Peer-to-peer lending platforms like LendingClub, Prosper, Funding Circle, and dozens of others have collectively facilitated tens of billions in loans since the model emerged in the mid-2000s. The concept appears elegantly simple: connect individual lenders directly with borrowers seeking personal loans, business financing, or debt consolidation, eliminating bank overhead and regulatory costs while offering lenders higher returns than traditional fixed income and giving borrowers better rates than credit cards or conventional loans.
But here's the uncomfortable reality that platform marketing materials conveniently understate: those advertised 7-12% returns represent gross figures before accounting for defaults, platform fees, collection costs, and the substantial time investment required to build and manage diversified P2P portfolios properly. When you examine actual net returns achieved by real investors after accounting for loans that default completely, borrowers who pay late, platform fees that erode yields, and tax implications that can be brutal, the risk-adjusted returns look considerably less attractive than the glossy marketing suggests.
The fundamental question isn't whether P2P lending can generate positive returns—it obviously can for informed investors who understand the risks. The question is whether those returns adequately compensate you for the illiquidity, default risk, platform risk, and hassle factor compared to simply buying high-yield bond funds, dividend stocks, or even keeping money in guaranteed savings accounts. For investors in Vancouver, Birmingham, Barbados, or anywhere else considering P2P lending, answering this question honestly requires examining what these platforms actually deliver versus what they promise.
Understanding How P2P Lending Actually Works
Before evaluating returns and risks, we need to understand the mechanics of P2P lending because the operational details significantly affect your experience and outcomes. Despite the "peer-to-peer" branding suggesting direct relationships between individual lenders and borrowers, modern P2P platforms operate more like unregulated lending marketplaces where you're purchasing loan notes or securities representing fractional interests in loans rather than actually lending to individuals.
Here's the typical process: a borrower applies for a loan through a P2P platform, providing financial information, employment verification, and credit history. The platform's algorithms assess credit risk, assign the borrower a risk grade (typically A through G, with A being lowest risk), and determine maximum loan amount and interest rate. Approved loans get listed on the platform where individual lenders can commit capital, often as little as $25-50 per loan to enable diversification across hundreds of borrowers.
Once enough lenders commit to fully fund the loan, the platform disburses funds to the borrower and begins collecting monthly payments including principal and interest. These payments get distributed proportionally to lenders who funded that specific loan, minus platform servicing fees typically ranging from 1.0-2.0% of payments collected. If borrowers default, the platform attempts collection through internal efforts and external collection agencies, though recovery rates on defaulted loans generally prove disappointing.
The interest rates borrowers pay vary dramatically based on credit grades, loan purposes, and market conditions. High-quality A-grade borrowers might pay 6-9% annually, roughly comparable to good credit card rates but cheaper than most cards charge. Lower-quality E-F-G grade borrowers might pay 20-35% annually, which seems exploitative until you recognize that banks won't lend to these borrowers at any rate due to default risk. The platform's theory is that high interest rates compensate lenders for elevated default probability, allowing loans to be profitable in aggregate despite individual defaults.
Platform business models have evolved considerably since P2P lending emerged. Early platforms like Prosper and LendingClub truly connected individual lenders with borrowers in relatively pure peer-to-peer fashion. Modern platforms increasingly involve institutional investors—hedge funds, pension funds, and banks—providing the majority of capital while retail investors supply relatively small percentages. This evolution has fundamentally changed the nature of P2P lending from democratized finance to another asset class where Wall Street competes against retail investors with superior data, technology, and loan selection algorithms.
According to analysis from Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the P2P lending market has matured into a sophisticated alternative credit market where retail investors face significant information disadvantages relative to institutional participants. This power imbalance matters because institutions can cherry-pick the most attractive loans, leaving retail investors with adverse selection problems similar to those plaguing other financial markets.
The Advertised Returns Versus Actual Performance
P2P platforms advertise returns that sound remarkably attractive compared to traditional fixed income alternatives, typically claiming historical returns ranging from 5-12% depending on the risk grades you select. But these advertised figures warrant significant skepticism because they're calculated using methodologies that overstate actual investor experience in ways most retail lenders never understand.
