In my Margin is a Double-Edged Sword and Investing Using Margin Debt Leaves You Vulnerable articles, I touched upon the risks of employing the use of margin debt for investment purposes. Margin investing is the practice of borrowing money from a brokerage firm to make investments. Traders tap this to increase buying power and then [...]
Subsequent to the US Presidential election in early November 2016, I have become “uber cautious”. My rationale for becoming this way is that: Corporate debt levels are growing exponentially despite sputtering profit growth. High-yield debt with “thin compensation” relative to increasing risk of default. Political turmoil in various parts of the world appears to be [...]
The purpose of today's post is to: explain how to obtain a credit rating without impacting your record; provide easy actionable steps to improve your credit rating. [...]
Margin is a double edged sword. Your gains are magnified when the value of the related assets rise. Losses, however, are magnified when they decline. [...]
Low interest rates have fanned debt to insane levels. Consumers have not used the low interest rate environment to tackle their debt load. Continue Reading