3 Stocks That Could Lose You a Lot of Money

Even the most successful investors swing and miss from time to time. It's a big, messy world out there, and no one has all the information they need to scout out only winning stocks for their portfolios. All individual investors can easily relate.

That said, it's probably best to steer clear of investing opportunities that sport a high degree of risk and low chance of success, especially when there's a pile of evidence pointing to that. Ziopharm Oncology (NASDAQ: ZIOP), Civeo Corp (NYSE: CVEO), and Intrepid Potash (NYSE: IPI) each offer investors the promise of growth and above-average returns in the future, but I think it's more likely they could lose you a lot of money.

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