Platform-reported returns typically use "seasoned return" calculations based on loans that have been outstanding for sufficient time to establish payment patterns but aren't old enough to have experienced their full default lifecycle. This methodology systematically overstates returns because loans default at increasing rates over time, meaning newer loans that haven't defaulted yet look better than they'll ultimately perform. A loan might have perfect payment history for 12 months, get included in platform return calculations showing excellent performance, then default in month 18, but that eventual default doesn't retroactively adjust the earlier reported returns.
Actual investor returns documented by academic researchers and independent analysts consistently fall short of platform-advertised figures, often by 2-4 percentage points. Research published in the Journal of Financial Economics examined LendingClub loans and found that accounting for actual default rates, investors earned net returns around 4-6% annually on diversified portfolios rather than the 6-8% the platform advertised for comparable risk grades during that period. The gap results from defaults occurring later in loan lifecycles than platform calculations account for.
Case Study: David's P2P Journey in Toronto
David, a 42-year-old engineer in Toronto, allocated $25,000 to P2P lending through a Canadian platform, spreading investments across 500 loans at $50 each to maximize diversification. He targeted B and C grade loans offering advertised returns of 9-11%, expecting to earn substantial premiums over the 2% his savings account offered. After 36 months of active investing, here's what actually happened:
His portfolio generated gross returns of 8.2% before accounting for defaults and fees. However, 12% of his loans defaulted completely with zero recovery, creating losses of approximately $1,500. Another 8% of loans were 30-90 days delinquent with questionable recovery prospects. Platform servicing fees consumed 1.2% annually, or approximately $300 per year. After accounting for defaults, delinquencies, and fees, his net return was approximately 4.8%—still better than savings accounts but substantially below the advertised 9-11% returns that attracted him initially.
Additionally, David spent roughly 15 hours during the first year selecting loans, reviewing portfolio performance, and reinvesting repaid principal into new loans. In subsequent years, he averaged 3-4 hours annually on portfolio management. This time investment isn't captured in return calculations but represents real costs compared to passive bond funds requiring zero time after initial purchase. When accounting for his opportunity cost, the effective return became even less attractive compared to conventional fixed income alternatives.
David's experience illustrates typical retail investor outcomes: positive returns that beat savings accounts but fall well short of advertised figures after accounting for defaults, fees, and time investment. He wasn't unlucky or incompetent—he simply experienced the reality that P2P platforms prefer not to emphasize in marketing materials designed to attract capital that funds their business model.
The Default Risk That Determines Everything
Default risk represents the single most important factor determining P2P lending returns, yet it's also the factor that individual investors struggle most to assess accurately. Platform risk grades provide starting points for evaluation, but understanding what drives defaults and how to build portfolios that minimize default impact separates successful P2P investors from those who lose money despite high gross interest rates.
Default rates vary dramatically across credit grades in predictable patterns. A-grade loans might default at 2-4% annually, B-grades at 4-6%, C-grades at 6-9%, and lower grades potentially exceeding 15-20% annual default rates. But these are averages masking substantial variation driven by loan characteristics, borrower demographics, economic conditions, and factors that sophisticated institutional investors analyze but retail investors typically don't.
The relationship between interest rates and default rates creates a critical challenge: higher-interest loans need to generate enough excess return to compensate for dramatically higher default rates, but the mathematics often don't work out as favorably as borrowers assume. A D-grade loan paying 18% interest with 12% expected default rate might seem profitable (18% interest minus 12% defaults equals 6% net return), but this simplistic calculation ignores that defaults often result in total loss while interest accrues on successful loans over time, creating timing mismatches that reduce actual returns below simplistic subtraction.
More fundamentally, default risk isn't randomly distributed—it concentrates during economic downturns when employment shocks cause cascading defaults across portfolios simultaneously. During the 2008-2009 recession, P2P lending was too new to generate meaningful data, but the 2020 COVID recession provided instructive lessons. Default rates spiked across all credit grades as borrowers lost income, forbearance programs distorted payment patterns, and collection efforts faced legal restrictions, creating conditions where even well-diversified portfolios experienced substantial losses.
The psychological impact of defaults deserves consideration beyond pure mathematics. When you own a diversified bond fund and some underlying bonds default, you never see those specific losses—they're averaged across the fund's holdings and reflected in overall returns. But in P2P lending, you see every individual default by name, loan purpose, and story. Watching borrowers who claimed loans were for medical expenses or education fail to repay creates emotional responses that aggregated losses don't generate. Some investors find this specificity motivating, while others find it demoralizing.
