Episode 128: When NOT to Take a Policy Loan

Infinite Banking Daily · May 9, 2026 · 3m

Episode 128 addresses the opposite problem from Episode 127: using Infinite Banking incorrectly by taking policy loans at the wrong times or for the wrong purposes. M.C. Laubscher identifies three critical situations when you should NOT take a policy loan: funding consumption (cars, vacations, depreciating consumer goods that destroy wealth instead of building it), taking loans without clear repayment plans (flexibility without discipline causes compounding interest to erode cash value over time), and speculative investments without cash flow (cryptocurrency, penny stocks, ventures generating…