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How To Avoid Destructive Investment Behavior

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by  Erik Conley

Of all the obstacles investors face, our own behavior patterns are unquestionably the biggest. Behavior includes things like bias, misconception, and making the same mental mistakes repeatedly, even though we know better. We ...

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How To Recognize Bad Investment Advice

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by  Erik Conley

One of the many dilemmas investors face is where to find good information. By good I mean accurate, unbiased, relevant, and meaningful. That’s a tall order, but I can say from experience (I’ve ...

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10 Things Gold Bugs Should Have Learned By Now But Probably Haven't

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by  Erik Conley

The following is from Barry Ritholtz, author of The Big Picture blog. As an investor, I am a gold agnostic: When used properly, the metal is a potentially valuable tool in an investment ...

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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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How Deceptive Marketing Works

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by  Erik Conley

The investment advice business is very competitive because the profit margins are fat and the barriers to entry are low. But how do you get noticed, and how do you convince people to ...

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