"Locavesting": Investing In Main Street Instead Of Wall Street

What if you didn’t send your money to a faceless investment bank, but instead gave it to a local business? We spoke to author Amy Cortese about local investing, where people keep their capital within 50 miles of where they live. “The crazy thing is it’s easier for most people to invest in a company halfway across the world than in their own backyard,” says Amy Cortese, author of the recently published Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It.

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"Locavesting": Investing In Main Street Instead Of Wall Street