Loan selection beyond just credit grades requires analyzing loan purposes, debt-to-income ratios, employment stability, geographic concentration, and other factors that platform algorithms may weight differently than optimal for retail investors. Academic research has identified patterns suggesting that loans for debt consolidation perform better than loans for other purposes, that borrowers with stable employment histories default less frequently than those with job-hopping patterns, and that certain states have systematically higher or lower default rates than others. Exploiting these patterns requires dedication that most retail investors don't provide. According to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, sophisticated loan selection strategies can improve returns by 1-2 percentage points, but most retail investors lack tools and knowledge to implement them effectively.
Platform Fees and Hidden Costs Eroding Returns
Beyond default risk, platform fees and various hidden costs systematically erode P2P lending returns in ways that aren't immediately apparent when reviewing advertised yields or reading marketing materials. Understanding the complete cost structure matters because these expenses compound over time to create significant performance drag.
Servicing fees of 1.0-2.0% of loan payments represent the most obvious cost that platforms clearly disclose. While this might seem modest, consider that on a loan yielding 10% where you expect 5% in defaults, the 1.5% servicing fee consumes 30% of your 5% expected net return [(1.5% / 5% = 30%)], a far more significant impact than the nominal percentage suggests. These fees continue throughout loan life, creating ongoing drag that compounds over multi-year investment horizons.
Collection fees when loans default often get overlooked entirely because they're deducted from any recovered amounts rather than charged directly. When a defaulted loan gets sent to collections and eventually recovers $300 of the $1,000 outstanding balance, the collection agency and platform might keep $150 of that recovery, leaving you only $150 rather than the full $300. Your default loss isn't $1,000 minus $300 (70% loss); it's actually $1,000 minus $150 (85% loss), substantially worse than you'd calculate ignoring collection costs.
Secondary market fees charged when you need liquidity before loans mature create another cost layer. Most P2P platforms operate secondary markets where lenders can sell loan notes to other investors rather than waiting until maturity. However, these sales typically incur 1-2% transaction fees, and you'll often need to offer discounts to attract buyers, creating combined costs of 3-5% when liquidating positions early. For a three-year loan you need to sell after 18 months, a 4% liquidation cost represents 8% annually on your remaining investment period, potentially eliminating all returns.
Tax treatment of P2P lending income proves particularly unfavorable in many jurisdictions. Interest income gets taxed as ordinary income at your highest marginal rate rather than the preferential rates applied to qualified dividends or long-term capital gains. If you're in a 35% tax bracket in the United States or 40% in the UK, a 7% gross P2P return becomes only 4.2-4.5% after taxes, barely exceeding investment-grade corporate bond yields that carry dramatically less default risk.
Platform bankruptcy risk, while rarely discussed, represents another potential cost that's materialized several times in the P2P lending industry. When platforms fail, collections on defaulted loans often cease entirely, notes become difficult or impossible to sell, and recovering your remaining principal can take months or years with significant haircuts. LendingClub's shift away from retail investors, multiple smaller platform closures, and consolidation within the industry demonstrate that platform survival isn't guaranteed despite regulatory oversight. For strategies on protecting your alternative investments, understanding counterparty and platform risk becomes essential.
The time investment managing P2P portfolios, while not a direct financial cost, represents real opportunity cost that should factor into return calculations. Successful P2P investing requires initial time selecting loans or developing automated strategies, ongoing monitoring of portfolio performance, regular reinvestment of repaid principal into new loans, and periodic review of platform changes or loan performance patterns. Conservative estimates suggest 10-20 hours annually for moderately active portfolios, time that could be spent earning income or simply enjoying life rather than managing alternative investments for marginal return premiums.
When P2P Lending Actually Makes Sense
Despite the numerous risks and costs documented above, P2P lending does offer legitimate value propositions for specific investor segments in particular circumstances. Understanding when you fit those profiles versus when you're chasing yield without adequate risk compensation separates informed decisions from speculation.
Portfolio diversification represents P2P lending's strongest theoretical advantage. Returns exhibit low correlation with stocks and bonds, meaning P2P performance doesn't necessarily decline when traditional asset classes struggle. During market crashes driven by equity valuation concerns rather than economic deterioration, P2P loans might maintain stable returns because they're backed by borrower cash flows unrelated to stock prices. This diversification benefit justifies allocating modest portfolio percentages (perhaps 2-5%) to P2P lending even if expected returns only modestly exceed traditional fixed income.
