7:00 PM Wednesday, October 8th

Adler Theater

Davenport, Iowa

On Sale this Friday!

Contemporary Christian musician and songwriter Jeremy Camp, will perform at the Adler Theatre on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets ($20, $30 & $40) will go on sale Friday, June 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3^rd St.), Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 and Ticketmaster outlets.

Tickets for groups of 10 or more are $18. Print and fill out the Group Tickets order form here: Group Order Form.

Send form via fax or email to contact on the form, or call 563-326-8526, for group tickets.

The Come Alive Tour will also feature special guests Kutless and Adam Cappa.

See the flyer here: Come Alive Tour Poster

Brought to you by Echo Ministries

After the economy crashed in December 2007, nascent online peer-to-peer lending platforms quickly grew. They've since evolved into an increasingly popular investment alternative to Wall Street and other traditional options.

Peer-to-peer lending isn't new and it's no passing fad, says P2P pioneer Brendan Ross, president of Direct Lending Investments LLC, (www.dirlend.com), which runs a short-term, high-yield small business loan fund.

"It's a rebirth of the simplest and oldest way of making money: one individual loaning money to another and getting paid back with interest," Ross says.

What makes this new incarnation different is accessibility.

"Online lenders like IOU-Central and Prosper.com make it easy for prospective lenders to find and fund borrowers through a website," Ross says. "These platforms have automated the underwriting process, including checking credit and looking at applicants' bank accounts, so they can vet borrowers based on reliable information."

Each online lending platform operates differently, but all vet applicants. The lender posts qualifying requests on its website, and private investors decide which to fund, either in their entirety or in part. At Lending Club, for instance, investors can choose to lend the entire amount requested by a borrower, or as little as $25 to multiple borrowers, which adds protection if one defaults.

Investors can manually choose which loans to fund, or they can ask the platform to choose within certain parameters. Yields on a portfolio of loans can be 10 percent or more, Ross says.

He offers these tips for investors in three tiered financial levels:

•  Investing $10,000 to $24,000: Visit the Lending Club and Prosper.com websites, and choose the one that most appeals to you, Ross says.

"Open an account in a tax-deferred IRA and shift a portion of your investments out of stocks and into lending," he says.

The reason for that is interest income is taxed at a higher rate than the capital gains from stocks. Deferring those taxes until you begin spending from the IRA will help keep a lid on your current tax bill.

•  Investing $25,000 to $100,000: At $25,000, you have enough money to start getting professional advice about which loans to choose and how much to invest in each.

"I recommend going to www.lendacademy.com/invest because it's run by Peter Renton, who's very knowledgeable," Ross says. "You choose between a conservative or balanced portfolio - I recommend balanced for higher yield -- and they'll choose the loans for you and put them in your account."

The fee is just 0.95 percent.

•  Investing more than $100,000: Accredited investors have privileged access - they can shop around for private fund pools, Ross says.

"As P2P matures, borrower categories that have always had the highest yields, such as small businesses, become available as private fund pools that are managed to deliver the highest yields," he says.

These pools form mutually beneficial relationships with the P2P lending platforms, allowing the platforms to serve a larger volume of borrowers. The private funds get well-vetted borrowers from the platforms and manage the funds to the maximum benefit of all their investors.

"Everybody wins," Ross says, "including the borrowers, who get fast loans at reasonable rates."

About Brendan Ross

Money manager Brendan Ross is a peer-to-peer lending first adopter who has become an expert in this non-traditional transaction. The president of Direct Lending Investments LLC, (www.dirlend.com), which runs a short-term, high-yield small business loan fund, he previously ran a number of other companies, including ReserveAmerica, the world's largest outdoor recreation reservation company.

STORM LAKE, IA (06/23/2014)(readMedia)-- The following area individuals were among 699 students who received a degree from Buena Vista University at its commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 24:

Noah Bevins, from Davenport, graduated with a Master of Education degree in effective teaching and instructional leadership . Bevins attended the Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies online program.

Kimberly Holliday, from Eldridge, graduated with a Master of Education degree in effective teaching and instructional leadership . Holliday attended the Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies online program.

Kathleen O'Malley, from Bettendorf, graduated with a Master of Education degree in effective teaching and instructional leadership . O'Malley attended the Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies online program.

Buena Vista University's main campus in Storm Lake, Iowa, was founded in 1891, and through its Graduate & Professional Studies (GPS) program, the University now extends to 16 remote learning locations across Iowa, plus online. BVU's GPS locations have graduated more than 15,000 students since it started almost 40 years ago. Students in the GPS program appreciate the pace, academic rigor, class size, and the online or local community college campus class options that their BVU experience gives them. A diverse menu of over 50 different programs offers options that meet your education needs and a variety of class formats which make scheduling even more convenient. Visit www.bvu.edu/gps.

Buena Vista University blends liberal arts with real-world applications, preparing students for lifelong success. BVU is an affordable option for all students and, combined with its academic programs, has led U.S. News & World Report to rank BVU as the third best value school among Midwest Regional Colleges and to an A-rating from Standard & Poor's. Visit www.bvu.edu.