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Strategies & Market Trends : Bob Brinker, Moneytalk and Marketimer -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Honey_Bee who wrote (1775)11/5/2007 11:56:32 AM
From: Honey_BeeRespond to of 2121
 
Here is my reply to the previous post. I do not subscribe to HFD now, so do not know if Mark Hulbert still uses a footnote about Brinker's QQQQ-trade. Anybody know?
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Hi Smile_1,
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Thank you for your encouraging words. I always appreciate knowing that nice guys like you find value in reading what I post here.
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Yes, Mark Hulbert does use a footnote on Brinker's performance reviews.
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However, Bob Brinker does not mention that footnote when he cites HFD model portfolio performance ranking in his own advertising.
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That looks to me like a very clever and rather amazing deception--which adds another layer of deception to Brinker's cover-up of the QQQQ-trades.

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Here is a copy of Mark Hulbert's Bob Brinker footnote:
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"PLEASE NOTE: In late 2000, Brinker forecasted a several-month bear market rally and recommended an investment in the NASDAQ 100-Index--a trade that turned out quite unprofitably. However, because Brinker, at the time of making this forecast, chose not to make this trade part of his model portfolios, his HFD record has not suffered as a result."

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To: Honey_Bee who wrote (1775)11/5/2007 12:20:41 PM
From: Math JunkieRead Replies (2) | Respond to of 2121
 
"The impact of the QQQQ advice takes Brinker from APR 12.7% to an adjusted APR of 10.7% which compared to the Wilshire 5000 which had an APR of 12.0% during the same period."

Any analysis in which the ONLY off-the-books advice included is his biggest loser is suspect.