
Stop the Investing Rip-off
How to Avoid Being a Victim and Make More Money
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The questions every investor should ask before parting with their hard-earned cash
This book serves as an advocate of the consumer and brings to light what insiders know about the side of the sales pitches that consumers don't, but need to hear. Stop the Investing Rip-Off reveals the questions every investor should ask during a financial sales pitch before they pull the trigger and buy the next mutual fund, stock, advisory service, or other investment product.
Based on David Loeper's nearly twenty-five years of experience of seeing the inner workings of the industry, this updated edition of his classic book offers new strategies based on the performance of the stock market over the past two years.
- Sheds light on the oft unseen deceit of the financial services industry
- An updated and revised edition of the bestselling Stop the Investing Rip-Off
- Written by David Loeper who is regularly quoted in Kiplinger's Money and Investment News and regularity contributes to Forbes Intelligent Investing
Stop the Investing Rip-Off, Revised and Updated is filled with advice for investors who want to avoid becoming victims of smooth talking salespeople and the effective advertising and marketing campaigns designed to evade reality and prey on your emotional desires.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Major Brokerage Firms
- Chapter 2: Investment Advisers
- Chapter 3: Hybrids—Advisory Services Provided through Brokerages
- Chapter 4: Discount Brokers
- Chapter 5: Financial Planners and Wealth Managers
- Chapter 6: The Financial Press
- Chapter 7: The Broadcast Media
- Chapter 8: Authors, Self-Help Books, and Financial Celebrities
- Chapter 9: Mutual Funds and ETFs
- Chapter 10: Insurance Agents (and Insurance Companies)
- Chapter 11: Your Company-Endorsed Retirement Plan Adviser
- Chapter 12: Banks and Trust Companies
- Chapter 13: Software, Web Sites, and Financial Educators
- Chapter 14: Pitches They All Use to Sacrifice Your Life
- Chapter 15: Resources to Protect Yourself
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: The Other Millionaire You Make with 2.5 Percent Excess Fees
- Appendix B: The Other Millionaire You Make with 1.5 Percent Excess Fees
- About the Author
- Index