Investment opportunities in crowdfunding are rapidly evolving:

Initially, we showed you how to invest in start-ups for capital appreciation.

Then we showed you how to invest in Real Estate and “Peer-to-Peer” loans to earn yield.

Today we’re going…

It was the media event of the year...

Apple (AAPL) executives took to the stage yesterday to make two major announcements:

The first was the launch of the new iPhone: the iPhone 6.

It’s a beautiful device -- and, yes, it’s likely to be a great success.

But what had…

I spent Labor Day in the Finger Lakes region of New York, visiting my sister.

But while we were relaxing in the sun – drinking local Riesling and feasting on fat, ripe tomatoes from her garden – my money was hard at work.

In particular, one of my crowdfunded investments…

Just over a year ago, I made my first equity crowdfunded investment.

The start-up I invested in, Betable, aims to conquer the world of legalized online gambling.

At the time, I thought the deal had a lot going for it:

I was investing alongside top venture capitalists (TechCrunch called it…

Inc. calls it “One of the smartest, most disruptive startups.”

The New York Times says it’s a “Welcome change to the status quo.”

A few years ago, a similar start-up was acquired for $4.1 billion, making its early investors insanely wealthy.

And just last week, a company in…

Flying cars are a mind-blowing concept…

And as we’ve written about, they might even be a good early-stage investment.

But as you’re sitting on a hot, sandy beach this summer, perhaps you’d rather invest in a futuristic vehicle that takes you below sea level.

We’ve got…

The sight of it can be intoxicating.

Even if it’s been left under a mattress for years, it smells as fresh as spring.

And if you have enough of it, you can “make it rain.”

I’m talking, of course, about cash.

We all have a special place in…

Keeping score in the stock market is easy:

Oh, you bought Facebook last summer at $35 a share?

Hang on a second, let me pull up the online chart…

Wow, it’s trading at $70. Nice “double”!

Keeping score with start-ups isn’t quite so simple:

The typical journey for a successful…

With school out for summer, the trash-talking playground bullies have gone quiet.

But in the halls of early-stage investing, the zingers continue to fly.

The season’s most riveting grudge match?

The Old-School Venture Capitalists versus The New-School Equity Crowdfunders!

Today we’ll take a quick look at each side’s insults –…

The numbers are clear:

3 out of 4 start-ups fail.

For the founders of these companies, that means years of working around the clock, endless uphill battles, low or no pay...

And at the end of the road, 75% of them will have nothing to show for it.

It makes…