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Empowered Investor: A Guide to Building Better
Portfolios by Keith Matthews
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The
Emperor Has No Clothes
Learn to Recognize Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services
Industry
In order to create a successful investment experience, we must
thoroughly understand some of the obstacles that keep us from
succeeding. A primary challenge to realizing wealth is the inherent
conflict of interest in the investment advisory world. An extension
of this conflict, which has been splashed across newspaper front
pages, is the widespread corruption that has plagued the industry
of late.
There are many good individual advisors in the investment industry,
people who are conscientious about providing the best possible investment
advice and service to their clients. However, because of the way
the system operates, the overall investment industry’s interests
are often not well aligned with yours, and to ignore or deny that
these conflicts exist could lead to future frustrations and anxieties.
Investors must learn to recognize and identify conflicts of interest
in the financial services industry. By understanding how the business
works, you will be able to take better care of your money.
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