debt
5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 29, 2018 by Alex Rampell · across every show →
Everything said about debt, oldest first
Nov 29, 2018 negative
Jan 2, 2019
Non-transparent consumer debt options restrict retail sales for stores like Walmart
“Walmart wants to sell more stuff. They would sell more stuff. They can't sell more stuff because people are hesitant to buy it because they don't know what going into debt for this particular item has or what that means for them.”
Jan 2, 2019 negative
Jan 2, 2019 neutral
Rampell: High-conviction appreciation calls for debt over equity financing
“If you're convinced your house will go up 10 X in value in the next year, you should go take out debt. Equity is more appropriate for certain situations, bonds are more appropriate for certain situations, and it's just, it's another option.”
Jan 2, 2019
Milenius: Debt acts as a time machine pulling future value into present
“Debt money is very interesting because it allows you to sort of see into the future, right? If you have a good expectation of what's going to happen in the future, and you want to access that value right now, you can issue debt against it. So I think of debt a…”