The investment market has a high barrier to entry. It’s generally open only to high net-worth investors, while people who can only spare, say, $100 or so are left out entirely. MicroPlace, an ...

San Jose, Calif. – April 6, 2009 – MicroPlace (www.microplace.com), a website that enables everyday people to invest in the world’s working poor, announced today the launch of the first microfinance ...

MicroPlace, a wholly-owned subsidiary of online marketplace company eBay and an affiliate of eBay's online payment division PayPal, is attracting attention from a growing number of investors seeking ...

An investment adviser suggested I diversify my portfolio with international holdings. But instead of buying an international mutual fund, I went to microplace.com to make a small investment in a group ...

MicroPlace, a for-profit company which enables everyday internet users to invest $100 or more in the world's working poor, launched on Wednesday. The site is notable for two reasons: it's not only ...

Check out our rates search and you’ll see 1 percent interest is about the best you can do on insured bank savings these days, with the average below half a percent. But as an investor on a site called ...

eBay, the world's largest online auctioneer and payments company, launched on Wednesday a Web site allowing ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at improving conditions in the world's poorest ...

EBay Inc, the world's largest online auctioneer and payments company, launched a website today that allows ordinary investors to buy securities aimed at improving ...