Where you can get 9% returns outside of stocks
August 28, 2015 at 14:32 PM EDT
The volatility in the stock markets and rock-bottom rates in most categories of bonds have prompted more investors to turn to peer-to-peer lending platforms for higher yields. It's easy to see the appeal. Since 2009, average net annual returns for investors who lent money through Lending Club and Prosper Marketplace, two of the largest peer-to-peer lending platforms for consumers in the U.S., ...