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How The Financial Advice and Management Industry Manipulates You Into Overpaying for Questionable Expertise

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by  Erik Conley

October 15, 2016

Six proven ways to influence and persuade people to buy what you’re selling. Take it from someone who spent 30-plus years in the investment advice and management industry. You are being manipulated, and ...

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Don’t Let a 1% Fee Take 40% of Your Life Savings

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by  Erik Conley

October 14, 2016

It’s true – a 1% fee can end up costing 40% of your retirement nest egg. One of the lessons I’ve learned after spending more than 30 years in the investment business is ...

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A Time-Tested Trading Strategy

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by  Erik Conley

October 2, 2016

Investors who prefer to do their own research, and pick the stocks that they believe are poised to deliver stellar returns, face a daunting task. How do you determine which of the 10,000 ...

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Best And Worst ETFs Over The Last Five Years

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by  Erik Conley

September 18, 2016

Examining the best and worst ETFs can be instructive. Nothing succeeds like success. At least that’s what many people believe about making progress in their careers. But in the stock market, a different ...

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Investing Is A Bloodsport. Arm Yourself.

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by  Erik Conley

August 28, 2016

Investing is a bloodsport. A full-contact, no-holds-barred game of strategy that pits highly skilled professionals against unskilled amateurs. Anyone with a few thousand dollars and an internet connection can play, but the stakes ...

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