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Investors are often their own worst enemy...

They can't help but screw up their returns.

Anne Madison's loneliness began with her microwave...

Specifically, she realized she couldn't hear the beep of the device... Her hearing was on the decline.

Doc's note: There's one popular rule many average investors follow in the hopes of keeping their portfolio growing.

But, in today's issue, originally published in Altimetry Daily Authority, Joel Litman explains that there are exceptions to the rule...

I never mind a little constructive criticism…

Each Friday, when I write that I read every e-mail, it's true. Like this one that came into our inbox recently:

Gearing up for Black Friday deals? Well, so are the scammers...

In fact, they've been at it since last month, building thousands of fraudulent online storefronts for the unsuspecting American to "shop" at.

Doc's note: You don't need a professional to manage your portfolio for you. According to my good friend and Stansberry Research founder, Porter Stansberry, portfolio management is the surest way to boost your results.

But in today's issue – adapted from a March issue of The Big Secret on Wall Street, published by his firm Porter & Co. – Porter shares four critical concepts to help you manage your portfolio, improve its performance over the long term, and avoid big losses...

To improve your investment returns, all you need to do is die...

For years, insiders have said that an internal review at Fidelity found that from 2003 to 2013, the best-performing portfolios were those of investors who had died.

Frank Dent even had trouble walking to the mailbox...

That's when he finally knew it was time to see a doctor.

Leave it up to Wall Street to take something that I love – something that's as close to bulletproof as you will find – and turn it into toxic sludge.

I'm talking about options selling. Regular readers know it's one of my favorite ways to consistently make money. I first honed my options-selling strategy many decades ago during my time at Goldman Sachs' trading desk.

Geraldine Hickey thought she was a ghost...

As the Australian comedian recounted on a talk show earlier this year: