Investing Table of Contents (2024)

As I build out articles on investing and alternative investments, I will update this table of contents. I hope to make it easy for anyone to find what they’re looking for! Note — articles are from assetscholar.com unless otherwise noted.

• Liquidity — Why you should think seriously about this before making investments, especially into alternative assets. [Medium]
• Potential Tax Benefits of Real Estate — How depreciation makes real estate dividends more effective than they look. [Medium]
• Stock Dividends Can Be Better Than You Think — How dividend growth and reinvestment can give you more bang for your buck. [Medium]
• 401K Contributions and Taxes — 401K contributions can help you grow your wealth by saving you money on taxes. [Medium]
• What Are Accredited Investors? — An introduction to accredited investors.

• What are alternative investments? — An overview of alternative investments as a whole. [Medium]
• Real Estate — An overview of 6 different platforms to passively invest in real estate. Minimums as low as $5-$100. [Medium]
• The Ultimate Introduction To Alternative Investments — A comprehensive introduction into alternative investments. Includes a definition, examples of alternative asset classes, information about who can invest, and pros and cons of alternatives.
• Real Estate — A landing page for real estate on Asset Scholar. This includes some brief introductory information about the asset class, a quick summary of platforms we have been covering, and links to other content on the site.
• Fine Wine — An overview of 3 platforms that make it easy to get started. Minimums as low as $10. [Medium]
• Solar Energy — An overview mostly focusing on 1 platform with 2 others also discussed. Minimum starting at $100. [Medium]
• Equity Crowdfunding — A very short overview of equity crowdfunding and a low-text comparison of StartEngine, Republic, WeFunder, and SeedInvest. [Medium]
• Music Royalties — An introduction to the asset class.
• Debt, Financing, And Lending — A simple introduction to investing in these types of debt/income offerings.
• Farmland — An introduction and some data for farmland as an asset class.
• How To Value Music Royalties — A detailed guide on how to value music royalty assets. The price you pay has a huge influence on how likely you are to generate good returns.

• Referral links across 9 categories —Start your investment journey on a new platform with some extra $$$. Receive up to $50 bonus.
  I will also benefit when you use one of my referral links to register and fund your account. [Medium]
• Investment Platform Database — A growing list of alternative investment platforms. Each platform is organized based on its primary asset class. Entries are color-coded based on whether they require you to be an accredited investor. There’s also a platform description, a link to any internal resources we have for the platform, and referral links (when applicable).

• My Here(.co) Review — An overview and review of Here, a new real estate investing platform offering shares of vacation rental properties. Minimum investments starting at $100. [Medium]
• Arrived Homes’ Vacation Rental Offering — An overview of the newly launched vacation rental offering on Arrived Homes. [Medium]
• My M1 Finance Overview — An overview of M1 Finance, the best platform to blend active and passive investing styles. Build and invest in your own ETF. [Medium]
• A Comprehensive Groundfloor Overview — A summary of Groundfloor, how it works, and how to invest. I have tried to answer almost most questions in this article. Minimum investments starting at $10.
• Groundfloor Notes Overview — A brief summary of Groundfloor’s note offerings. Available to accredited investors at a $1000 minimum investment.
• ANote Music—An overview of the platform.
• RoyaltyExchange — An overview of the platform.
• Royal — An overview of the platform.
• SongVest — An overview of the platform.
• Arrived Homes vs Here — A comparison of the two fractional real estate investing platforms focused on short term rentals.
• FarmTogether —An overview of this farmland investing platform for accreddited investors.
• Energea — An overview of this platform for investing in solar energy projects.
• LexShares —An overview of the leading platform for litigation finance investing.
• Vint vs Vinovest — Comparing these two fine wine and spirit investing platforms.
• StartEngine Alternatives — A couple of other popular platforms to consider for your equity crowdfunding needs.
• Vint Overview —An introduction into this simple wine and whiskey investing platform.
• Here Overview — An introduction to this fractional real estate investment platform focused on short-term rentals in vacation destinations.
• SeedInvest Introduction — A bit about the history of this platform in equity crowdfunding and some information about the upcoming acquisition.
• AcreTrader —An introduction to the most popular platform for fractional investments in farmland and timberland.
• AcreTrader Vs FarmTogether — A detailed comparison of the two most popular and accessible farmland investing platforms.
• Masterworks Overview — A detailed overview of the contemporary art investing platform, how it works, and a comprehensive analysis of its fees.
• Republic vs StartEngine vs Wefunder —A comprehensive comparison of the three leading equity crowdfunding platforms.
• Vinovest Overview —We explain what this wine and whiskey platform is, how it works, and how to use it. We also look at the fees. Check it out!

