The Other Side of Wall Street Released by: Visible Investment Advisors Web Site: http://www.othersideofwallstreet.com/ Wall Street and the mutual fund industry have a history of operating on a double standard. Email: info@visibleinvesting.com Keywords: retirement, advisors, index funds, no load, 401k, international, risk, return, income, TIPS, seminar Update Date: 11/23/2006 12:02:08 PM Hits: 144 Descrption:  Whose looking out for you? When selecting an advisor, broker or online trading company, conventional wisdom is to use a large, publicly held, brand name investment firm. Like most things in investing, the conventional wisdom is wrong. These firms have conflicting interests, and the individual investor suffers. Investment companies in the news Wall Street and the mutual fund industry have a history of operating on a double standard. Given their opportunity and motivations, some the most reputable companies and individuals have used their trusted relationships to manipulate the system for their own benefit instead of their clients' benefits. They make "illegal after-hours trades and improperly exploit market swings in ways that harm ordinary long-term investors."