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Can I take a loan to invest in the stock market?
vky
#11 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 1:33:51 PM
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Take the loan but dont put it in stocks go for bonds with 10yr+ tenures, anything from 10m will yield good returns and you will be smug every six months
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itz
#12 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 6:07:57 PM
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vky wrote:
Take the loan but dont put it in stocks go for bonds with 10yr+ tenures, anything from 10m will yield good returns and you will be smug every six months

@vyk.could you please demonstrate a small scenario with figures how taking a loan would yield positive cash flow over the life of the loan.thanks
kaka2za
#13 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 6:47:15 PM
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maka
#14 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 7:21:13 PM
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NO
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Jamani
#15 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 7:53:16 PM
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No bank will give you a loan or rather finance you to buy shares, or mutual funds etc. They may give you a personal loan which you may divert to buy shares. But try walking into a bank and ask for a loan to buy shares, they will laugh at you, most bankers believe stock investment is gambling.... they won't give you money to take to the "NSE casino".
dunkang
#16 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 8:11:33 PM
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mBiaLoss wrote:
Tell me Wazuans, I can see the NSE has bottomed out and from now, the only way things can go is up....unless some of the super-low counters really go bankrupt and that is a risk am willing to take.
Now problem is; i don't have cash right now to invest and am afraid I will lose the opportunity. Can I take a loan to invest? Common sense says no..because if the companies goes bankrupt then am stuck with a loan to pay out of my future earnings...But if I sit here like a dummy I may never get a chance to invest at the right time....
If I get a loan well, (at less than 10% interest) can I take it and invest?


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#17 Posted : Friday, August 09, 2013 8:58:12 PM
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This is a NO, NO! Try & you will learn the hard way. You repay loan principal plus interest as you watch paper loss on the value of your shares!
In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins - cash and experience. Take the experience first; the cash will come later - H Geneen
murchr
#18 Posted : Saturday, August 10, 2013 12:08:38 AM
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mBiaLoss wrote:
Tell me Wazuans, I can see the NSE has bottomed out and from now, the only way things can go is up....unless some of the super-low counters really go bankrupt and that is a risk am willing to take.
Now problem is; i don't have cash right now to invest and am afraid I will lose the opportunity. Can I take a loan to invest? Common sense says no..because if the companies goes bankrupt then am stuck with a loan to pay out of my future earnings...But if I sit here like a dummy I may never get a chance to invest at the right time....
If I get a loan well, (at less than 10% interest) can I take it and invest?



No. Because 1. it multiplies your risk, and the cost of borrowing may end up being very high.

If you choose to, borrow from family or friends who agree to give you the money without any interest rate attached to it and without a refund timeline. However, be prepared to lose these friends if things dont end up going the right way.

If you are sure that you will have the money say by the end of the month then see if your broker can give you some financing options many brokerage firms offer the service as long as you have been a customer for a while and hold a substantial holding.

All the best, as someone has said, if you're a dare devil and are willing to risk it all...go for it and come back and give us your lessons.
"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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zizzi
#19 Posted : Saturday, August 10, 2013 12:35:17 AM
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mBiaLoss wrote:
Tell me Wazuans, I can see the NSE has bottomed out and from now, the only way things can go is up....unless some of the super-low counters really go bankrupt and that is a risk am willing to take.
Now problem is; i don't have cash right now to invest and am afraid I will lose the opportunity. Can I take a loan to invest? Common sense says no..because if the companies goes bankrupt then am stuck with a loan to pay out of my future earnings...But if I sit here like a dummy I may never get a chance to invest at the right time....
If I get a loan well, (at less than 10% interest) can I take it and invest?



I just wanted to share this with you

http://www.tilsonfunds.c...ttUofNebraskaspeech.pdf

You should focus on pg 19 when you get the chance
mBiaLoss
#20 Posted : Saturday, August 10, 2013 6:08:01 AM
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Thank ya all. Wengi wamesema hapana. And will listen to the majority.
As an investor I behave like a tick, patiently waiting on grass and larch onto the first cow that shows up. As an investor I dont behave like a tick...I jump off the the cow as soon as am fully engorged before it dies...
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