Higher returns than savings accounts or money market funds make P2P lending attractive for emergency funds or short-term savings if you can accept the liquidity constraints and default risk. A properly diversified P2P portfolio yielding 4-6% net returns beats 0.5% savings accounts by substantial margins that compound meaningfully over several years. However, the liquidity trade-off matters: savings accounts offer instant access while P2P investments typically require weeks or months to liquidate through secondary markets, potentially at discounts.
Investors with expertise in credit analysis, underwriting, or collections might generate genuinely superior returns through informed loan selection that exploits patterns or information edges. If you've worked in banking, collections, or related fields, your knowledge might enable loan selection substantially better than naive diversification across random loans, generating returns that justify the time investment and risk. But most retail investors lack this expertise, making superior loan selection more aspirational than realistic.
Those genuinely interested in financial experimentation and alternative investments might allocate small amounts to P2P lending simply for educational value and diversification beyond traditional asset classes, accepting that returns may disappoint relative to effort and risk. Investing $2,000-5,000 to learn how credit markets work, understand default patterns, and gain exposure to alternative lending provides value beyond pure financial returns for investors who enjoy financial learning. Just don't pretend this educational allocation will meaningfully boost portfolio returns.
Investors in low tax brackets facing ordinary income rates of 15-20% or less experience more favorable after-tax returns than high-income investors paying 35-45% marginal rates. A 6% P2P return taxed at 15% leaves 5.1% after tax, considerably better than the 3.6% you'd retain in a 40% bracket. This tax differential of 1.5 percentage points might swing P2P lending from unattractive to marginally attractive depending on your personal situation. Understanding your tax-advantaged investment strategies helps determine whether P2P lending fits your specific circumstances.
Better Alternatives Delivering Similar Returns With Less Hassle
Before committing capital to P2P lending, investors should seriously consider alternatives offering comparable or superior risk-adjusted returns without the default risk, illiquidity, platform risk, and time investment that P2P platforms demand. Many traditional investments provide yields competitive with net P2P returns while offering better liquidity, lower risk, and zero ongoing management requirements.
High-yield corporate bond funds or ETFs offer exposure to below-investment-grade debt with current yields often in the 5-8% range, comparable to realistic net P2P returns after defaults and fees. These funds provide instant liquidity, professional management, broad diversification across hundreds of issuers, and require zero ongoing time after initial purchase. While they carry default risk like P2P loans, that risk is professionally managed and diversified far beyond what retail investors can achieve with P2P portfolios.
Dividend growth stocks and equity income funds generate yields of 3-5% currently while offering growth potential that P2P lending completely lacks. A dividend aristocrat portfolio yielding 3.5% with 7% annual dividend growth provides growing income streams that increase over time, unlike fixed P2P interest payments. While stocks carry more volatility than loans, over longer periods equity returns have substantially exceeded fixed income alternatives while maintaining similar or better downside protection during genuine economic crises.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) currently yield 3-6% depending on property sector and strategy, providing income backed by tangible real estate assets rather than unsecured consumer debt. REITs offer daily liquidity through stock exchanges, professional management, geographic and property-type diversification, and growth potential as rents increase and properties appreciate. The yield profile mirrors P2P lending while offering substantially superior risk characteristics and liquidity for most investors. According to Nareit's performance data, REITs have historically delivered total returns exceeding many alternative investments.
Preferred stocks and baby bonds yield 5-7% currently with higher priority claims than common equity, providing income streams comparable to P2P lending with better liquidity and lower default risk for investment-grade issuers. While preferred stocks carry interest rate risk that P2P loans don't face (since loans mature eventually while preferreds are perpetual or long-dated), they offer institutional backing and established recovery processes if issuers default rather than relying on collection agencies pursuing individual borrowers.
Online savings accounts and certificates of deposit, while offering lower yields than P2P lending (currently 2-5% depending on terms), provide FDIC or equivalent insurance guaranteeing principal up to $250,000, complete liquidity (for savings accounts), and zero default risk or management requirements. For conservative investors whose primary goal is preserving capital while earning modest returns, guaranteed instruments often make more sense than chasing an additional 2-3% yield that requires accepting substantial default risk.
