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

To: Bill Shepherd who wrote (5870)	7/12/1998 5:13:00 PM
From: wooden ships	Respond to of 42834

Bill, consider yourself blessed that you only caught fragments of the Pollan show. "Uncle" Steve formerly held a regular spot on CNBC-TV where he fielded personal finance questions and others. These were short segments and his avuncular, overly ingratiating, syrupy style was tolerable only for its brevity. In any case, his advice on practical matters regarding credit card debt, bankruptcy, defective merchandise, home mortgages, buying appliances, kitchen remodeling, college tuition financing, warranty repairs, consumer rights, tenant laws, et cetera often times was quite useful. To be sure, syrup does not make for a supper, and Uncle Steve's candied style for three hours is quite difficult to digest. Besides, Bruce Williams, host of the longest running call-in radio show of its kind, does a far better job at guiding the uninitiated and experienced alike through life's sundry practical difficulties, in my opinion. Above all, Brinker is the master of the markets and a savant. However, Pollan seems decidedly out of his element in this wise, in my view.