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  1. J

    Buying shares on a loan

    Yeah I'm young - 21. Debt's aren't a massive issue. Maybe 2-3 pay checks until completely cleared. I see theres some posts from people saying be prepared to lose 100% of your investment. Whilst that situation is possible I consider it highly unlikely as I'll be setting a minimum bail out should...
  2. J

    Buying shares on a loan

    Some good responses from you guys. Interesting to see each and every one of your opinions. I'll be sure to update this post in the future. I'll make the decision in another few days or so.
  3. J

    Buying shares on a loan

    Thanks for the tips. I'd rather not say the specific company I'm following however its in the freight forwarding sector. I'll watch it a couple more days before making a final decision. :)
  4. J

    Buying shares on a loan

    I've considered the credit card approach too. My only question is how can you max out one card before balence transfering it? Would you fund a trade account directly via a credit card or would you do it another way? Otherwise I can't see how you'd extract all the cash from it.
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    Buying shares on a loan

    Some nice prices out there at the moment. There is a company I'd like to invest in however I don't have the cash up front. I'm considering taking a loan of say 3K over 12 months to buy some stocks with an ISA. Worse happened if I lost 3K its not the end of the world. Any thoughts or advice...
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