Business development companies (BDCs) provide professionally managed exposure to loans and equity investments in small and middle-market companies, effectively offering institutional-quality P2P lending through publicly traded vehicles. BDCs typically yield 7-10%, distribute most earnings to shareholders to maintain tax advantages, and employ credit professionals making lending decisions rather than algorithms or retail investors clicking through loan applications. While BDCs carry leverage and concentration risks, they provide better disclosure, more sophisticated underwriting, and easier liquidity than direct P2P lending.
The Regulatory Uncertainty Affecting P2P's Future
Beyond inherent credit and platform risks, P2P lending operates in regulatory environments that remain uncertain and evolving, creating additional risks that investors should understand before committing capital. The industry has faced increased scrutiny from financial regulators concerned about investor protection, fair lending practices, and systemic risk as platforms grow larger.
In the United States, P2P platforms must register loan notes as securities with the SEC and comply with various state lending regulations, creating complex compliance requirements that smaller platforms struggle to meet. The SEC has investigated platforms for inadequate risk disclosure, questioned return calculation methodologies, and forced changes to marketing materials overstating historical performance. Several platforms have paid significant fines for regulatory violations, creating precedents that could affect industry practices.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority took direct oversight of P2P lending in 2014, implementing capital requirements, risk warnings, and restrictions on how platforms can market to retail investors. These regulations increased compliance costs while theoretically improving consumer protection, though whether they've actually reduced investor losses remains debatable. More restrictive regulations could further limit retail investor access or make platforms economically unviable at current fee structures.
Canadian regulators treat P2P lending platforms differently across provinces, creating fragmented markets where platforms available in Ontario might not operate in Alberta or British Columbia. This provincial approach creates inefficiencies while potentially limiting platform scale economies that would benefit investors through better loan selection and lower costs. According to analysis from the Ontario Securities Commission, regulatory frameworks continue evolving as regulators balance innovation encouragement with investor protection.
China's P2P lending boom and subsequent bust provides cautionary lessons about regulatory risk. Thousands of P2P platforms emerged in China promising high returns, attracting hundreds of billions in retail investment before regulatory crackdowns, widespread fraud, and economic deterioration caused massive defaults. While Western P2P markets have stronger regulatory oversight, the Chinese experience demonstrates that alternative lending can collapse catastrophically when economic conditions deteriorate or regulators decide platforms create excessive systemic risk.
The trend toward institutional dominance in P2P lending raises questions about whether retail investors will remain welcome as platforms recognize that serving retail capital is expensive relative to wholesale institutional funding. Several major platforms have restricted or eliminated retail investor access, focusing exclusively on institutional relationships that provide larger capital commitments with less regulatory complexity and customer service burden. If this trend continues, retail investors might find themselves excluded from P2P lending or relegated to the least attractive loans that institutions don't want.
Making Your Personal Decision About P2P Lending
After examining advertised returns, actual performance, default risks, fee structures, alternatives, and regulatory uncertainties, you should be equipped to make an informed decision about whether P2P lending deserves a place in your portfolio. The answer depends entirely on your financial situation, risk tolerance, return requirements, and honest assessment of whether the risk-adjusted returns justify the illiquidity and hassle.
For most investors, particularly those with straightforward goals of building retirement wealth or funding specific savings objectives, P2P lending offers minimal advantages over conventional fixed income investments while introducing numerous disadvantages. The marginal return premium over high-yield bond funds or dividend stocks doesn't adequately compensate for illiquidity, default risk, platform risk, and time requirements unless you genuinely enjoy credit analysis and alternative investment experimentation.
If you do decide to allocate capital to P2P lending, limit exposure to 2-5% of your total portfolio regardless of how attractive the returns appear. This position sizing ensures that even catastrophic P2P losses won't derail your overall financial plan while still providing meaningful exposure if performance exceeds expectations. Never invest emergency funds, short-term savings needed within 3-5 years, or money you can't afford to lose in P2P lending given the illiquidity and default risk.
Diversification across hundreds of small loans rather than large positions in dozens of loans remains essential for managing default risk. Most successful P2P investors recommend minimum diversification of 200-400 loans at $25-50 each, requiring $5,000-20,000 committed capital to implement properly. Insufficient diversification creates concentrated default risk where a few bad loans devastate portfolio returns, eliminating the statistical risk pooling that makes P2P lending mathematically viable.
