How To Spot A Predatory Financial Sales Pitch

Many educated, intelligent people make terrible investment decisions.

They fall for overhyped companies, or get scammed into speculative bets.

The reason for this is simple. School and work typically reward rule-followers. There’s nothing wrong with this. But, people subconsciously associate doing what they’re told with getting rewarded.

In finance, you have to play the contrarian.

The best investors seek-out undervalued assets that everyone else overlooks.

Even Warren Buffett’s blue chip Apple and Coca-Cola purchases came at times when most people had little interest in either company.

Thinking for yourself is the best way to avoid a predatory financial sales pitch that’s masquerading as good advice. But, here are three additional tells to help you identify a guru’s ulterior motives.

1. Promise Of Riches From A “Selfless” Leader

Your often see business or trading products that use a pitch like “Steal My Patented Million-Dollar Techniques With This Simple Copy And Paste Method, Everything Already Done For You!”

I’m not some dork who says things like “Business is war.” Or similar cliches.