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

To: BFree who wrote (41999)	1/8/2009 3:47:53 PM
From: Honey_Bee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

LOL, yes even if you play the odds, Brinker is overdue to get SOMETHING right. A complete list of all the times he was wrong last year would be long enough to run from Henderson to Colorado. Here are just a few of them: January 4, 2008 (S&P 1468.36) Bob Brinker said: “In summary, the Marketimer stock market timing model indicates that conditions are favorable for the market as we enter 2008. We expect the S&P 500 Index to achieve new record highs this year and to reach the 1600’s range…….attractive for purchase on any weakness in the S&P 500 Index mid-1400’s range.” * January 20th -- rescinded mid-1400's which began in August 2007 (recommended dollar-cost-average only). * Feb 10, 2008 all-in @ low-1300's. * June/July as market hit bear territory: Claimed the price of oil was "inversely correlated" to the stock market. * Aug 5, 2008 all-in @ 1240 or less. * Sept 2, 2008 all-in @ low-to-mid 1200's * September 16th -- rescinded low-to-mid 1200's; still recommends dollar-cost-average into market. * September 30th -- (on Moneytalks said) "Do NOT sell stock" * October 3rd -- still recommended dollar cost-average only. * October 4th -- (on Moneytalk said) With the S&P 500 down in the 800 range, he said, "New highs impossible in 2008." You can't make this stuff up. LOL!!! .

To: BFree who wrote (41999)	1/8/2009 4:31:19 PM
From: Math Junkie	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

Your posts are snotty too. But don't anyone take my word for it. They can read your posts for themselves here: Member 9132720 "I guess we can add you to the group that would much rather the truth not come out about Bob Brinker." You obviously haven't spent much time reading my posts. Message 23395096 "This is the most bizzare site I've ever come across. Talking about the subject, a controversial at best, totally dishonest at worst, financial advisor/radio person,, causes his promoters to attack you but not defend him. How funny." You have a very biased view if you think only one side is responsible for the attacks. And it's interesting that your claimed distaste for attacking others does not stop you from doing so, as evidenced by your second post here (as well as more recent ones): Message 25275215 By the way, welcome back to the thread!

To: BFree who wrote (41999)	1/8/2009 4:38:36 PM
From: Honey_Bee	Respond to of 42834

Bfree wrote: "So now it seems that even Kirk outperformed Bob Brinker in the worst year in the stock market since the great depression? How is that possible? Kirk is not a marketimer. Bob Brinker is the most self absorbed, self agrandizing marketimer of all time and on the "honor roll" of marketiming. How can this stand? But it must be true because Bob Brinker seems to be afraid to post his 2008 performance. Do you have another explanation for that deceptive move, Math?" BFree, Kirk's fixed income newsletter, Retirement Advisor, also did well in 2008. He has posted the 2008 numbers. But it looks like the younger Bob Brinker hasn't posted his results on the internet, so we can't compare them. But I'm just SUURRE that the younger Bob Brinker included them in the January issue of his newsletter. LOL! Yeah, that's the ticket Bobby Jr. Don't put those 2008 performance numbers on the website. How the heck can you expect to sell newsletters if interested suckers can see how much money they would have lost if they followed your advice last year. You can't make this stuff up. .

To: BFree who wrote (41999)	1/8/2009 7:50:46 PM
From: octavian	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

BFree said: <<So now it seems that even Kirk outperformed Bob Brinker in the worst year in the stock market since the great depression? How is that possible? Kirk is not a marketimer.>> --Geez, BFree, that's an easy one! Kirk doesn't believe in market timing, as you said. Instead, he is an "asset-allocator," which means he buys cheap stocks near the low, waits for them to rise substantially in price, and then takes "massive profits" near the top. When the stock drops back down near the lows, kirk snaps it up again, like candy. He patiently waits for it to get as high as it's going to get, then takes MORE "massive profits." This brilliant strategy enabled kirk to lose only 35%, compared with the 39.2% Brinker lost after missing the bear and riding it down. I'm sure that people are now knocking kirk's doors down trying to get in on this great system! -:)