MarketWatch writes article about 5 deadly investing sins that let cons and crooks take your:
By Chuck Jaffe
Published: Jan 3, 2016 7:18 a.m. ET
Greed, fear, and other turbulent emotions make you an easy mark
By
ChuckJaffe
Columnist
When the North American Securities Administrators Association released
its annual list of the ‘top investor threats’ in late December, it took
aim at the bad guys but missed the target.
There’s no denying that investors should steer clear of unregistered
products and unlicensed salesmen, promissory notes, and Ponzi schemes.
Of course they have to give hard looks at oil/gas and real estate
investments that are outside of the mainstream, as the NASAA pointed
out.
Yet investors would be better off if they recognized that there is one
undeniable, much-bigger threat to their investment money.
We have met the enemy, and he is us. All too often, investors are their
own nemesis when it comes to handling their money.
MarketWatch Article Source Here.