I need cash, but I don’t want to sell my stock. Is it safe to take a portfolio loan?
There are sometimes good reasons to borrow against securities, but mostly there’s a long list of bad ones
It’s a scary time to be taking on risky debt.
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Say you want to buy a house, but you already have a house. You need short-term access to some money so you can make a down payment on the new place without making the deal contingent on selling your current place. You might look at your stocks and think: I don’t want to sell anything right now and incur potential…
