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	<title>Investor Watchdog - Finance Education &#187; Who Can I Trust?</title>
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	<description>Timely financial educational resource information is your best defense against investment schemes &#38; scams</description>
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		<title>Can Investors See Through Clever Advertising by Money Managers?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/can-investors-see-through-clever-advertising-by-money-managers</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investor Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money management firms]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big money management firms seem to be getting bigger so I don&#8217;t think so.
The big firms have two major advantages that they exploit with their marketing. They have revenues that permit them to spend a lot of money are marketing. It takes more than $100 million to build a brand name in America.
Their marketing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There are Three Types of Financial Advisors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deceptive Sales Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deceptive sales tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[due diligence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exaggeration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[full disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misrepresentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Due diligence is the process investors use to gather and evaluate financial advisor information before they sign a contract or invest assets.
Full disclosure is a financial advisor business practice that is based on the professionals&#8217; willingness to provide complete, accurate information to investors. Based on these descriptions, there are three types of advisors.
High quality advisors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to be a Millionaire?</title>
		<link>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/want-to-be-a-millionaire</link>
		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/want-to-be-a-millionaire#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insider trading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Millionaire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politician]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In modern America, there are two ways to achieve this financial goal.
One is the traditional way. Come up with a great idea. Develop a strategy for achieving goals. Raise some capital. Execute the strategy. Make changes as necessary. Raising capital is iffy because most investors do not want to risk capital on unproven ventures. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Insurance Agents Sell Investment Products?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bad Financial Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conflicts of Interest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cross-Selling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance Agents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance Executives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leverage Relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I say &#8220;absolutely not&#8221; if the agent&#8217;s primary business is selling auto, home, or health insurance. It is a different story if the agent&#8217;s main business is selling variable annuities and other investment products inside insurance contracts. Even then you should be questioning the agent&#8217;s experience, registrations, and certifications. 
You might be asking, &#8220;Why do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full Transparency Scares Wall Street Executives</title>
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		<comments>http://www.investorwatchdog.com/full-transparency-scares-wall-street-executives#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Waymire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deceptive Sales Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Full Transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Can I Trust?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial planner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[full disclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment advisor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lobbyists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Manager]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transparency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What is full transparency when you buy investment advice, recommendations, and products?
Transparency occurs when investors are provided an easy-to-read document that contains all of the facts they need to make an informed decision when they select advisors and invest their assets.
Wall Street spends millions of lobbyist dollars per year fighting transparency. Corrupt politicians who are [...]]]></description>
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