Investment Traps Exposed Navigating Investor Mistakes and Behavioral Biases

A Case Study: Equity Index-Linked Bonds in Norway -- A Case Study: Reverse Convertibles -- A Case Study: SPARQS -- Wrap-Up of Structured Products -- Trap Judgment -- Leveraged and Inverse Exchange-Traded Funds -- Trap Judgment -- Lessons Learned -- Questions -- Notes -- 12 Traps 8 and 9: Engaging in Gambling Disguised as Investing and Relying on Unsupported Promises -- Gambling Disguised as Investing -- Foreign Exchange -- Features of Currency Markets -- A Zero-Sum Game -- Caveats -- Trap Judgment -- Excessive Online Trading -- Overconfidence -- Lower Costs of Online Trading -- High Frequency Trading -- Trap Judgment -- Unsupported Promises -- Socially Responsible Investing -- Screening Processes -- SRI and Conventional Mutual Funds -- Performance of SRI Mutual Funds -- Case: UBS International Sustainable Equity -- Trap Judgment -- Investment Clubs -- Classic Case: Beardstown Ladies -- Trap Judgment -- Investment Newsletters -- Case: Investment Newsletters by Doug Fabian -- Trap Judgment -- Lessons Learned -- Becoming A Successful Investor -- Questions -- Notes -- Index