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Portofolio: Showing rookie investors the ropes without the rip-offs

  • Indonesia
  • 6 min read
  • Sep 20, 2019
  • By Putu Agung Wija Putera

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Through investment education and the guidance of master traders, Portofolio aims to show aspiring forex and derivatives traders and investors how to avoid scams and stabilize their returns

Mahar Indra Adityawarman thinks most Indonesian investors have a unique profile: instead of aiming to preserve and manage wealth, they seek improbable profits. "What they want is additional income, because they're not earning enough yet," says Indra, a former derivatives broker.
But the learning curve for many of them can be steep. Indonesian investors' desire for massive returns, coupled with the difficulties some of them face in learning the basics of trading, has opened the door to scammers who are more than happy to relieve non-savvy investors of their savings. This is especially true...

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