u/upsidedown-lamp

I have a TiVo-Renewed EDGE Cable 2TB (the first one was replaced under warranty) that pixelates and freezes so much that it makes a recording unwatchable. Probably about 7 years old. I tried powering down, unplugging everything, powering on, and then plugging everything back in, but that didn't work. I want to keep it because my cable company (Armstrong) has never mentioned anything about discontinuing the cable cards. So I think I'm good for a while. Do you think a hard drive kit from Weaknees will fix this problem?

I've got a question about taking out a margin loan.

I have had $100,000.00 invested in SPYI for over a year, and received a monthly dividend of over $1,000 each month.

Because of my other investments, I am eligible to borrow $100,000.00 on margin at 3.99%, which would cost me $332.50 a month.

I'm thinking about taking the $100,000.00 loan and adding it to my SPYI position. Based on my calculations, I can expect to earn $667.50 a month ($8000.00 a year) after paying the interest.

This seems like a no-brainer. Any thoughts? Pros or Cons? Has anyone in this group done anything like this?