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Borrowing money to invest! What could go wrong? | The Indicator
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10:57Now PlayingThe total amount of investors using margin aka borrowing money to help pay for a trade is at an all time high of over $1.5 trillion. Is this something we should worry about? We spoke to Jurrien Tinner at Fidelity Investments.
Note: Jurrien Timmer's views are his own and not representative of Fidelity.
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