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Strategies & Market Trends : Bob Brinker: Market Savant & Radio Host -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kirk © who wrote (40488)	11/16/2008 1:57:52 PM
From: gronieel	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42834

Kirk, why do you persist in posting this nonsensical queston yet AGAIN? You got ZERO response yesterday, nada, zilch, zippo! Do you think these decent folks have changed their minds? Instead, let's ask about a self-styled internet newsletter writer who demands that folks show up in person and sign his confidentiality statement BEFORE he will disclose his past performance? How 'bout that?

To: Kirk © who wrote (40488)	11/16/2008 4:50:41 PM
From: paulnewmanhero	Respond to of 42834

I'd say it falls between bending the truth and false advertising. But I haven't seen Brinker do this. All he does is avoid talking about his bad calls.

To: Kirk © who wrote (40488)	11/16/2008 7:58:58 PM
From: octavian	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

kirk said: QUESTION: What would you say about Brinker if you found he (or someone using his name) was using his recent advice to buy the S&P500 in the 1100s without mention of being fully invested at the top or his all in "Gift horse buy" in the 1400s to imply his timing is good so they can collect $100,000 or more to manage money for a fee in a wrap account? I call this _____.>> --Kirk, it appears the advertisement is an old one. Is it still being used today? If so, I would call it misleading. Since this is a brinker board, though, one would rightly have to ask how much input and control Brinker has over the advertisement. If he has none, then he's off the hook. Also, as I have said before, anyone who pays a 2% management fee for something like that pretty much deserves what he gets. When I decided to start getting serious about investing, I went down the learning curve BEFORE I started investing. My first investment was a no-load mutual fund which I still own today. It doesn't take very much learning to figure out that paying somebody 2% to pick mutual funds for you is not a good idea.