Buy a share of Facebook through Sharespost

Facebook isn’t listed on the NYSE or NASDAQ. But you can find the company on Sharespost, a secondary market for private companies where stock grants are actively traded. The idea is intriguing. Current and former employees are loaded with shares that may be worth something someday. But until then, they’re

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Lending Club – no deadbeats yet

Last summer Lending Club offered $50 for signing up for an account and trying out their service. It’s a pretty simple concept – consumers looking for a loan can go directly to investors and skip the middleman – the bank. I liked the concept, and I gladly signed up for

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