Nik
Its amazing that you are so gullible
So I will put it simply
Rearden likes to fuck with people...He likes to see if he can prove that they lied about something, doesn't matter what...Unfortunately he picked the wrong person to fuck with.
Its that simple
"Proven returns?"
http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=1820849&highlight=Keepin+it+real#post1820849
Now the fact that you judge him by what he earned in the past is YOUR problem....I judge him by how he acts....You say he is honest yet I have proved him dishonest time and time again. Just look at his comment about trading...I posted his own words...he can't trade...he spins it like its a drawdown...50% drawdown!!!...Thats like saying the Titanic just hit an ice cube in the water.....just an ice cube...it will be alright..
Also it seems clear that he and Rowshan work together to screw with people...and Rowshan has been outed as a con artist who has been banned from ET before...The fact that Rearden vouched for him (read back through this thread) so enthusiastically tells me that he is willing to lie in order to get his way....this time others (Cutten & Volente) gave us the real story, not Rearden..What Rearden did was lie about Rowshan hoping no one would figure it out....he was wrong..
So really Nik, your guy is a liar, and a drug addict and a military service evader...and that is the complete picture...You might not like it, but you need to re-evaluate your view.
Now it doesn't matter to me whether you agree or not...and it doesn't have anything to do with money. I already have money..
So it becomes a matter of principle and after that, frankly I am enjoying verbally beating his ass every day...every night until he either apologizes or leaves...one or the other...
Now, YOU may not remember. YOU may not have been here, but this happened once before with a guy whose handle was Samson77....I didn't like what he was doing. I thought he was victimizing newbies here on ET and (with the help of others here) we put a stop to it....and the guy doesn't post anymore (at least I haven't seen his handle here anymore)....Some folks might remember that.
Its all the same thing, just in a different disguise...People show up here with an agenda and they fuck with people just because they can....I don't like it, and I won't put up with it...
Now frankly I am done with explaining it to you..Presumably you're an adult...figure it out....or don't...
good luck