Retire 6 years earlier by investing on margin
Great subject Sven, leverage (Margin) is a double edged sword. Yes mathematically it does improve your probability of profit because you can increase your number of occurrences and reduce your risk (if margin is applied correctly) buy improving efficiency in managing correlations, but one needs to understand and respect its ramifications. Today we see record margin debt recently hitting another record of $561 billion, understanding and respecting margin is essential to your financial survival. See Zerohedge article Bubble Watch: US Margin Debt Now Equal the Economy of Taiwan. YouTube Video
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