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Fraudsters—who spend their “careers” developing schemes to defraud victims—are continually creating new, innovative scams. Join Christine Kieffer and Robert Mascio to explore emerging threats to investors, the psychology of scams, the sophisticated techniques used by salespeople (both honest and otherwise), and simple steps to help you invest wisely and avoid costly mistakes.