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Deceptive Marketing (part 2)

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by  Erik Conley

Last week I wrote about a deceptive marketing ploy that is very common in the investment advice industry. It involved the use of trickery to make a track record look better than it ...

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What Were The Best Performing ETFs In 2013?

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by  Erik Conley

In a year like 2013 it was hard not to make money. Unless you were bearish and out of stocks, you probably did pretty well. But there was a very wide range of ...

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Did Investors In Bonds Get Creamed Last Year?

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by  Erik Conley

It’s easy to assume that bond investors had a tough 2013, but it’s more complicated than that. Bonds got hammered, that’s true, but not all bonds are created equal. If you were careful ...

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Are You A Sucker For A Smooth Talking Marketer?

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by  Erik Conley

Here’s a humorous take on the tendency of naive investors to fall for fancy sounding investment jargon. Josh Brown is the author, and he has a gift for this kind of humor. “You ...

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If You Are Young And Wealthy, You Are Probably Overconfident About Your Investing Abilities

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by  Erik Conley

Young investors (ages 25 – 44) are more confident than older investors Young investors have a higher regard for their investment acumen than their older counterparts, according to a Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner wealth ...

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