{"id":57,"date":"2013-10-20T23:42:02","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T06:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colinschimmelfing.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2013-10-21T22:47:49","modified_gmt":"2013-10-22T05:47:49","slug":"is-investing-in-mosaic-a-smart-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/colinschimmelfing.com\/blog\/is-investing-in-mosaic-a-smart-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Is investing in Mosaic a smart move?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note: I am not a financial expert, and while I have invested using the Mosaic platform, I do not get commissions of any kind for blogging about it<\/em><\/p>\n

I was recently telling a friend that he should consider investing via the\u00a0Mosaic<\/a>\u00a0platform, a sort of crowdfunding platform for solar installations. Similar to Lendingtree or Prosper, investors see vetted projects with varying rates of return based on the riskiness of the loan, as determined by Mosaic. Mosaic takes a 1% cut, as well as origination fees for the loans, while providing risk analysis, paperwork \/ regulatory help to the borrowers, and a snazzy web platform for investors to analyze possible investments.<\/p>\n

When I was explaining this to my friend, he started asking more detailed questions about how it works – who actually is getting the checks, who is liable, what happens when a loan goes bad, etc. I then realized when I couldn’t answer all of his questions that I had forgotten to do proper due diligence! The social benefit of the investments and the positive mentions of the platform was enough for me to start investing, but if I was going to recommend it, I had better know what I was talking about. So here’s my analysis, after reading a few prospectuses and the fine print. Any corrections or clarifications are very welcome.<\/p>\n

Pros:<\/h2>\n