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Should I pay student debt or buy stocks?

I make ~100k in a chill midwest job 50k student debt at w...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
bump
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
Buy ETH
amethyst exciting weed whacker
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aphrodisiac peach stead
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cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference
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Vermilion Locus Dingle Berry
  12/14/17
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yapping stimulating blood rage indirect expression
  12/14/17
I'd probably pay off debt. No reason to expect that stock ma...
adulterous dashing reading party
  12/14/17
Are you stupid? Pay the debt until you get down to 4.5% inte...
very tactful provocative sandwich halford
  12/14/17
What? The idea is that I'm fairly confident I can pick valu...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
why are you confident
Lascivious Bistre Base
  12/14/17
If you study those 4 stocks, I should be able to get 8-10% f...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
Why not start a hedge fund if you're so confident! 15-20% w...
Laughsome Cocky Newt Pocket Flask
  12/14/17
lmao dude Why 4:1? Why not 40:1?? Juice up those ret...
carmine beta french chef
  12/14/17
Haha BELIEVE
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
The company itself is 4:1 on the planes, just like a mortgag...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
I’m giving you shit because picking stocks is a fool’s erran...
carmine beta french chef
  12/14/17
#1 Number two is hilarious. Just do 15-20% returns bro
carmine beta french chef
  12/14/17
Agreed. Assuming it's true, he's basically asking if he ...
vibrant knife
  12/14/17
Dude You have to attach a probability distribution to the...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
agreed man, agreed. i thought you were saying that 15% - 20%...
vibrant knife
  12/14/17
I would pay off that debt. Investing is a long term thing. P...
Heady bat-shit-crazy principal's office ape
  12/14/17
Crypto
concupiscible old irish cottage
  12/14/17
It seems like you're taking compounding into account for you...
well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap
  12/14/17
buy ETH
titillating thirsty private investor house
  12/14/17
Okay, what is the investment thesis for ETH? Where do I buy...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
JFC -- how did you totally miss this train 10 months ago?
cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference
  12/14/17
Was in grad school with no income Did not pay much attent...
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
Couldnt afford $500 bucks?
cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference
  12/14/17
Crypto seemed like bullshit at the time (it still does now)
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
Yet you paid $50k for graduate school to land a $100k job
concupiscible old irish cottage
  12/14/17
...
titillating thirsty private investor house
  12/14/17
Devastating
carmine beta french chef
  12/14/17
...
yapping stimulating blood rage indirect expression
  12/14/17
Tezos Cosmos
concupiscible old irish cottage
  12/14/17
Wait and buy Cosmos
Up-to-no-good bossy spot
  12/14/17
...
concupiscible old irish cottage
  12/14/17
hell yeah brother. it's going to be glorious
Up-to-no-good bossy spot
  12/14/17
wait until when?
Chestnut beady-eyed senate coffee pot
  12/14/17
100k law?
pearl cheese-eating university stock car
  12/14/17
Non law
Vivacious dilemma ceo
  12/14/17
Cop ETH, LTC, some Iota (invest like a grand), sliver of BTC...
Azure persian
  12/14/17
Put it all in Iota :)))
well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap
  12/14/17
Buy ZRX
painfully honest nursing home police squad
  12/14/17
option 3: refinance loans.
well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap
  12/14/17
If you sell a kidney, I think you get like 8k. That would co...
Azure persian
  12/14/17
I would pay the debt ASAP if the rate is that high. The odds...
Nudist Travel Guidebook Prole
  12/14/17
professional investor here. you're an idiot.
Pink Station Scourge Upon The Earth
  12/14/17
1. Discount what you think is a fixed debt cost by the chanc...
fragrant jet kitchen
  12/14/17
Just do discount by reality. (Don't disagree just thought...
well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap
  12/14/17
The interest rate is high enough such that, if you can't ref...
outnumbered flatulent school cafeteria wagecucks
  12/14/17
PAYE and crypto
autistic mustard chad
  12/14/17


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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:46 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

I make ~100k in a chill midwest job

50k student debt at weighted average 5.8%. Some of the accounts are around 6.5%.

Options:

1) Start paying off the 6.5% loans ASAP. Since these are after tax dollars, it is the equivalent of making 7.5-8% in the stock market before capital gains taxes. 0 risk, 0 effort, 0 correlation to the stock market. Credit score immediately goes up. Refinance the rest at a lower rate.

2) Put the money into my portfolio (BOFI+covered calls, INBK, ALLY, AER) which I think should make 15-20% a year in the long run

3) Use half of new income to pay loans, half into stocks

What would you do? ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919138)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:51 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

bump

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919175)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:51 PM
Author: amethyst exciting weed whacker

Buy ETH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919182)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:51 PM
Author: aphrodisiac peach stead



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:56 PM
Author: cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:09 PM
Author: Vermilion Locus Dingle Berry



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:22 PM
Author: yapping stimulating blood rage indirect expression



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:52 PM
Author: adulterous dashing reading party

I'd probably pay off debt. No reason to expect that stock market will continue to go up more than 5.8% annually, even though it has been going up over twice that in recent years.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919191)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:53 PM
Author: very tactful provocative sandwich halford

Are you stupid? Pay the debt until you get down to 4.5% interest or less.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919193)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:55 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

What? The idea is that I'm fairly confident I can pick value stocks that can make 15% a year, even in this market.

The problem is to evaluate the risk/return tradeoff of doing this given that the alternative (paying down debt) is so attractive.

