Platform Performance & Strategic Shifts YieldStreet Portfolio Evolution: The platform significantly reduced its legal investment offerings throughout 2018, indicating a strategic shift in focus toward Commercial Real Estate and Marine Finance opportunities. This transition reflects the platform’s adaptation to changing market conditions and investor demand patterns. LexShares Market Position: LexShares continued to provide new case […]
Platform Performance & Market Dynamics YieldStreet Growth: The platform demonstrated exceptional growth throughout 2017, consistently launching new investment portfolios. A notable event occurred on February 20th when the announcement of Accelerated Pre-Settlement Portfolio V caused significant platform traffic spikes that brought down the system for the entire afternoon, highlighting the platform’s excess demand and investor […]
Direct Lending Income Fund DLI Fund is a newly organized, diversified, closed-end investment company with a solid high return, low risk, and high liquidity. It seeks a high level of current income through investments in loans to small and medium sized businesses and non-bank lenders by investing in short-term loans, lines of credit, receivables and […]
Platform Performance & Market Dynamics Groundfloor Challenges: The platform experienced significant operational difficulties with loan origination. Many loans I invested in were returned after several weeks, creating a supply shortage that persisted until September. The platform eventually expanded their loan pipeline significantly to meet growing investor demand, and began offering select loans exclusively to accredited […]