Hi there @jk6276, great to see you.
I love EDS. The model is very simple and straightforward, and so accessible for, especially, new savers and investors. It didn't catch on at first and I don't understand why because, at the time, a guaranteed 12% income (in liquid HIVE, too) was better than anything else around and was before the days of 400% for 2 minutes DeFi projects, although I can understand the appeal of these to some people. Complicated seems to interest folks 😁
It is great that it is still possible to acquire new EDS through delegation to @eds-vote. I agree the return is low - maybe 4%-5% - but still not matched by comparable fiat options and carries no risk: your HP is still your own and can be undelegated at any time. The prices that EDS currently commands are a bit crazy (anything up to twice the pegged value), but for investors looking for short term returns, that's a very good offer and creates a much higher APR on HP delegation.
I'm sorry I can't offer examples of other good investments. In addition to a good model, I look for transparency and clear operating procedures. One of the things I like about the SPI family of tokens is that there are clear boundaries between which assets belong to the respective funds and which assets belong to individuals, and fund function and performance is independent of any private, undeclared, investments or subsidy.
I have a very narrow portfolio of investments: the next stage for me will be investing in projects, initiatives and enterprises that have the potential to add value to HIVE and bring new people in. The trading platform that @spinvest has been talking about is quite interesting and might be one of those things: maybe operating like a co-op (by that, I mean the collective SPI model) with a share token to fund it.
Hey Shanibeer, thanks heaps for the comment, and yes Spinvest tokens are what I feel most comfortable as far as investments on HIVE go. Looking back, I am still not sure why I never "got" EDS in the early days, but no matter, playing catch up now. They are hard to come by, and that shows the value that people place on EDS is far higher than the 1 HIVE asset backing.
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