Human Financial Advisor Horror Stories about Portfolio Management

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Churned and burned

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Some time in the past, a “financial advisor” convinced me that I could make a lot of money trading commodities. Wrong! I figured out he was just “churning” me (putting me into and out of too many positions, just to earn the commission), and I closed the account, buy not until he lost 80% of my money in less than a year!

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ISSUES:
Deceptive Practices
Deceptive Practices
Incorrect Advice
Incorrect Advice
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Management

Whole life insurance as an investment vehicle

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The one stands out and given by multiple of professional or so-called professional is to buy a "Whole Life Insurance" as an investment vehicle plus life insurance coverage vs. a "Term Life Insurance" policy.

Just do some calculations of the future value (Excel formula FV) in 20 years of the estimated monthly premium cost for a $1 million Whole Life Insurance vs. a 20 year Term Life Insurance (for the rate of return, you may assume 8%, in some estimates the long term retun of the stock market if you invest that money in Index Mutual Funds.) – you'll be SHOCKED!

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ISSUES:
High Fees
High Fees
Incorrect Advice
Incorrect Advice
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Management

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