1Well, judging from the number of posts here, this is obviously a hot topic.
OK, let me give you my input. I probably know Larry a lot better than most or maybe all of the people posting here. I lived in San Diego for about 30 years and he moved into the area in the mid 80's. (I might still be there if it weren't for the moronic mentality of the CA voters, but that's another topic for another thread)
There were times when I would drop by his office unannounced and when I got there, he was pretty busy checking out the markets with a lot of computer screens showing charts and other data. If he wasn't trading as some of you claim, he sure went to an awful lot of trouble and expense for nothing.
Sure, I know he made some good money from his seminars. So what? Ever heard of capitalism? If you have a problem with him making money from his seminars, you should probably not be trying to trade because you obviously have some underlying issues with making money. Randy Couture is a UFC champion fighter, but he's now making money on the side by doing movies. Does anyone have a problem with that?
Regarding the seminar material that he presents. I know for sure that some of it was well researched because I gave it to him, and he always gave me credit for it. (Not that getting credit was all that important to me)
But if you really want to make a judgement call about Larry, maybe you should do a little more research beyond what you read on blog sites. For example, San Diego has what is now a world class marathon every year - the Rock and Roll Marathon. Guess who was the original promoter for the event?
And if you really want to get an idea of what a person is like, a good indication is how his children have been raised. All of you probably know about Michelle, but he has another daughter and a son. I've met both of them and they are smart, well-mannered and very personable people. Not exactly the kind of kids you'd expect if they were raised by a con artist.
Also, to answer the question before anyone asks, no Larry didn't put me up to write this. He just sent me the link to the thread and said to vote. He didn't even tell me which way to vote. However, after reading some of the posts here, I thought maybe some of you might want some input that comes from a more personal perspective rather than what is gleaned from blog posts and newspaper articles.
