When it comes to mutual funds, there is more than just finding a good success. Tragic story, such as the following is a very common reversal. I hope that I now share with you will help to prevent the same devastating my previous clients to make financial errors.
The story began in 2000 investment in the height of stupidity, just a bear market. I have been managing "Bob Retirement Account" of the six years to better than average record of success. So I was surprised when Bob sheepishly in July 2000 called, let me know that he was his transfer of individual retirement accounts, but did provide a good in our last cycle in 2000.
However, your tax returns, a long time, a personal friend of Bob's wife, now also offers investment services, recently received his license as registered representatives.
Fast-forward to the end of September. It is becoming increasingly clear, I think the bull market has come to an end. Therefore, the trend of sell signals in accordance with our method of tracking the sale of our October 13, 2000 the Common Fund for all the posts, and 100%, money market. (See my article, "How in the http://www not realized in 2000, Bear." Successful investment. Com/articles12's. Htm). From our refuge, we saw the market collapse and burn, causing most investors to sustain double-end to reach as high as 50 to 60% of assets, number of losses.
In 2002, Bob suddenly stopped in my office. It turned out that things do not smooth the investment with the Irish Republican Army. Like most counselors have been made of the tax / advisers, and quickly proposed the "load all kinds of fund assets Bob."
Of course, as a new graduate student, do not know who (such as the number of Authorized Consultant) to market behavior or any form of analysis. The end result is that a combination of Bob lost the next two years, over 50%. (Do not gloat, but in the same period, the absence of my client lost.)
Unfortunately, Bob is the extent of losses sustained through a number of investors who failed to comply with discipline methods.
In particular, I hate that Bob's tax abuse their position of trust. Financial decisions, he did not qualified to do, but it implied license, he knew enough to enable them. So now we know what is the value of a piece of paper.
This is no different, so new graduates, and his name behind the new medical students to conduct heart surgery, Dr.. Or employed by a Fortune 500 company chief financial officer of the new MBA graduates. However, the financial services industry allow people to obtain permits (in a fairly short course), and immediately began to make important and far-reaching, he or she can sell your services to financial decision-making A.
This is a worrying trend in this area. A CPA friend confirmed that it has raised the hope to provide investment services to the company's many times over.
Why? Is easy to make! Accountants and tax professionals have a great business base. They are in the unique position of trust, as customer information disclosed to them. Whether they are employed by a company or individual approach to maintaining, but may have no other person (other than a spouse), who knows a lot of detail your financial life as your accountant / tax.
The abuse of trust for personal gain, no matter how noble the cause, you may receive the general conflict of interest and a huge betrayal.
In the 2000 bear market showed that investors must be a disciplined effort. Even though most professionals do not realize this. What busy accountant, in the tax season, which, you can put your time and energy investment market volatility, you may need to take action at any time?
As for Bob, he is still with his accountant, in the same below led to his investment portfolio. He is the hope of a miracle recovery. At this writing, the stock market is engaged in growing, Bob thing, I believe more and more set up their hopes that he will withdraw some of its losses. However, I can not believe that this approach can go to the end of the bear market to resume. Bob Where is it?
58-year-old Bob is still playing Russian roulette with your retirement. He is clearly unable to make decisions of people who migrated to the ability of the market trends a sign of awareness and discipline of communication. This is a decision on their future economy will have a profound impact, and make sure your story has a happy or sad.

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