By: Jack WaymirecloseAuthor: Jack Waymire Name: Jack Waymire
Email: jack@paladinregistry.com
Site: http://www.paladinregistry.com
About: Jack entered the financial services industry as an institutional consultant and later as vice president at Warburg, Paribas, Becker in 1976. From 1983 to 2003 he was the President of Lexington Capital Management and related companies. In December, 2003 John Wiley & Sons published his book "Who's Watching Your Money? The 17 Paladin Principles for Selecting a Financial Advisor". In 2004, he was the co-founder of PaladinRegistry.com, a website that educated investors about financial advisors. Later in 2004, a national Registry of pre-screened, five star rated advisors was added to the website. In 2008, he co-founded FindanExpert.com, a second website that connected investors to wealth-related service providers. Since 2004, Jack has been frequently quoted in the media on topics about selecting high quality financial advisors and avoiding the risks and consequences of bad financial advice (BusinessWeek, Forbes, Kiplinger, Washington Post, etc.).See Authors Posts (3) | April 27, 2009 | Illegal Schemes & Scams, Investor Information, Wall Street Ethics

Wall Street companies know everything there is to know about investors.  They know your hopes and dreams, your fears, and the types of sales messages you respond to.  They use this information to craft sophisticated sales tactics that maximize the probability they will gain control of your assets.  
Here’s an example.  Wall Street knows [...]