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by cylinder 3332 days ago
Stocks are leveraged too. Our entire economy runs on credit.
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> Stocks are leveraged too.

Half-true. You only need 3-25% down to purchase a home. No one is going to extend you credit at that leverage for equities, bonds, etc (you could trade futures and options, or even 3x/4x ETFs, but that's pretty exotic for your typical investor).