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

To: David Bogdanoff who wrote (6925)	8/17/1998 4:59:00 AM
From: wooden ships	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 42834

In re: "He (Jimmy Rogers aka Mr. BowTie) is one of the least useful commentators that CNBC has and he's on most Fridays on Squawk Box. If you want to get a bigger picture of his investment advice, you can look up a long list of his investment ideas in Barron's Roundtable annual discussion .... See how many of them you consider useful or practicable or even assessable(?) for the small investor and please let me know if you find even one. Best of luck." David: You are preaching to the choir in re: BowTie. And you must learn to pay more attention in class. :-) To wit, Begin To: MrGreenJeans (4293 ) From: Truman Bradley Saturday, Mar 21 1998 6:47PM ET Reply # of 6927 Mr. GreenJeans: A case could be made that a nominee list for the First Annual Bear of the Year Award(1997) should include the illustrious Mr. BowTie, Jimmy Rogers himself. Mr. BowTie, surely not a Brinker disciple, has distinguished himself on CNBC-TV and other media as a tireless inflation fearmonger and bear market ad- vocate. His forecasts for 1998 have escaped my attention as I have long since come to ignore his curious perspectives. That being said, the other day, a brief CNBC-TV snippet suggested, to recall it, that Rogers may be bullish on Uganda and Swaziland. No doubt those who profited from his blustery buy signal on black pepper several seasons ago took notice of his latest pronouncements. To: Alan Bell (4306 ) From: Truman Bradley Saturday, Mar 21 1998 11:34PM ET Reply # of 6927 Alan- In re: "Bears like Metz, Mr. BowTie, etc. are obvious can- didates." Upon inspection of the archives, I came upon a missive perhaps worthy of reposting. It might lend weight to the argument, launched in some quarters, that Mr. BowTie may be a candidate not for an award, but for a ward at Bellevue's Investment Guru Shrine of Fame. To wit, "To: Khris Vogel (404 ) From: Truman Bradley Jan 25 1997 7:10PM EST Reply #436 of 741 For those who have doubts that Mr. Bow Tie has not taken leave of his senses, it would be worth your while to pick up the most recent "Barron's" magazine (27 Jan 1997). Consider the table on page 31 entitled "Rogers' Picks"...... Potatoes Nov. '97. Black and white pepper from Kuala Lumpur. Sri Lankan tea. The Uruguayan stock market. Eastern Highlands listed in Zimbabwe. And let's not give short shrift to a seat on the Sydney Futures Exchange to round out some of his bullish picks. Perhaps, it is time Mr. Bow Tie plans another motorcycle trip. May I suggest an itinerary that includes a grand tour of the asylums of Europe. Disclaimer: Do not blame your broker if he hangs up on you after you place your orders a la Bow Tie." --------------------------------------------------------- None of Roger's aforesaid 1997 bullish investment picks are routinely tabulated in Barron's or the Wall Street Journal or any other publication I could readily find. However, most would doubtless agree it were an easier task to find the prices of these exotic investment vehicles than it would ever be to invest in them per se. Illiquidity, thy name is BowTie. End xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In spite of this, I do hold to the notion that any man, even Mr. BowTie, is entitled to credit where credit is due vis a vis his perennial admonitions per the crumbling Russian bear. In this vein, my understanding is that BowTie has commissioned the following headstone epitaph: "At least, I was right about Russia and Ugandan Black Pepper!"