I always tell my clients: 90% of the financial advice out there is bad. Just plain bad. My job is to find the 10% – the relevant, the useful, the informed – and get it into the hands of my clients. Here are the three trends and revelations making their way into my 10% this month, which can and almost certainly will impact value investors like us. 1. Avoid the value traps. At GDS Investments, I actively research companies and industry verticals undergoing significant upheaval.