The savvy investor's guide to avoiding pitfalls, frauds, and scams

Are you an investor facing an obstacle you dont know how to overcome? Are you ready to invest, but not sure how to reduce your risks? There are two important things you must do to be a savvy investor: make good investment decisions and avoid costly mistakes. As important as good investments are, one...

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Main Authors: Baker, H. Kent, (Author), Nofsinger, John R., (Author), Puttonen, Vesa, (Author)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
Series: The Savvy investor's guide
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ISBN: 9781789735611
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 188 pages) ; cm.

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100 1 |a Baker, H. Kent,  |e author. 
245 1 4 |a The savvy investor's guide to avoiding pitfalls, frauds, and scams /  |c by H. Kent Baker, John R. Nofsinger, and Vesa Puttonen. 
264 1 |a Bingley, U.K. :  |b Emerald Publishing Limited,  |c 2020. 
264 4 |c ©2020 
300 |a 1 online resource (xvii, 188 pages) ;  |c cm. 
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490 0 |a The Savvy investor's guide 
500 |a Includes index. 
505 0 |a Introduction -- 1. Common investing pitfalls that can separate you from financial security and success -- 2. Common stock pitfalls that can lead to big losses -- 3. Mutual fund and ETF pitfalls: what the industry wont tell you -- 4. Self-inflicted pitfalls: the dangers of psychological biases -- 5. Investment schemes designed to separate you from your money -- 6. Other frauds and scams that lure unsuspecting investors -- Index. 
520 |a Are you an investor facing an obstacle you dont know how to overcome? Are you ready to invest, but not sure how to reduce your risks? There are two important things you must do to be a savvy investor: make good investment decisions and avoid costly mistakes. As important as good investments are, one bad mistake can ruin the result of all your good decisions. In the second book in The H. Kent Baker Investments Series, investing experts H. Kent Baker, John R. Nofsinger, and Vesa Puttonen offer an insightful guide on avoiding those detrimental missteps. The Savvy Investor's Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls, Frauds and Scams explores the common pitfalls that investors face. Highlighting important issues when investing especially in common stocks and mutual funds, they explore the psychological biases of investors that can cause you to be your own worst enemy. Finally, they look at frauds and scams, and how to protect yourself from dishonest people wanting to profit at your expense. If you feel unprepared to face the risks of investing, Baker, Nofsinger, and Puttonen provide this essential guide to arming yourself against devastation on your path to becoming a savvy investor. 
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700 1 |a Puttonen, Vesa,  |e author. 
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