Alternative Investments

  crowdcube.com Whether you're a beginner or experienced investor, you can join our million-strong community investing beyond their property and pension by building a portfolio of startup, growth and venture-backed businesses with the potential to deliver significant returns. We’re excited to announce that we’re expanding into new markets across Europe, giving you greater access to an even more diverse range of businesses from across the continent. With dedicated new teams across Europe, we’re already in talks with a great pipeline of exciting businesses and will share news and updates as they launch in the coming months.

  crowd2fund.com Back British Entrepreneurs Potentially earn 6-15%* before fees, tax and bad debt, while helping people like Deborah grow their businesses.   We help entrepreneurs who have fast-growing British businesses to take the next step. Businesses that have proven success, a social or ethical cause, or can offer rewards are best suited to Crowd2Fund. 

  archover.com archover.com ArchOver is a member of the  Hampden Group . Hampden is a leading provider of financial and business support services and manages insurance assets and underwriting capacity in excess of £2bn. Hampden is both an investor in ArchOver (the company), and an active investor over the ArchOver platform, investing on the same terms as every other Lender. Risk Warning Lenders:   Your Capital is at Risk.  Interest payments are not guaranteed, if the Borrower defaults we offer no assurances that capital can be recovered. Historic returns and loan default rates are not necessarily indicative of future returns and future default rates. Lending over the ArchOver platform is not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. Borrowers:  In the event of default, ArchOver will seek to recover assets to the full value of the loan.

  AngelList https://www.angellist.com Invest deal-by-deal in world-changing startups Join leading investors funding the next wave of world-changing startups.

  NFTs had a great week, with our blue-chip index up 18% so far in 2023.   Say it quietly, but volumes are also up, with trading activity last week   double   the autumn 2022 lows:

  Premium Bonds vs savings accounts  This month the prize rate on Premium Bonds rose from 2.2% to 3%. The rate effectively outlines what sort of return you are likely to get if you have average luck.   However, this is not the same as an interest rate on a savings account. You are not guaranteed to earn a 3% return on your Premium Bond holdings - ultimately the return comes down to how lucky you are, so you could get a far better return, or you may never win a prize at all. National Savings & Investments (NS&I) , which runs the popular Premium Bond accounts, has revealed that the jackpot winners are from South Yorkshire and Wiltshire. Nearly five million prizes are being paid out this month, totalling nearly £300 million - a new record.

  Real, Rare, and Enduringly Desirable Trophy assets have three core characteristics… They’re real  – Think art, real estate, and luxury cars. But they can be digital, too. Think scarce cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, and music royalties. They’re rare  – You can’t easily manufacture or mass-produce them. They’re enduringly desirable  – Trophy assets have a history of high demand from ultra-wealthy investors over the long term. And they’ve been bright spots lately. Stocks and bonds got crushed in 2022. But luxury watches and contemporary art delivered positive returns. You can buy a share in a Picasso, or a Basquiat, or a Rothko. Rally  is one of my favorite fractional investment platforms. It has more than 400,000 users. And it lets them buy shares of collectibles ranging from classic cars… to comic books… to dinosaur skeletons. And it’s already delivered triple-digit profits to discerning buyers. Twenty-seven of the collectibles trading on Rally have risen by triple digits since the