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To: Ted David who wrote (1343)	8/8/1998 6:30:00 AM
From: Early Out	Respond to of 17683

Jerry favors is so way ahead of anything I could begin to grasp at this stage that I kind of let him go and hope I can keep up! Frankly, I can't see how looking at a chart of one particular quarter from 1929 or 1937, or whatever years he was looking at, can even remotely compare to today. It's a different world now. Just goes to show you can make a good living finding your niche. -jsc

To: Ted David who wrote (1343)	8/8/1998 11:46:00 AM
From: Thomas G. Busillo	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 17683

Ted, any chance of seeing "The CNBC Beach House"? Why not move everything out to the Hamptons for a week? Remotes = great TV. Remotes with thong bikinis = really great TV. Think of the possibilities: I see Mark Haines in old-fashioned (circa 1910) bathing trunks sitting in up in a lifeguard's chair. Cramer's next to him wearing a big-old straw hat. You have Faber and Kernan out past the breakers hanging out on surfboards (and for the rest of the day, Joe's out there with a laptop on the end of his board giving reports). Sue and Felicia are in nice floral print one-pieces (with the festive "flower behind the ear" look). Amanda Grove's wearing a sarong-bottom with a tasteful bikini top (with multiple bead-necklace accessories). Maria B. is flying a plane with a banner that reads "We've got a rally on our hands, folks!" For some reason, Kevin McCullough and Bill Griffeth - they also have the circa 1910 bathing wear going on. You and Ron - more the dark- blue J. Crew trunks. Kate Bohner does her reports from a hot tub wearing shades and sipping a frozen strawberry daquiri. "The Boys" are out by a gas grill doing some serious barbequing (Larry's got the apron on; Bob's sporting the white chefs hat). Alan Chernoff does his reports from a moving roller coaster (do they even have those out there?) and Rene San Miguel does his from a video arcade (which really isn't that far from what the made-for-TV NASDAQ site actually is). You have the bears v. bulls beach volleyball. Acampora, et. al. v. Abbey Joseph Cohen, et. al. Chicago-futures v. New York-cash tug-of-war in the sand. Occasional shots of Michael Metz combing the sands with a metal detector. This would be WAY COOL! Please do what you can on this <g> Thanks, Tom

To: Ted David who wrote (1343)	8/8/1998 6:27:00 PM
From: capitalistbeatnik	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

Ted, can I ask you something since you took the course: why bother pumping it on air if these guys can't beat the market? I read McKay's book on Extraordinarily Popular Delusions and the madness of crowds, and while I find alchemy fascinating, I see no reason to go out and promote it. The FDA requires any drug in the US to have demonstrated efficacy. Why does CNBC waste so much time with nonefficacious information? The cynical answer is that portfolio churning is good for viewership and your sponsors.