Business 12th Edition by William Pride,Robert Hughes,Jack Kapoor

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SOCIAL MEDIA EXERCISE
A growing number of personal finance- and investment-related ventures are starting to take advantage of the power of social media by connecting people beyond the boundaries of Facebook and Twitter. Peer-to-peer collaboration is now part of a new reality in the personal finance and investment fields. Online investor communities like Investorvillage (http://investorvillage.com), Covestor (http://covestor.com), and SocialPicks (http://socialpicks. com) allow people to compare their investment ideas and their investment portfolio's performance to those of peers, professional analysts, and financial bloggers. According to SocialPicks, the site is "a trusted online investing community where investors and traders invest smarter together."
1. Do you think peer-to-peer investment and personal finance Web sites like these are valuable? Why or why not?
2. Do you trust peer-to-peer collaboration when it comes to investing and personal finance? Why or why not?