EU stress tests fail to reassure investors wary of criteria

EU stress tests fail to reassure investors wary of criteria
European regulators found that seven banks need to raise a combined 3.5 billion euros ($US4.5 billion) of capital, underwhelming analysts who said the stress tests may not have been strict enough.
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Why should people be wary of taking investment advice and what has been done to create more confidence in fina?

ancial advisors? (thats the complete question) Please help me if you can, I want detailed answers not just simple, stupid answers. Please make sure they have some depth in what they say and mean.