Navigating the investment minefield : a practical guide to avoiding mistakes, biases, and traps /

• Main Authors: Baker, H. Kent (Author), Puttonen, Vesa (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019.
• Subjects: Investments.; Business & Economics > General.; Finance & accounting.

When you think about investing, what words come to mind? Overwhelming? Intimidating? Scary?Investors face a vast array of investment options vying for their business. They are aware that some of those providing these "opportunities" seek to take advantage of them. And although most investo...

Table of Contents:

• Prelims
• Navigating the investment minefield: don't be intimidated by the world of investing
• Avoiding common investing mistakes: don't make the same mistake twice
• Overcoming your behavioral biases: don't be your own worst enemy
• Trap 1: Overpaying for products and services
• Trap 2: Becoming a victim of investment frauds and scams
• Trap 3: Misrepresenting risky products as safe
• Trap 4: Investing in complex products
• Trap 5: Relying on unsupported evidence
• Trap 6: Having unrealistic return expectations
• Trap 7: Engaging in gambling disguised as investing
• Trap 8: Falling for mutual fund traps
• Index.