H. Kent Baker

Vesa Puttonen

A Case Study: Equity Index-Linked Bonds in Norway -- A Case Study: Reverse Convertibles -- A Case Study: SPARQS -- Wrap-Up of Structured Products -- Trap Judgment -- Leveraged and Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds -- Trap Judgment -- Lessons Learned -- Questions -- Notes -- 12 Traps 8 and 9: Engaging in Gambling Disguised as Investing and Relying on Unsupported Promises -- Gambling Disguised as Investing -- Foreign Exchange -- Features of Currency Markets -- A Zero-Sum Game -- Caveats -- Trap Judgment -- Excessive Online Trading -- Overconfidence -- Lower Costs of Online Trading -- High Frequency Trading -- Trap Judgment -- Unsupported Promises -- Socially Responsible Investing -- Screening Processes -- SRI and Conventional Mutual Funds -- Performance of SRI Mutual Funds -- Case: UBS International Sustainable Equity -- Trap Judgment -- Investment Clubs -- Classic Case: Beardstown Ladies -- Trap Judgment -- Investment Newsletters -- Case: Investment Newsletters by Doug Fabian -- Trap Judgment -- Lessons Learned -- Becoming A Successful Investor -- Questions -- Notes -- Index

Navigating Investor Mistakes and Behavioral Biases

Investment Traps Exposed

John R. Nofsinger

There are two important things you must do to be a savvy investor: make good investment decisions, and avoid costly mistakes. In the second book in The Savvy Investor's Guide series, investing experts H. Kent Baker, John R. Nofsinger, and Vesa Puttonen come together to offer an insightful guide on avoiding those detrimental missteps.

Vesa Puttonen

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