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Originally Posted by Sacko
Would there be a benefit to borrowing in your own name to buy a very long term growth portfolio / fund and then logding this as security for a margin loan within the trust to buy an income fund (at a low gearing of 50%).
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I would think it would depend on his reason for using a trust ... if asset protection is the key driver, then your suggestion is not really going to be ideal I'd think.
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Sim'
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