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How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud

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2009
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A timely guide to uncovering financial fraud

2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new, they've been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come. But the good news is fraudsters often follow the same basic playbook. Learn the playbook, and know how to ask the right questions, and financial fraud can be easy to detect and simple to avoid.

In How to Smell a Rat, trusted financial expert Ken Fisher provides you with an inside's view on how to spot financial disasters before you become a part of them. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource takes an engaging look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they can be easily avoided. Fisher also shows you the quick, identifiable features of financial frauds and arms you with the questions to ask when assessing a money manager.

  • Prepares you to identify and avoid financials cams that could instantly destroy your wealth
  • Contains examples that highlight how financial frauds are committed
  • Provides questions everyone should ask before entering any investment endeavor

With How to Smell a Rat as your guide, you'll learn how to protect your interests and assets from unnecessary losses.

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The money manager and New York Times–bestselling author explainshow to protect yourself from fraud: “Fisher details the red flags that should alert investors.”—Associated Press 
 
Whether it’s small-scale or large, a pump-and-dump or a Ponzi scheme, financial fraud is nothing new. Where there’s money, there are scammers—and it’s up to you to understand their playbook and ask the right questions to avoid getting taken. With a decades-long career in the industry, the founder of the multibillion-dollar money management fund Fisher Investments offers a clear guide to detecting the warning signs. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource:
 
  • Prepares you to identify and avoid financial scams that could instantly destroy your wealth
  • Contains both recent and historic examples that highlight how financial frauds are committed
  • Provides questions everyone should ask before entering any investment endeavor
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    “With five straightforward rules that would have saved any investor from Bernie Madoff, investment firm CEO and Forbes columnist Fisher gives readers a secure plan for fraud-proof investing, worthwhile for novices and sophisticated financiers alike…Much more than what to avoid, Fisher’s concise guide should be highly illuminating and confidence-building for anyone with a bank account.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
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