Instagram-Advertised Investments....Good or Bad?

[Cole Helm]

Since I've started getting serious about investing, I've started getting numerous Instagram ads about different companies/opportunities:

HomeRoom, Spartan Investments, Peoples Equity Group, Fundrise are some of them that I just scrolled past just now.

Anyone ever invest with companies like these? If so, what was good or bad? 

For the experienced, what should we be looking for in such investments opportunities? Red flags?

[Chris Seveney]

@Cole Helm

My company advertises on Facebook and Instagram for our fund and it’s amazing the amount of hate we get. Are these legit companies - typically they are real companies because they are paying to advertise but legit is another question - just like anything and mentioned above do your due diligence on the company.

First thing I recommend is see if you can get a human on the phone, and one that can explain the investment.