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Financial Planning -> Stocks, Bonds etc. -> Borrowing to invest

What to do with the dividends when you have borrowed to invest

When you receive dividends on the investments that you have purchased with borrowed money (leveraged), it is best to transfer them to another account. This way, the amount of your debt will remain equal to the cost basis of your investments, making record keeping much easier. If you want to reinvest the dividends, this also keeps your leveraged investments separate from your non-leveraged investments.

	Methods of borrowing
	Setting up the brokerage account
	Buying the stocks and ETFs

Next: Selling the stocks and ETFs

Tax Tip: Transferring your dividends out of your leveraged investment account will make your record keeping simpler.

Revised: July 19, 2010

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