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jespi_78 asked:


This money is technically mine, and I know there is an option to borrow it while employed. I am now unemployed and getting turned down for educational loans. Can I use this money for school?

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Forex W asked:


Hi,

I’m new to Forex and just started working my way through babypips but I have a question that I can’t seem to find an answer to.

According to ibfx (not sure if url link is permissible here), margin level is defined as:

margin level = current equity in the account / current amount of margin in use

I’ve heard that brokers will make margin calls when margin levels are at 50%, sometimes 80%. I do not understand why this is the case.

I would think that as long as the equity in the account is equal to or greater than the amount required to open the position that the trade could be sustained.

I can see a margin call if a fluctuation of one pip would bring the equity below this amount but I do not see how a 50% margin affects this.

If someone could provide some example numbers perhaps it would help clear this one up for me.

Thanks,

Fortexwindo

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Michael K asked:


We have a large amount of equity in our current house.
We have no bills other than the mortgage on our current house.

Is a home equity loan to get to the 20% down payment and then a conventional loan on the investment property itself the best way to go?

Or is it best to finance the investment property itself rather than using the equity in the primary residence. We could finance 100% of the loan purchase price or do a secondary mortgage to come up with a 20% down payment.

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Natethegreat8 asked:


I want to transfer my current Roth IRA to a broker. Now is it better if I go to a discount broker like td ameritrade where they charge $50 fcommission for mutual fund investments or should I just go directly to the fund family I’m interested in like Vanguard or T. Rowe Price?

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