Re: Why is a dollar today worth more than a dollar tomorrow?

2003-12-05 Thread Tyl
In order for the government to borrow money, they would need to provide an incentive for the savers to lend. Example, if you want to borrow from me what incentive would I have to lending you my money? --- john hull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For some reason, I can't get it straight in my head

Re: financial leverage

2003-10-30 Thread Tyl
that yield a higher coupon rate then the borrowed rate. I don't think you undertsand much about what I said before and I don't think you understand about bonds very much. --- Fred Foldvary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Tyl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was thin

financial leverage

2003-10-30 Thread Tyl
Anyone know of a good way to take advantage of the current interest rate? I was thinking of borrowing a lot of money and invest it in short term bonds then as interest rate goes higher I would lock in long term bonds then making money on the borrowed money. The question now is how do you borrow th