• Masterworks’ Track Record — A look at investing in fine art and Masterworks’ performance through March of 2022.
• An Updated Look at Masterworks’ Track Record — Reviewing the June 2022 appraisal data and seeing how things have changed since the March data.
• A look at Masterworks’ Secondary Market — Looking at trades on the secondary market and how well they predict and follow changes in a work’s appraised value.
• Visualizing Masterworks Art Portfolio — A capitalization-weighted diagram of Masterworks’ portfolio with light commentary.
• How To Make Money On Groundfloor — One strategy that can help you get the best out of this platform.
• Alternatives To Crypto — For anyone interested in alternatives, but looking to diversify outside of crypto, here are some other asset classes to consider.
• Masterworks’ Q1 Performance — A brief look at some updated metrics on Masterworks offerings’ performance after the Q1 data came in.
• Modeling Arrived Homes’ Returns — A detailed look at what Arrived’s returns could realistically look like under a range of different scenarios.
• Where Have Fractional Real Estate Offerings Been? — A map and accompanying analysis of offering locations for several major platforms. Over 650 property offerings plotted.
• Passive Income Investments — Several ideas for alternative investments that can be good passive income investments.
• My Experience With 1 Year On SongVest — A walkthrough of my experience and returns after investing on SongVest for 1 year.
• Vint Wine & Whisky Analysis — A new landing page for the investment platform with simple overview information and various data analysis about their offerings so far.

• January 2023
• February 2023
• March 2023
• April 2023
• May 2023
• June 2023
• July 2023
• August 2023
• September 2023
• 1H October 2023 — PeerStreet bankruptcy is the feature story
• 2H October 2023 — reAlpha’s public market debut is the feature story
• 1H Novermbver 2023 — coming soon, the seeming collapse of the Hipgnosis Song Fund is the feature story

