financial leverage
Topic
The practice of borrowing money to invest in assets with the expectation that the returns generated will exceed the cost of borrowing.
What experts have said about financial leverage
4 statements · 4 negative
Investors should avoid leverage.
“No leverage. Don't put on leverage.”
Open the episode · Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery StoresListen at 0:51
Excessive leverage causes rapid, violent unwinds.
“when it runs ahead of you, the unwind is incredibly violent and it's incredibly quick”
Open the episode · Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery StoresListen at 4:15
Leverage can wipe out investors during short-term market bubbles.
“if you have a leverage to multiply your returns, you get wiped out”
Open the episode · Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery StoresListen at 12:55
Using fourfold leverage against capital is extremely dangerous.
“This was the opposite. This would be like somebody who's got a billion dollars trying to put $4 billion to work. Very, very dangerous.”
Open the episode · Why AI has no taste and how to fix it (w/ Thais Castello Branco) | E2319Listen at 45:40
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