Myself and my buisness partner both joined lending club a while back. I wound up going more conservative with nothing lower than c rated loans where my partner went with all d, e, or whatever the lowest ones are. He is somewhat picky he wont invest in a business startup focuses more on debt consolidation, home improvements, buying a new car, etc.
Anyhow, he's making like 15% while I'm making 7%. He's had 0 defaults. I've only had one but oddly enough my one default is on a B rating not one of the D's or F's I have as I do have a couple.
I think it's better to go with a more risky portfolio, sure you'll probably get a few more defaults but you're also making 2-3x what you would going more conservative. I'm switching my strategy to going with teh riskier but higher paying loans moving forward
Anyhow, he's making like 15% while I'm making 7%. He's had 0 defaults. I've only had one but oddly enough my one default is on a B rating not one of the D's or F's I have as I do have a couple.
I think it's better to go with a more risky portfolio, sure you'll probably get a few more defaults but you're also making 2-3x what you would going more conservative. I'm switching my strategy to going with teh riskier but higher paying loans moving forward