But when we lose money from a financial fraud, the regret is immense. The pain is compounded because many investment frauds were avoidable if we had only paid attention to the warning signs. There is a saying in the investment world that is something is too good to be true, it probably is. The 7% figure serves as a barometer of what diversified equity investors may expect and can act as a benchmark to compare investment opportunities of similar risk. The investment world is a tremendously competitive arena and if there was indeed an opportunity to earn an above market return on an investment.

Source: Forbes March 12, 2017 17:00 UTC