Since I am ~30 years old, even a small misstep here can have huge effects down the road.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919218)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:56 PM
Author: Lascivious Bistre Base

why are you confident

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919228)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:59 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

If you study those 4 stocks, I should be able to get 8-10% from the earnings yield alone.

If the internet banks continue to grow at their current clip, Then 15-20% is very doable.

As for Aercap, they have a very simple business. Buy a plane, lease it out at a 7-8% yield. Use 4:1 leverage to enhance returns. Their next 5 years of earnings growth are pretty much already guaranteed, because the leases are already signed. When you buy AER, you are just buying a bunch of aircraft at their book/appraised value.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919249)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:12 PM
Author: Laughsome Cocky Newt Pocket Flask

Why not start a hedge fund if you're so confident! 15-20% would make you a star!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919350)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:30 PM
Author: carmine beta french chef

lmao dude

Why 4:1? Why not 40:1?? Juice up those returns!!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919518)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:32 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Haha

BELIEVE



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919532)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:34 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

The company itself is 4:1 on the planes, just like a mortgage

I myself am 2:1 with 2.5% margin debt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919550)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:37 PM
Author: carmine beta french chef

I’m giving you shit because picking stocks is a fool’s errand. Maybe you’re the next Buffet, but I doubt it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919575)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:53 PM
Author: carmine beta french chef

#1

Number two is hilarious. Just do 15-20% returns bro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919200)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:30 PM
Author: vibrant knife

Agreed.

Assuming it's true, he's basically asking if he should invest in A or B where B makes ~100% greater returns in a year.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919519)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:37 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Dude

You have to attach a probability distribution to the returns

Say, the continuously compounded return is Normal with mean 15% and standard deviation of like 20-25%

It's not a stupid question

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919574)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:47 PM
Author: vibrant knife

agreed man, agreed. i thought you were saying that 15% - 20% IRR was a pretty sure thing?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919671)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:58 PM
Author: Heady bat-shit-crazy principal's office ape

I would pay off that debt. Investing is a long term thing. Paying off debt will help increase your cash flow in the much shorter term.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919237)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 2:59 PM
Author: concupiscible old irish cottage

Crypto

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919252)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:00 PM
Author: well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap

It seems like you're taking compounding into account for your stock investment but not your debt. Pay off your debt first.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919259)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:02 PM
Author: titillating thirsty private investor house

buy ETH

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919273)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:08 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Okay, what is the investment thesis for ETH? Where do I buy it? Coinbase or the Winklevoss Gemini thing? How much into Ether? Ty

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919318)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:08 PM
Author: cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference

JFC -- how did you totally miss this train 10 months ago?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919325)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:09 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Was in grad school with no income

Did not pay much attention to threads here

Thought all that crap had topped out

From a fundamental value perspective, which crypto is the best? I don't like that crap about it needing 6 days worth of home electricity consumption to verify a single transaction.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919326)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:23 PM
Author: cerebral unholy foreskin athletic conference

Couldnt afford $500 bucks?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919434)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:25 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Crypto seemed like bullshit at the time (it still does now)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919457)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:26 PM
Author: concupiscible old irish cottage

Yet you paid $50k for graduate school to land a $100k job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919466)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:34 PM
Author: titillating thirsty private investor house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919543)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:38 PM
Author: carmine beta french chef

Devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919593)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:58 PM
Author: yapping stimulating blood rage indirect expression



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:24 PM
Author: concupiscible old irish cottage

Tezos

Cosmos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919445)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:27 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good bossy spot

Wait and buy Cosmos

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919482)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:29 PM
Author: concupiscible old irish cottage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919497)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good bossy spot

hell yeah brother. it's going to be glorious

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919762)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 5:47 PM
Author: Chestnut beady-eyed senate coffee pot

wait until when?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34920686)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:29 PM
Author: pearl cheese-eating university stock car

100k law?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919502)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:29 PM
Author: Vivacious dilemma ceo

Non law

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919506)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:39 PM
Author: Azure persian

Cop ETH, LTC, some Iota (invest like a grand), sliver of BTC, and go!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919607)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:41 PM
Author: well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap

Put it all in Iota :)))

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919626)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:50 PM
Author: painfully honest nursing home police squad

Buy ZRX

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919706)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:55 PM
Author: well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap

option 3: refinance loans.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919767)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 3:56 PM
Author: Azure persian

If you sell a kidney, I think you get like 8k. That would cover a few months of payments.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919777)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 4:02 PM
Author: Nudist Travel Guidebook Prole

I would pay the debt ASAP if the rate is that high. The odds are against the market beating that on a risk and tax adjusted basis.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919841)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 4:02 PM
Author: Pink Station Scourge Upon The Earth

professional investor here. you're an idiot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34919846)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 5:36 PM
Author: fragrant jet kitchen

1. Discount what you think is a fixed debt cost by the chance that millenials will eventually vote into office politicians who reduce / forgive / provide preferential tax treatment to education debt. And inflation.

2. Discount your 15% to 20% ROI estimate by reality.

3. Compare the returns.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34920607)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 5:45 PM
Author: well-lubricated vigorous garrison mad-dog skullcap

Just do discount by reality.

(Don't disagree just thought it amusing).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34920664)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 5:37 PM
Author: outnumbered flatulent school cafeteria wagecucks

The interest rate is high enough such that, if you can't refinance, you should focus on paying your loans off first. Thanks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34920617)



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Date: December 14th, 2017 5:44 PM
Author: autistic mustard chad

PAYE and crypto

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3828996&forum_id=2#34920656)