SWHC: bought and sold stocks & options: $25,231.16 profit
FAS: bought and sold just stock: $ 1,519.93 profit
BX: bought and sold just stock: $ 2,399.95 profit
C: bought and sold just stock: $ 5,889.95 profit
FIG: bought and sold just stock: $ 5,099.79 profit
BAC: bought and sold stocks & options: $27,368.74 profit

Total profits since 1/28/09: $68,571.39

Joyce C.
Anchorage, AK

I’ve learned so much in the past 2.5 months, it’s remarkable. Currently in college, I feel I have authority to say that this experience is more rewarding, more fun, more efficient and more beneficial than any class, semester or academic year I’ve spent at a university. I also rate my successful trades as extreme successes. 

I love everything about this program. I will recommend with the highest regard this program to those that are committed, serious and extremely professional about their desire to enter the stock market.

I really cannot think of a single improvement that I would make to this program—it’s all been so beneficial and has truly captured what I think every educational experience should be like.

Tyler O.
Louisville, KY

With Prosper, it is great to have someone looking over my shoulder, who knows what to do and can direct me, instead of just stumbling along by myself. I am looking forward to having my website beginning to really produce and to setting up a second and third website very soon. 

Joe C.
Everett, WA

You can view the interview (54 minutes worth) here.

Among the compelling things Hoffman said are:

I actually think every individual is now an entrepreneur, whether they recognize it or not. . . . Average job length is two to four years. That makes you a small business. . . . You are the entrepreneur of your own small business.

But I think that one of the key things — the reason why I think risk tolerance is important is because what happens is people delude themselves they’re not taking risks. They say, oh, I’m going to get a job at, you know, Hewlett-Packard or I’m going to get a job — and that’s not risky. Well, look at current economic climates. Everything in life has some risk, and what you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it. And people who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don’t.

Regarding the current economic crisis, Hoffman said,

I’m a huge believer in the way that you actually get out of these economic downturns is through entrepreneurship, because that creates new kinds of jobs that actually have longevity and strength to them.

I have a modest hope — this is back to the change-the-world stuff — because I think entrepreneurship is really what has a chance of accelerating us through the recession, that LinkedIn kind of providing the tools for entrepreneurs will help with that.

While talking to our friends we came across a buyer. We showed them the property on December 21, 2008, and on Christmas Eve we agreed on a sales price and had them sign a purchase & sale with an earnest deposit, and a closing within 30 days. What a way to start our new future with investing in real estate.

We bought the property for $185,000 and sold it for $295,000. Once everything is finished, paying the investor and finishing the project, we’ll have profited between $35,000 - $40,000. Not bad for our first flip! Now we’re off to try another.

Thanks for everything!

Sean and Kim W.
East Falmouth, MA

“When you pay just 10% or 20% too much for the products and services you use every day, you will have to work 10 to 20 extra years before you can retire.  Or, to put it another way, if you let yourself be overcharged by 10% to 20% for the things you buy, you are in effect spending one or two months a year working without pay for the companies that rip you off.  And trust me—until you fight for your money, you will overpay for almost everything you buy.”

— David Bach 

Fight For Your Money is the latest book from author David Bach, one of Prosper’s partners. This timely release helps readers identify ways they can stop financial leaks they don’t know about and hang on to more of their money—which is more important now than ever.

Bach’s book includes tips on saving money, from car-loan insurance and life insurance to air travel and cell phones.

Fight For Your Money  is on sale now. Throuugh March 9th, everyone who orders the book will also receive $500 in free downloads. Prosper is proud to offer Bach’s wisdom in its one-to-one coaching programs.

Randy Garn, Mark Eaton, and Ethan Willis

Mark Eaton, who went from auto mechanic to NBA All Star, visited with Randy Garn, Prosper’s Executive Vice President of New Business Development.

Since wrapping up a 12-year NBA career with the Utah Jazz, Mark has opened two successful Salt Lake City restaurants, Tuscany and Francks. More recently, Mark has become a corporate trainer and business speaker. 

“The Big Business Show,” which airs on 1280 AM in Salt Lake City, will broadcast its first episode on Saturday, February 21, from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. Prosper Inc. CEO Ethan Willis will be a featured guest on the premiere broadcast, which will focus on entrpreneurship. The interview with Ethan is scheduled for shortly after 1:15.  Be sure to tune in. 

You can also visit the website for the show here. Don’t miss it!

Prosper Inc., the personalized education company, is partnering with ecommerce guru Stephen Pierce and will offer his popular Internet business-building techniques and savvy in the company’s one-to-one distance learning programs. 

Pierce is an internet multimillionaire who was kicked out of high school at age 16. Once out of school, Pierce got involved with gangs and ended up being shot in the leg. Confronted so brutally by his situation, Pierce decided to take charge of his life. After several business failures, he borrowed a computer and started to learn about the Internet. He eventually discovered an aptitude for picking stocks, and realized great success in selling his tips on-line. 

“When I was ready to share my knowledge and experience with students around the world, identifying the right partner to help me was the easy part,” Pierce said. “Prosper has always set the standard for personal mentoring and I know my students will find success with Prosper.” 

Pierce and his wife, Alicia, live in Dallas and are active in philanthropy.

“Prosper is lucky to have Stephen Pierce as a partner and we look forward to helping his students gain the eCommerce knowledge he is uniquely qualified to share,” said Ethan Willis, CEO of Prosper. “Prosper continues to attract partners like Stephen because of our position as the most trusted name in one-to-one education.”