least…  I am very much looking to see what the future will hold.  I hope you had a great week as well…
Financial Blogosphere…
Loan Chimp thinks Portfolio Plans are Growing Up
Lending Stats blog on Privatizing risk, socializing losses
Cash Money Life offers this guide on How to Become A [...]

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• Life Savers Candy Nuts Advertising Collectibles

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I had the pleasure of attending a 4th of July celebration in Sonoma, CA. The town pulls out all the stops to put on an old fashioned 4th of July celebration. From the parade, to the carnival in the town square, to the fire department sponsored fireworks everything was incredible… I hope everyone’s [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup July 4th Edition

Welcome to the longest day of the year… OK so it was actually the 21st, but close enough… I hope are enjoying the sunshine in your neck of the woods. Our thoughts and prayers are with flood victims in the Midwest.
Here are some of our favorites posts from around the blogosphere…  I will be covering [...]

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• New Year Holiday, Seasonal Collectibles

Continue reading → Prosper Roundup Longest Day of the Year Edition

Here’s hoping that you and yours had a great Father’s Day.  Mine was fantastic… My wife surprised me by flying my dad in for a visit from another part of the country and I enjoyed it very much… 
Around the Prosper, p2p lending, and personal finance blogosphere….
BankRate coveres Peer-to-peer online lending grows in tight economy
“Home equity [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup — Father’s Day Edition

A sincere and respectful thank you to all the veterans past and present.  Your sacrifice for our freedom is greatly appreciated. 
Here are some of the best posts from around Blogosphere this week…
BloggingAwayDebt opens up her family dynamics with finances in What Role Does My Husband Have?
LazyMan has a 6 Word Memoir: Money — Freedom to [...]

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Continue reading → Memorial Day Roundup

A few week ago Cathrine Muriel Prosper CMO announced Prosper TV commercials (Prosper TV Spots) and a new slogan: Let’s bank on each other™.
NetBanker covered the story (Prosper Kicks Off Nationwide Lending with New Slogan and TV/Radio Advertising):
From a branding perspective, I think they are extremely effective, doing a good job communicating the benefits to both borrowers [...]

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Continue reading → Prosper Roundup — Let’s Bank on Each Other™ Edition