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The total amount of investors using margin aka borrowing money to help pay for a trade\u00a0 is at an all time high of over $1.5 trillion. Is this something we should worry about? We spoke to Jurrien Tinner at Fidelity Investments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The total amount of investors using margin aka borrowing money to help pay for a trade\u00a0 is at an all time high of over $1.5 trillion. Is this something we should worry about? We spoke to Jurrien Tinner at Fidelity Investments.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note: Jurrien Timmer’s views are his own and not representative of Fidelity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fact checking by Sierra Juarez<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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