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Friendly Advisors Create Hidden Financial Risks
Jack Waymire 11/7/2012 5 comments
Investors can be mislead by the personalities, sales skills, and abilities of sales advisors to develop personal relationships with them.

Sorting Out the Alphabet Soup on Wall St.
Jack Waymire 9/24/2012 5 comments
There are many titles -- and important distinctions -- between the various roles of financial professionals.

Wall Street Uses Tobacco Industry Tactics
Jack Waymire 8/29/2012 14 comments
Wall Street lies to people when its representatives sell inferior investment products for excessive fees and commissions.

Pension Plans Fighting Excessive Fees
Jack Waymire 7/30/2012 19 comments
Pension plan sponsors are taking advantage of new regulations that require service providers to disclose their fees.

Navigating Bad Financial Advice
Jack Waymire 6/15/2012 11 comments
Every year, millions of investors turn their assets over to advisors who should rather be tellers at small, rural banks, if that. Why do we give them control of our retirement assets?

How Financial Advisors Deceive Investors
Jack Waymire 5/18/2012 20 comments
Lower quality financial advisors use three tactics to deceive investors: omission, misrepresentation, and exaggeration.

Wall Street's Sales Culture Damages Investors
Jack Waymire 5/8/2012 19 comments
Investors don't walk into brokerage offices and ask to buy particular investment products. Someone has to persuade them.

Think Before You Follow Your Financial Advisor to a New Firm
Jack Waymire 4/25/2012 18 comments
Sometimes it pays to follow your financial advisor to a new firm. But don't go before you do your homework.

How to Reduce Your Risk of Financial Losses
Jack Waymire 4/11/2012 11 comments
Free tools can help you reduce your risk of losses when you deal with financial advisors.

Mega-Institutions Damage Investors
Jack Waymire 4/2/2012 20 comments
It's time to stop financial behemoths that enter new businesses solely for the purpose of generating as many revenue streams as possible per client.

When Stockbrokers Were Customers’ Men
Jack Waymire 3/21/2012 19 comments
Stockbrokers used to worry about their customers' money. Now they just worry about making money.

Fees Take a Bite Out of Your Investments
Jack Waymire 3/12/2012 32 comments
You have to expect fees when you make investments. But it's important to understand what you're paying.

SEC Should Focus on Prevention
Jack Waymire 3/2/2012 16 comments
The SEC wants an extra $245 million to protect investors. But the money won't help unless it starts focusing more on preventing than detecting it.

Some Financial Advisers Set Slick Traps
Jack Waymire 2/14/2012 38 comments
Financial advisers cultivate your friendship, build trust, and profess to be experts. But are they just wolves in sheep's clothing?

Questing for Greater Advisor Transparency
Jack Waymire 2/1/2012 13 comments
There are new ways for investors to conduct due diligence on their financial advisors.

Scary Truths About Financial Advisers
Jack Waymire 1/10/2012 33 comments
There are some very unsavory facts you should know about financial advisers and representatives.

Aristocrats & Robber Barons: Hide Your Money
Jack Waymire 12/26/2011 31 comments
There's an incestuous relationship between politicians and Wall Street executives -- and it doesn't benefit you.

Can You Still Trust the Citi?
Jack Waymire 12/13/2011 32 comments
Citigroup’s willingness to pay a fine without admitting guilt should make investors rethink their relationships with the bank.

SEC Position a Travesty for Investors
Jack Waymire 12/2/2011 18 comments
The SEC claims it does not have the staff or resources to take Citigroup to court to prove it committed fraud. Is that a reasonable position for an agency that's supposed to protect investors?

Don't Assume Wall Street Has Your Back
Jack Waymire 11/18/2011 26 comments
Wall Street is a marketing machine that dominates its relationships with investors. The public calls it greed. Wall Street executives call it smart business.

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