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

To: Boca_PETE who wrote (2792)	1/13/1998 7:04:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 42834

Besides, Brinker is primarily a "mutual funds guy". Many of my friends who invest only in stocks and have no interest whatsoever in mutual funds, have not listened to Moneytalk even once. Dipy.

To: Boca_PETE who wrote (2792)	1/13/1998 10:33:00 PM
From: wooden ships	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 42834

The "Brinker effect" remains, if this forum is any guide, debatable and, perhaps, academic. Of course, the fact that Brinker has called virtually every turn in this market for numerous years argues, albeit in circular fashion, the case for Brinker's power. However, it is, admittedly, a flimsy argument. That being said, the fate of any given specific stock recommendation by Brinker does not, in my view, diminish or enhance said argument. There are many, I surmise, who follow Brinker's mutual fund advice and do not partake of his specific stock picks. Moreover, Brinker never advocates more than 1% of the portfolio be allocated for any given issue, if memory serves. (Correction 4%: Memory did not serve. Thank you, I2.) It might be posited that the numerical size of Brinker's audience, at any given instant, may conceal the multiplier effect of word of mouth, certainly, a most powerful factor in the dissemination of information or an idea. Beyond this, the Brinker audience, assumedly well-heeled, may wield ponderous financial clout if said audience were to act in concert within the context of an instant in the financial markets. In any case, until Brinker gives us a blue moon "sell everything" signal with attendant effect or no, the "Brinker effect" is likely to remain a matter of pure speculation and friendly debate.