I'm thrilled to host my friend & colleague, Arjun Saraf (CPA, CA, EMD). We focus on Mortgage Investment Corporations, with a focus on understanding the challenges in the current environment & key considerations when navigating this investment strategy.Discussion points:- Arjun's professional background (5:33)- Quick overview on New Haven's MIC (6:57)- Understanding equity based lending (8:50)- How does a high interest interest rate environment impact a MIC? (12:00)- The MIC business landscape today (15:07)- Tax treatment of MIC investment income (17:41)- Current trends on arrears (18:25)- Thoughts on interest rates (25:45)- Risk mitigations strategies within a MIC (29:40)- Key lessons learned running a business in this environment (35:13)- MICs vs other fixed income investment strategies today & when rates fall (36:30)- 3 Key questions to ask before investing in a MIC (39:40)- Time to liquidity/getting your money out (43:20)- Arjun's most valuable lesson (47:25)- My perspectives (49:50)Yatin:

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