Deal for an investor than a simpler product

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Commenting on the Abacus CDO case, Wall Street Journal columnist Brett Arends offered the opinion that "as a rule of thumb, the more complex a [financial] product is, the worse the deal." Do you agree?

Why would a more complex financial product be likely to be a worse deal for an investor than a simpler product?

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