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From FTC: During uncertain economic times like these, a lot of people are looking for ways to earn some extra money and make ends meet. You may have noticed ads that tout business opportunities. They guarantee you can make a lot of money, in a short period of time, with little to no effort. Although tempting, many of these operations are run by scam artists who take your money up front and never deliver on the earnings they promised. Fraud: An Inside Look is a video from the Federal Trade Commission that takes you behind the scenes with a convicted business opportunity scammer as he reveals the tricks he used to cheat people out of their money. You'll also hear first-hand from two people who got caught up in bogus business opportunities and learn what questions to ask to tell if a business opportunity is a scam or the real deal ...
From AAII: To be a successful investor, you can't just buy a good stock. You have to buy the very best stocks at the very best time. And it's not enough for you to simply study the stock itself, you also need to analyze the market conditions in which it is trading. Five decades of historical studies on past market cycles show that three out of four stocks decline when the general market averages correct. How do you tell which way the market is headed? The key is learning to decipher the day-to-day market action-in other words, what the market's doing right now. Successful investing isn't about following pundits' predictions or analysts' estimates or going by how you feel. It is about studying the market itself. A recent article from the American Association of Individual Investors highlights a few key market indicators to look for that provide a trustworthy lens into how the market is behaving overall ...
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