We recently revealed from official police data that over £75m has been lost by UK investors to social media scams in one year. Find out how to spot and avoid investment scams as we discuss the findings on Hargreaves Lansdown’s investment podcast: Switch Your Money On.
Find out more about different types of investment scams:
- The alarming rise of funded trading accounts scams
- Are BTC (Bitcoin) Telegram Signal Bots Ads a Scam?
- TikTok is the new haven for forex, bitcoin and investment scammers
- FCA’s InvestSmart aims to stop new investors being scammed by social media
- Am I being scammed by a clone of a real investment firm?
- Scammers clone the FCA Register
- CFD Scams – What are they and how to spot them
- How can major media outlets still be hoodwinked into unwittingly promoting forex investment scams?
- Scam Financial Promotion Survey Results
- Which forex brokers offer a welcome bonus and won’t scam me?
- Bond Scams: The rise of fixed income scams and how to avoid them
- Pension Scams: How To Spot, Avoid and Report Them
- How To Spot & Avoid Investment ISA Scams
- FCA joins Instagram to warn on Forex and Crypto online trading scams
- What is an Instagram trading scam?
Richard is the founder of the Good Money Guide (formerly Good Broker Guide), one of the original investment comparison sites established in 2015. With a career spanning two decades as a broker, he brings extensive expertise and knowledge to the financial landscape.
Having worked as a broker at Investors Intelligence and a multi-asset derivatives broker at MF Global (Man Financial), Richard has acquired substantial experience in the industry. His career began as a private client stockbroker at Walker Crips and Phillip Securities (now King and Shaxson), following internships on the NYMEX oil trading floor in New York and London IPE in 2001 and 2000.
Richard’s contributions and expertise have been recognized by respected publications such as BusinessInsider, Yahoo Finance, BusinessNews.org.uk, Master Investor, Wealth Briefing, iNews, and The FT, among many others.
Under Richard’s leadership, the Good Money Guide has evolved into a valuable destination for comprehensive information and expert guidance, specialising in trading, investment, and currency exchange. His commitment to delivering high-quality insights has solidified the Good Money Guide’s standing as a well-respected resource for both customers and industry colleagues.
