Peer-to-Peer Lending and Equity Crowdfunding: A Guide to the New Capital Markets for Job Creators Investors and Entrepreneurs

Written by an industry pioneer who has hands-on experience in the brave new world of peer-to-peer lending and equity crowdfunding this book serves as a resource for investors and entrepreneurs alike and investigates how these alternative mechanisms will increase the financial and operational capacity of borrowers lenders buyers and sellers in the private markets.More than 60 governments across the globe have established financial inclusion as a policy priority and are vying for access to and use of financial services by households and firms to boost economic growth. A thought leader on securities-based crowdfunding author Kim Wales explores how women and the millennial generation the worlds largest groups of people can influence crowd direct investment economic freedom and economic growth. The book provides building blocks to instruct investors and entrepreneurs about how to leverage social networks and supplies tools to help retail investors―the crowd―to understand the language risks and rewards of this type of investment. Providing an indispensable resource for investors and entrepreneurs Peer-to-Peer Lending and Equity Crowdfunding summarizes past theory as well as current schools of thought related to capital formation and economic growth explains why creating a secondary market for private placement offerings is essential to stimulating market liquidity and documents how public-private partnerships using digital finance will enhance financial inclusion and positively impact investing. The book not only describes how crowdfunding works but also explains investment approaches secondary markets governance and compliance transparency and risk models that are necessary for investors to make informed decisions.Describes the inherent value in democratization of capital and financial inclusion using peer-to-peer credit and equity crowdfunding that can assist private investors banks small businesses and pension fund managers with market participationDocuments the necessity for fostering transparency enhancing risk management and establishing a secondary market to increase distribution and liquidityExplains how to raise capital invest and make a social justice impact using digital finance Highlights how social media connections influence the capital-raising process