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Or they could be set up for life. Everyone has different comforts with risk. They're the only ones who can decide whether they're comfortable making that bet.

• aaron-lebo 9y ago
  Of course, that's the tradeoff. That's why with kids it is a little different, it's not just your comfort with risk, you are now risking their future and they don't really get a say in that.
  • charlesdm 9y ago
    Maybe. My cousins husband is quite wealthy, but they are frequently leveraged to the hilt (margin debt, mortgages, etc). All for investment and tax purposes though, not spending. He's done really well (probably made €50m+ since 2008), but they were pretty much all in at several points. As long as you know why you're taking certain risks, it's probably fine. Even if they don't all work out.