a financial backer guide to avoiding micro-cap scams
Like any other business opportunity, penny stock investment requires finding out as much as you can about the product being offered and weighing its advantages and disadvantages. If you receive a phone call or email that urges you to buy a hot stock pick of the day, you have a choice: Either be careful, even skeptical, or accept the offer blithely.
One common investment proposal that you will find littering your inbox is penny stock offers. They are very persuasive and if you don’t think with your mind, you will easily fall to their trap of absurd return claims and ultra convincing testimonials. It gets worse if you don’t have basic financial literacy or if you do not know anything about the stock market. You will easily fall into the trap and lose your money.
Well then, how can you tell if it’s a scam? Easier said than done, really. But there are some common signs you can look out for:
Improbably high returns or “100% guaranteed” success rates are definitely terms to avoid. How else can you be convinced, unless they use such aggressive, confident-sounding words? If an email or website claims that a particular penny stock is the hottest deal around, beware. If you read a line or argument that absolutely, positively states their method is a tested, proven technique or strategy, beware. Because, in the end, that’s all it is a strategy. Seemingly foolproof guarantees like these can get you into hot water fast.
Next, penny stock scams tell you that their offer is for a limited time only and that you are getting a steal by investing now only and that the prices right now are a bargain. While it is true the prices could be a bargain, it will take an intensive research to do that. Such claims need to be verified and unless they can prove it, then you have to remain skeptical. Plus the stock market is always there. There is no such thing as a limited duration offer. You can avail stocks any time you want by having an account with your broker.
These offers also try to persuade you with their glittering success stories. Again, this is one strategy that never gets old in tricking people into the scam. You should research these claims carefully. In fact, ask the company to provide proof of their claims.
The important thing to remember in investing your money is to be never gullible. Always have a healthy sense of skepticism. It will save your sanity because you will not lose money because of rash and stupid investment decisions. Always check with the SEC and also check their company records to see if they are a credible party to invest with. Check their track records and the people behind the company.
No one should be able to pressure you into investing you, and you alone, shall make the decision. Before you accept an offer, make doubly sure it’s not something too good to be true. Because chances are, it is. Success doesn’t often happen overnight. In fact, with stock trading, it’s as uncertain as choosing heads or tails. Take your pick, but beware of the outcome.
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