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The vigilant investor [electronic resource] : a former SEC enforcer reveals how to fraud-proof your investments / Pat Huddleston

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Huddleston, Pat
Published
New York : American Management Association, c2012.
Physical Description
v, 250 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents
The wide world of fraud : first steps and advanced tactics on the -- Path to vigilant investing -- Vigilant or vigilante : protecting your investments in the age of fraud -- The posse and the prey : the investment cops and the scam artists they pursue -- Rich man, poor man : an investment scam for every economic bracket -- The phantom factory and the origami airline : offering frauds, pump, and dumps, and why you can't believe your eyes -- Affinity fraud and the evil twin : how someone who looks a lot like you is plotting to take your nest egg -- Only amateurs make it sound too good to be true : tricks of the trade and the future of financial fraud -- The securities industry : hunting the wolf with the million dollar smile -- Truth, lies, and "why don't they supervise?" : inside boiler rooms and brokerage firms -- Managing mavericks : knowing how compliance systems work can help you protect your nest egg -- Sales scripts, bullets, and the one-two punch : a peek into the stockbrokers' bag of tricks -- Variable annuities : bells, whistles, and porcine cosmetics -- Making sense of alphabet soup : RIAs, CFAs, CFPs, and the friendly -- Neighborhood insurance agent -- Low-hanging fruit : seniors, the sick, and the solution -- investment scams.
Summary
Huddleston explains why we fall for investment scams, how con artists play on the human tendencies we all share, and what we can do to protect ourselves from predators.
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ISBN
9780814417508 (hc)
0814417507 (hc)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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