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

To: marc ultra who wrote (3789)	3/5/1998 11:29:00 AM
From: Ken Brown	Respond to of 42834

>>he did specifically say he no longer felt there was good risk/reward in being in that area<< Maybe he did specifically say that on his radio broadcast, but he most definitely did NOT write that in his newsletter. Yes, his timing was great (as it so often is). Yes, the bottom line he'll be judged by is the recommendation, not the reason. But I've heard him on the radio taking credit for predicting the Asian meltdown, which he very well may have done, but he certainly didn't say so to his subscribers. Of course, most of them, to their credit, probably follow him like a mindless robot, rather than trying to do independent thinking and action. For them, a sell is a sell, no matter the reason. Ken

To: marc ultra who wrote (3789)	3/5/1998 1:41:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42834

This argument about Bob's reason for selling New Asia is ridiculous. All newsletter performances are judged on their recommendations not a deep analysis of reasons for the recommendation. No, not deep analysis. How about a simple, "We recommend selling this fund because we anticipate trouble in the Asian markets"? I am not saying that Brinker erred, when it is obvious that he didn't. What I am saying is that with the benefit of hindsight, his call is being made to look better than it was. Dipy.