• Vint’s First Sales — A roundup of all of Vint’s collection sales and a look at their results.
• Investment Platforms Raising Funds — A look at several different innovative investment companies raising funds from their communities.
• Royal Pays out $100K in Streaming Royalties —Royal completes their second round of streaming royalty payouts. Token holders for 9 drops have now received more than $100K in passive income.
• Groundfloor Launches Labs — Groundfloor set the stage to expand their product offerings and enhance their platform with the launch of “Groundfloor Labs” earlier this month.
• Royal Debuts Massive Website Redesign & New Features — After a period of limited activity, Royal dropped a huge product update. The website has been completely redesigned, there are meaningful new features, and a bunch of new offerings have been lined up.
• 3 Exciting Offers & 1 Huge VIP Auction coming to SongVest — 3 offers are going for sale on the 23rd. There’s also a big VIP auction launching at the same time with a headlining song from Beyonce.
• A roundup of small news — This article brings together a bunch of small news in the world of alternative investing into one quick article.
• The Fundrise Innovation Fund’s First Investment — Some quick coverage of the new first investment from the Fundrise Innovation Fund. It also includes a recap of what the Innovation Fund is for anyone that missed it.
• A Quick Look At 2022 “Year In Review” Posts — A round-up of “year in review” posts from more than 10 alternative investing platforms.
• New Fees for Landa Users In 2023 — Our coverage of Landa’s rollout of new secondary market trading fees.
• Republic Secondary Market Beta Launch — Some context of secondary markets in equity crowdfunding and a rundown of Republic’s beta of their secondary market.
• It’s Been Quiet At Here Recently —A look at why Here has been so quiet the past few months.
• Highlights From AcreTrader’s 2023 Business Review — Our notes from AcreTrader’s webinar discussing 2022 milestones and plans for 2023.
• Groundfloor Expands to Tulsa — Groundfloor enters a new market in Oklahoma.
• February Alternative Investment News Roundup — A roundup of news from a variety of investment platforms.
• Here’s First Performance Results — A review of Here’s first quarterly appreciation and dividend returns.
• Legends Solar Shuts Down — Brief coverage about Legends pausing operations.
• SongVest Is Now Starting To Find A Rhythm — A look at the path of SongShares, some early struggles, and how it looks like they’re starting to find a rhythm with these offerings.
• Latest on SVB Fallout And Alternative Investment Platforms — What we know so far about who has exposure. It also includes some notes on Signature Bank where information is available.
• Two New Features On Masterworks — Quick coverage of two new feature introductions to this fractional art investing platform.
• Two Developments About Lofty, 1 Good And 1 Bad — Brief coverage about a new feature and a security incident.
• Fund That Flip’s New Fund — Information about the new Horizon Residential Income Fund.
• Substack Raises EquityCrowdfunding Round — Substack, a name many of you are likely familiar with, launched a fundraising round that regular people can invest in.
• Fundrise Pro Sneaks Out — Our coverage of the somewhat quiet rollout of what looks like an entirely new business model. Some may not like all the changes.
• Higher Yields On Steward —Quick, simple coverage of yield changes at Steward.
• Vinovest automatically enrolls users in new settings — Our coverage of an important, automatic, and permanent change to Vinovest accounts.
• sliceNote exits beta — Brief coverage of a new music royalty investing platform — sliceNote — leaving beta.
• April News Roundup —A collection of news stories from April relating to alternative investments.
• Landa Launches Dozens Of New Properties — Coverage of Landa’s massive launch of new offerings across multiple real estate markets.
• StartEngine Completes Acquisition of SeedInvest — Our coverage of the closing of this major acquisition in the equity crowdfunding space.
• Week Of May 7th News Roundup — A collection of small news and developments from the week.
• SongVest’s New TLC Offering — Coverage of a unique, new offering from SongVest where they partnered with TLC to re-release some of their biggest hits and let fans purchase a share of the royalties.
• Big News For Percent — Covering a few major developments for the private credit investment platform.
• May 14th News Roundup — Roundup coverage of alternative investment news and happenings from the week of May 14.
• May News Roundup — A roundup of news in the alternative space to round out our coverage for the month of May.
• Here’s Q1 Payments Are Late — Here missed their quarterly payments for their vacation rental offerings. Here’s what going on.
• Alternative Asset News June 4th — What happened in alternatives for the week of June 4th.
• Alternative Investment News June 11th — Here’s this week’s alternative investment news.
• News In Alternatives June 18th — News from the week of June 18th.
• Investment News June 25th — Alternative investment news from the week of June 25th.
• Alternative Asset News First Half July — A roundup of news that happened in the first half of July.
• News In Alternative Assets July 16th — Coverage of news from this July week.
• Alternative Investment News July 23rd — News from this week, featuring coverage of a massive debacle with two CrowdStreet offerings.
• How To Invest In SpaceX — There’s a SpaceX offering from StartEngine Private. How to invest through this equity crowdfunding platform.
• More Investment Platform News July 30th — Alternative investment news from the week. Featuring more coverage of the CrowdStreet saga.
• How To Invest In Stripe — Coverage of StartEngine Private’s new offering for Stripe and this new way to invest in the Fintech giant.
• Investment News August 6th — A roundup of the week’s alternative investment platform news.
• Alternative Asset News August 13th — News from the week.
• Alternative Investment News End Of August — All the investment platform news from August’s second half.
• September 3rd Alternative Investment News Roundup — Coverage of the happenings from the week.
• Investment Platform News September 10th — A roundup of all the news that happened during the week.
• Asset Scholar’s End Of September News Roundup — A collection of stories from the last two weeks of September.