Lessons From the Field #37:
Borrower's Paradise
For the first time in history some interest rates are so low you can almost borrow for free! As you watch today’s 55 seconds, you may want to ask yourself:
Major changes in the interest rate environment create a variety of potential dangers and opportunities. This is no time to be asleep at the wheel.
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
The cost of borrowing money is at its lowest rate in my lifetime… and I’ve been around a while.
The economist Mark Grant calls it “a borrower’s paradise and a lender’s hell.”
Almost everyone I know with a mortgage is re-financing their house.
On the other side, real interest rates on government bonds after deducting inflation are now below zero, which means you get back less than you put in. And corporate bonds aren’t much better.
Understanding the implications of this phenomenon is very difficult.
To take advantage of this situation, you must make a paradigm shift. Borrowing is easy. But investing for income is much more difficult making comprehensive research and planning more important than ever.
How are you adapting to this new world order?