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Are there any ways to hide leverage?

• deleted 7y ago
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• miketery 7y ago
  Yes, by inflating asset values.
  • samsonradu 7y ago
    Can you please elaborate?
    • all2 7y ago
      I'm assuming the logic goes something like: If we are leveraged at 100% when we take the real valuation of assets into account, then, if we jack up the valuation on assets we hold, then we can chip away at the leverage ratio and get it to go down.