Making sound investments is tough enough without having to
worry about unscrupulous financial advisers and outright frauds.
But recently strengthened laws aren''t enough to stop the
"professionals" intent on profiting from - or just plain stealing -
your money. As an Enforcement Branch Chief at the Securities and
Exchange Commission, Pat Huddleston witnessed countless people lose
their life savings to reckless stockbrokers and fraudulent schemes.
Now an SEC-recommended Receiver and CEO of a securities and
investment fraud investigation agency, Huddleston has intimate
knowledge of how scam artists and bad brokers operate. In The
Vigilant Investor, he explains WHY we fall for investment scams,
HOW con artists play on our emotions, and WHAT we can do to protect
ourselves from predators. With its unique look into the science of
financial decision making, the book blows up the popular myths and
simplistic "do''s and don''ts" of investing while sharing techniques
anyone can use to perform due diligence even better than the
"experts." With gripping stories of actual cases, Huddleston sheds
light on the dark corners of the investment industry and teaches
investors and professionals alike how to spot fraud and guard
themselves against financial catastrophe.
關於作者:
Pat Huddleston Kennesaw, Georgia is CEO of Investor''s Watchdog
LLC, an investment fraud investigation agency. He has been an SEC
Enforcer, court-appointed Receiver, and investment attorney. A
frequent guest on television and radio, he has been quoted in The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA
Today, Kiplinger''s Personal Finance, Investment News, and many
other publications.