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Your Guide to Financial Success through Each Life Stage

Financial Well-being

Throughout each unique life stage, you will experience different challenges and opportunities associated with each part of life. Along this journey, your financial priorities and challenges evolve, shaping your path toward your financial well-being goals. Whether just starting early adulthood or almost retiring, understanding how to navigate the different life stages can help you achieve…

Bondora Monthly Stats March 2024

Bondora News

Welcome to our monthly stats post for March. This is your dose of insights into our growth and performance. It’s all the numbers, updates, and statistics you want to see in a brief but informative read. Grab your coffee, and let’s dive into Bondora Group’s March news and statistics. New Investors In March, 2,077 people…

7 signs you are bad at saving money

Financial Well-being

It doesn’t matter your income, saving money is something everyone should do as a step toward the financial future of their dreams. Luckily, saving money isn’t a skill you have to be born with. You can acquire all of the tools you need to save money and grow your wealth, but the first step is…

Estonian minimum wage and the status of Gibraltar headline January

Stats & Data

Returns on Bondora were slightly lower compared to last month. Returns for 2019 still are well above their target, with 2018 rates also sitting solidly at higher levels than expected. As always, performance charts by country are broken down by the number of loan issuances over the given period, with Orange representing <50 loans, Blue…

Will we soon be at the mercy of AI?

Bondora News

AI. You’ve certainly heard of it before. Artificial Intelligence may transform and improve many areas of our lives, but there’s a huge uncertainty on how it will affect our society as a whole. Some of the world’s greatest minds are worried about a future shaped and dominated by AI. Will it take our jobs? How…

Bondora recoveries approach 50,000

Stats & Data

In January, Bondora closed in on the 50,000 mark for recovered payments. In total, 49,069 missed payments were recovered, a 4.04% increase from December. Recoveries were higher almost across the board, with Spanish recoveries performing well on the month, climbing 5.61% to 12,110. Cash Recoveries Increase Even Further There was a 9.25% increase in cash…

The coronavirus scares while Tesla shines

Financial Well-being

The global economy has a health crisis on their hands. The Chinese coronavirus has already infected more than 50,000 and caused over 1600 deaths close to 30 countries, and it shows no signs of letting up. Chinese tourism has already fallen by 55%, and other areas of its economy are beginning to follow. China brings…

Go & Grow remains as investors’ favorite product in January

Stats & Data

The new year started out well for funding on the Bondora platform. All told, funding remained constant compared to the previous month, with €15,021,055 invested on the Bondora platform over the month. Investment in Portfolio Manager grew once again, up by 12.1% to €2,250,875. Investment in Portfolio Pro also grew, up to €3,131,797, gaining 3.5%…

Be a hero! – Bondora (Video)

Bondora News

Click here for the German or Estonian video. Be a hero! Bondora Heroes is an exclusive series where we bring the wealth of experience of different investors to you for free. This exciting series gives you an insight into how other investors increase their wealth and maximize their usage of time with our investing products….

Finnish originations jump in January

Stats & Data

In January there was a total of €15,214,543 in Bondora originations. Even as originations increased as a whole, Finnish originations showed positive signs of growth compared to the previous month. Country Breakdown Finnish loans were the only originating country which increased on the month, up by 29.8% to €4,855,434. Meanwhile, interest rates were strong in…

A solid 6% gain for secondary market transactions in January

Stats & Data

For the third consecutive month, Bondora secondary market transactions increased. A total of €953,282 in secondary market transactions were conducted in January, up by 6.0% compared to December. Surprisingly, the increase was fueled by API transactions, which were higher by 18.2% to a total of €230,377. Portfolio Manager transactions were also higher, up to €400,488…