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  With margin debt soaring and many investors actively taking on consumer debt to buy stocks, we can conclude that there’s a lot of borrowed money in the market today. If so many others are doing it, does that mean you should also borrow to invest? Consider the Risks You can borrow money to buy stocks, but you’ll be taking significant risks, and some of the risks may not be obvious. Let’s take a look at some of those risks. Systemic Debt Risk This risk is not specific to you. It applies to anyone using borrowed money to invest in a highly leveraged market. High debt levels mean high risk levels: if you look at the margin debt chart above, you’ll see that margin debt peaked before both the 2001 and 2008 recessions. If stock values turn down, people who are borrowing to buy stocks don’t just have to sell the stock they borrowed to buy. They may have to sell other stocks to cover a margin call or pay back a loan. That selling pushes prices down further and pushes other investors into ...

  It seems like an obvious move. We’re in a bull market and stocks are soaring. Interest rates are still near historic lows. If you can borrow money at a single-digit annual interest rate, you should be able to earn enough in the market to pay off the loan and earn a substantial profit. But how does that work in practice? Can you borrow money to buy stocks? And more importantly, should you? Let’s take a closer look. Yes, You Can Borrow Money to Buy Stocks The simple answer to the question is yes: you can invest borrowed money in stocks. It’s a risky strategy. It’s also quite popular, especially during bull markets. Some people have used it very effectively and made money. Others have lost, sometimes badly. That’s the simple answer, but how do you go about doing it? The decision to invest with bor rowed money comes down to comparing the cost of borrowing versus the expected investment returns… If the returns exceed the cost, then the transaction makes economic sense. How Can You Inv...