In other words, you can borrow the shares from your broker, sell them (without buying them first) and then buy the stock and return the shares to your broker at a later (pre-determined) date (
hopefully at a lower value than what you sold them for in the first place.
Not exact matches
So why don't lenders offer a true reverse mortage which would compute and lend a stream of payments (
at interest of course, but
hopefully a rate reflective of the
low risk given the high property
value / loan ratio) rather than a useless lump sum which has seniors paying pretty high mortgage interest rates on a large amount of loan, rather than a interest on the (rising) amount of loan as the stream of payments accumulated.
Hopefully, a great story represents an above average long - term growth opportunity (or a catalyst, and / or a
lower risk / uncorrelated investment), a great stock ensures you invest in a company & management team which can actually leverage, exploit & deliver genuine long - term shareholder
value from this opportunity, while a great price requires you exercise the patience to buy (& sell)
at the right time.