Borrowing to invest in stocks looks like a good idea but is a really bad one. This special week-long series will try to explain why.
The dangers of borrowing to invest
The cost of servicing a loan will eat up most of the returns you’re likely to make from borrowing to invest.
Borrowing to invest is unlikely to be very profitable once you take into account tax on your returns.
Banking on the stock market to deliver any precise return is risky, even over 20 years.