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Re: Psychodman post# 4438

Wednesday, 05/01/2019 12:43:06 AM

Wednesday, May 01, 2019 12:43:06 AM

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You can do that but the SEC tells all investors point blank that investing in bankrupt companies takes on extreme risk and is highly discouraged.

Here is their official statement;

Note: Investors should be cautious when buying common stock of companies in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is extremely risky and is likely to lead to financial loss. Although a company may emerge from bankruptcy as a viable entity, generally, the creditors and the bondholders become the new owners of the shares. In most instances, the company's plan of reorganization will cancel the existing equity shares. This happens in bankruptcy cases because secured and unsecured creditors are paid from the company's assets before common stockholders. And in situations where shareholders do participate in the plan, their shares are usually subject to substantial dilution.

Source:
https://www.sec.gov/reportspubs/investor-publications/investorpubsbankrupthtm.html










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