Question

A retired customer has an existing stock portfolio held in a cash account. He has heard that "leveraging" his portfolio can increase his return. The portfolio holds blue chip stocks that pay current dividends. He wants to transfer the positions to a margin account and use them as collateral to buy more stocks of the same blue chip companies. Which statement is TRUE

Answer 1

Answer: C. This is not an appropriate strategy because the customer's income will decline

Explanation:

A. The options for the question are:

This is an appropriate strategy that will increase the customer's income

B. This is not an appropriate strategy because the customer's tax liability will increase if the securities appreciate and are sold

C. This is not an appropriate strategy because the customer's income will decline

D. This is an appropriate strategy because the customer has the potential for larger capital gains

From the information that have been provided in the question, we can see that the customer needs income but based on the information that have been provided in the question, the interest that will be charged will eat up the dividend paid by the the stock.

Therefore, this is not an appropriate strategy because the customer's income will decline.