Debt Control - Be Careful if you invest using debt

March 13, 2006 · Filed Under How to Manage Money 
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Recently, I feel that more and more people start paying attention on their personal finance. At least you and I are always visiting to those personal finance information sites, aren’t we? Some of those high educated and personal finance minded investors even start invest using their debt.

Yes, sometimes this is a good idea. We can use other people’s money to invest and make money instead of using ours which may take us many years to save. However, invest using debt is just like a knife, it can help you but it also can hurt you. So you must be careful if you invest using debt.

In my opinions, there are 2 things that you must clear before you invest using debt.

  1. You must clear with yourself. You must clear and know your finance status, your family, your knowledge and also your risk taking level.
  2. You must clear with what you are doing. You must know what you are investing in, what your analysis is and how much you can make and lost from the investment.

If you invest by following others or the trends that everybody talks about, then you are really risky. If you invest in real estate, you get a mortgage at a local bank and own a house. However, you invest at a wrong time and at a wrong market. So you not only don’t make any money but also losing money because you still have to pay the mortgage. Can you see the environment? It is quite dangerous to invest using debt. So you must learn and do your own research before invest in any investments.

In terms of finance, you can make money if you invest in an investment which profit is higher than your debt interest rate. So what you can do is search around and invests in an investment that can bring the maximum profit and at the same time you get a loan from a financial organization at as lower risk as possible. The theory is easy but it is hard when taking action. So let’s us enjoy the process.


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    One Response to “Debt Control - Be Careful if you invest using debt”

    1. Carnival Of Debt Reduction #28 ?? Wealth Today on March 27th, 2006 10:32 pm

      […] Journey To Financial Freedom instructs us on carefully using debt, through lines of credit, for some risky investing strategies. […]

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