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What Your Financial Agent Will Tell You And Why You Shouldn’t Listen is a comprehensive guide for investors written by Deepa Venkatraghvan. The book aims to help people during the times of global financial turmoil, when general fear towards investing is looming large over the financial world. People continue to opt for loans and insurance and invest in mutual funds and property, regardless of rising global threats, because of the inevitable nature of the situation. What Your Financial Agent Will Tell You And Why You Shouldn’t Listen eliminates some of the fear from the act of investing by informing its readers about the common pitfalls involved in the practice. There are many deceptive financial distribution processes that are prevalent and these might land a retail investor in trouble. The book serves as a financial dictionary and educates investors about the various selfish measures that financial agents, brokers, and advisors who deal in finance, real estate, credit cards, insurance, loans, and the stock market take. Tips and suggestions are provided so that one can be informed and also be careful while dealing with such agents. Rulings from consumer courts have been presented in this book and a list of consumer bodies have been provided. Potential investors can approach these organizations in case of a dispute or problem. The book also provides real studies about investors who have been duped by agents. About the Author Deepa Venkatraghvan is a Chartered Accountant, finance writer, and author. She has written Everything You Wanted To Know About Investing in Difficult Times, a bestselling book. Some of her other books include Everything You Wanted to Know About Investing in Mutual Funds, and Kaise Nivesh Kare - Mandi Ho Ya Teji (Hindi). Around 40,000 copies of her book, What Your Financial Agent Will Tell You And Why You Shouldn’t Listen, have been sold.