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Never!*

It is used for either or both of two reasons, greed for the investor or more commissions for the advisor; neither of which is the right reason.

* The only exception to "Never!" can occur if the investor has a short-term need for capital outside the investment portfolio and margin will be eliminated by a specific source of capital that will be available in the short-term from outside the portfolio.