Peer-to-peer lending (P2P lending) is a relatively new investment class and tends to carry with it high risk. As a result, I would not recommend P2P lending as a significant part of a person’s portfolio - definitely not more than 5% to 10% of their invested assets. This means you should build up a significant portfolio of more traditional investments before considering investing here.
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