Focus exclusively on A-through-C grade loans unless you possess genuine credit analysis expertise justifying ventures into riskier grades. The incremental yield from D-through-G grade loans rarely compensates for dramatically higher default rates after accounting for total losses on defaulted loans rather than theoretical averages. Most retail investors are better served capturing steady 4-6% net returns from higher-quality loans than chasing 8-10% gross yields that produce 2-4% net returns after defaults.
Monitor portfolio performance monthly at minimum, watching particularly for increasing delinquency rates that predict future defaults. P2P portfolios don't require daily attention like stock trading, but they demand periodic review ensuring default rates remain within acceptable ranges and that you're reinvesting repaid principal into new loans rather than letting cash drag down returns. Set calendar reminders for quarterly reviews rather than just logging in sporadically whenever you remember.
Frequently Asked Questions 💸
What happens if a P2P lending platform goes bankrupt?
Your loan notes are typically held by separate entities that should continue servicing and collecting on loans even if the platform fails. However, collections on defaulted loans often cease, secondary market liquidity disappears, and recovering remaining principal can take months with significant losses. Platform bankruptcy remains a material risk that investors should consider carefully.
Can I withdraw money from P2P lending whenever I need it?
Not immediately. Unlike savings accounts, P2P investments are illiquid until loans mature (typically 3-5 years). You can usually sell notes on secondary markets, but this requires finding buyers, accepting potential discounts, and paying transaction fees. Plan to invest only money you won't need for several years.
Are P2P lending returns guaranteed like savings accounts?
Absolutely not. Unlike bank deposits insured by FDIC, P2P loans carry substantial default risk with no government guarantees. You can lose significant capital through defaults, and platform failures could result in additional losses. Never confuse advertised returns with guaranteed returns—they're completely different.
How are P2P lending returns taxed in the UK and Canada?
In the UK, P2P interest counts as savings income taxed at your marginal rate, though some ISA-eligible platforms offer tax-free growth. Canadian P2P returns are taxed as interest income at your marginal rate without preferential treatment. The US also taxes P2P interest as ordinary income. This tax treatment is less favorable than capital gains or qualified dividends.
Can I invest in P2P lending through retirement accounts?
Many platforms allow IRA investments in the United States, potentially deferring taxes until withdrawal. Canadian and UK retirement account eligibility varies by platform and account type. Using retirement accounts for P2P lending makes more sense than taxable accounts given the unfavorable ordinary income tax treatment of interest received.
The Uncomfortable Truth About P2P Returns
The title question—whether P2P lending returns are worth the default risk—has an answer that disappoints yield-hungry investors seeking alternative investments to escape low rates on traditional fixed income: for most retail investors, probably not. The math simply doesn't work favorably once you account for realistic default rates, platform fees, collection costs, tax inefficiency, illiquidity costs, and opportunity cost of time investment.
Net returns of 4-6% after all costs and defaults don't provide sufficient risk-adjusted premiums over traditional alternatives like high-yield bond funds, dividend stocks, REITs, or even high-yield savings accounts once you factor in the illiquidity, default risk, platform risk, and management hassle that P2P lending demands. The additional 1-2% you might earn over the most conservative alternatives doesn't compensate most investors for the substantially higher risk profile and complexity.
This conclusion doesn't mean P2P lending offers zero value or that everyone should avoid these platforms entirely. Small allocations for diversification, learning experiences, or investors with genuine credit analysis expertise can make sense as portfolio components. But the era of P2P lending as a revolutionary alternative investment delivering reliably superior returns to conventional fixed income has never actually existed despite marketing claims suggesting otherwise.
The platforms that survived and thrived have increasingly focused on institutional capital rather than retail investors, suggesting that sophisticated investors with superior information and analysis capabilities can generate acceptable risk-adjusted returns. Retail investors purchasing $25 loan increments through web interfaces are competing against hedge funds and pension funds with proprietary algorithms, exclusive data, and professional credit analysts—not an advantageous competitive position.
Your financial future depends on generating sufficient returns to fund decades of retirement while protecting against catastrophic losses that derail your plans entirely. P2P lending offers marginal return premiums while introducing material risks that most investors are better served avoiding in favor of conventional alternatives offering superior liquidity, lower risk, and less hassle. Don't let marketing promising 7-12% returns seduce you away from boring but effective traditional investments that actually deliver the wealth accumulation you need.
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