‘Warnings’ overview

This section identifies issues that might lead you astray if you choose financial products or services to execute your plans.

These are presented as simply as possible. For some elaboration, Deeper.

Pages may be taken in any order but a suggested sequence is given by the green links.

Costs

The biggest enemy of returns is costs. Costs Matter explains why. Direct Costs and Hidden Costs give details.

Selling Games

In a modern, market-driven economy we must accept aggressive or misleading selling.

  • Measurement explains the meaning of ‘Return’

  • Data Games covers the misuse of ‘Return’ and other performance data

  • Persuasion explains how words can be used to mislead you

  • Hype covers some themes used to mislead