Working with a stockbroker takes a level of trust. You could be trusting them to invest thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars of your money. Of course, a broker is permitted to take a fee for their services, but sometimes these fees and charges...
Conflicts of interest in the field of financial advising are a serious problem. If a broker or financial advisor is more interested in what they get out of an investment than what you get, they could be unable to provide you with fair, reasonable advice. If a...
Whether to stick with an investment or drop out is your decision, not your broker’s. They can give you advice and help you make good decisions, but it isn’t their job to substitute their judgment for your own. If your financial advisor pulled you from a...
Most stock brokers make money on a per-transaction basis. This means that each trade they make often nets them a fee, which adds up to a substantial part of their pay. This gives them the incentive to make as many trades as possible – which may be something they...
If a financial advisor or stockbroker misleads an investor into thinking that a particular security, such as a stock or bond, is less financially risky than it actually is, the investor is likely to sustain devastating financial losses. This is a form of securities...
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