i try to follow his picks. you cant really pin him down enough to follow his picks. he says so much and flipflops so much that you cant figure out where he stands. his aa portfolio performance is much easier to follow and there his picks are poor at best. he makes a few good picks and a few bad picks but his overall performance is bad because his style has you buying dogs all the way down.Quote from priac:
My point about Mad Money is that if you can look past/sort through the entertainment (any due) value of the show, the end result is that there is no real difference (read:worth) between his advice and the advice that you can get practically anywhere.
The candy-coated show is of course successful because it suscribes to the "dumbing down" of society in general.
Give 'em sound effects, cute graphics, and a self-proclaimed madman flailing his arms, spitting, sweating, and as a previous poster mentioned making a fool of himself, and you'll have a hit.
More power to him, of course, because I'm sure they're paying him a ton of money to do it. Someone really needs to track his advice and see how he truly does.
Finally, I'm not sure if that USA Today quote referring to him as "electrifying" does us any good. I'd rather make money than be "electrified". He seems more electrocuted have the time.
Quote from jackedup:
I have a few questions for you people. How many of you retired filthy rich? How many of you have a financial show on CNBC that has a cult-like following with substantial influence?? How many of you have a bestseller investment book right now being sold in all major bookstores??? How many of you ran one of the most successful hedge funds in wall street history??? Yeah... I didn't think so. SO shut the hell up.
Quote from trade-ya1:
I just cannot stomach this guy. I watched for 5 minutes and I'm about the puke. They just flashed to Paris Hilton so it saved me until I could turn the channel.
He was recommending CKR for a trade based on the upcoming ad campaign starring Paris. I shorted at 17.1 after hours and covered for a miniscule gain this morning, I can't believe the stock is actually hanging in there.Quote from jsmooth:
Paris Hilton? was he trying to pump HLT? i see its up 30 cents this morning
That show is a complete joke...the first time i tuned in he was walking around with a post-it-note stuck to his forehead cause i guess he said to "buy buy buy" a few days before the stock tanked $4+ LOL