Just like every thing else in life there are a variety of scams when it comes to investments. There are just way to many lazy asses in this world who sit around developing new ways of ripping the hard working people of the world off of their money.
So if your wanting to get into investing and arent sure what you should and shouldn't be doing it might be a good idea to start off with a professional company to get ya started. Then maybe move on to your own investments.
I say use a professional company, but be sure to check references because these scam artists are very good at what they do which is why they are able to do it and why it is hard to catch them.
If your investing I hope that they all pan out like you hope they do or even a whole lot better!!!