Topic: How To Invest

What is Pat’s commentary for the week of November 21, 2017

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Dear Inner Circle member, Most of our readers understand that you need a healthy sense of skepticism to succeed as an investor. Most agree that conflicts of interest are the greatest risk you face as an investor. They see how these conflicts can taint advice you get from a broker, a stock promoter, or anybody who has an interest in an investment you’re considering. You also need a degree of skepticism when you read opinions on matters that touch on investments. This includes media views on the economic risk of issues such as Brexit (the U.K.’s planned break with the European Union), or the independence movement in the Catalonia region of Spain. People who write about these issues have interests that conflict with your interests as an investor. They stand to gain by playing up the risk of strife and economic turmoil. After all, dire predictions attract the attention of readers and viewers, and keep them coming back for updates. Routine stuff—assurances that things…