Quote from mschey:
I have used alot of larry's material in my trading. I have applied it to stocks and futures....and the bottom line is it has made me money. Same with Jake!
As for regulatory run ins....it's a non issue for me. I think the government oversteps its role...and the situation with Larry was one of them.
OK. To each his own. If what he wrote is directly responsible for you making money, then my hat is off to you.
I have only read
about him, and found all credible sources to be decidedly less than flattering. Further, I have perused some of his books in a bookstore from time to time, and found his material to be tired and uninspired, and his writing style to be downright condescending and patronizing. My personal, and admittedly biased, conclusion is that he will write
anything that will sell books. And he seems to write a
lot. That is what hucksters in this business do.
As for the "government," as you referred to it, it is there to protect his unsuspecting "customers." Personally, I cannot imagine where I would be opposed to someone "overstepping" in an effort to protect me from predators, but that is just my own sentiment. Importantly, the fact that there were regulatory issues at all suggests something about character and integrity, which really doesn't change all that much over time.
Against this background, if you were able to walk away with something of tangible and directly applicable value from these fine gentlemen, then you are a better man than I am. And once again, my hat is off to you.