Given that the S.& P. 500 has fallen 9.55percentt over the same period, it does seem intuitive that most active managers are earning their pay this year.
Clarke says the startup is also exploring the possibility of moving to a premium model, where the most active users of the platform pay for a subscription that gives them access to additional value-add features.
Firms in the $100 million to $500 million range are currently the most active fundraisers, and if you pay any attention to the tech press, you know there's no shortage of fresh billion-dollar funds.
Iraqi records, for example, show that Glencore, a Swiss-based trading company that was one of the most active purchasers of Iraqi crude, paid $3,222,780.70 in surcharges.
But they also cost about $300 a month, a price that only the most active retail investors are willing to pay.
Kennedy Wilson, one of the most active buyers in this market, last year paid £1.3 billion, a 20 percent discount, for a portfolio of relatively high-quality Bank of Ireland loans in Britain.
Last year, only the most active retail investors would be willing to pay the costly subscription fees necessary to get access to current price and yield data.
Only the most active retail investors would be willing to pay on average $170 a month to get this live data on prices and yields.
Community participation and involvement in blood donation could also be encouraged by paying public honour to the most active donors and charity events.
Though the State Department labeled Iran the world's "most active" sponsor of terrorism, the ayatollahs have not been forced to pay a significant price.
