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  MarketWatch Praises Howard Ruff's Recent Record
What's his real long-term track record on the market and economic calls he's made since the 1970s?
  Update: Commentator Glenn Beck Dispenses Investing Advice: Should You Follow?
Q: Glenn Beck on Fox TV recently said that he would not invest in stocks or muni bonds...and recommended...gold and Treasuries...
  Update: Robert Prechter Predicts Dow 1000 and Depression
Forecaster who Reuters calls a "top investor," "heavyweight" and "insider" now calling for even more severe downturn...but what is his track record?
  “...I Don't Think I've Been Wrong on Anything”
Peter Schiff, author of the best-seller Crash Proof, is predicting the U.S. economy is going down the tubes...can you profit from his advice?
  Should You Listen to Their Predictions?
Economists love to predict but what's their actual track record?
  Dean Graziosi: Complaints Mount for Real Estate's Infomercial Man
A review of Dean Graziosi's real estate right now, no-money-down system and "website empire."
  Charles Biderman: TrimTabs Investment Research Market Timer Worth Listening To?
Charles Biderman says his firms' following of money flows enables you to predict future stock and bond market movements
  Glenn Beck's Conflicts of Interest in Pitching Gold
The popular commentator, who has been warning of economic Armageddon, is in bed with a major gold coin seller
  Nouriel Roubini Was Wrong, Again, and Again and Again...

An update on the myriad predictions of the economics professor who has enjoyed more than his 15 minutes of fame for supposedly predicting last year's financial problems...
  Flashback: When Yankees' Hired Joe Torre as Manager, Pundits Said Failure Lay Ahead
Prognosticators in sports' field often as off base as in financial world
  Ben Stein's Money: New York Times Fires Columnist Over Endorsement Deal
Why aren't more media outlets requiring their writers to stay away from product endorsements and other fee arrangements with financial service companies?
  Another Jim Cramer Handpicked Guru Falls Flat
Jim Cramer's problematic track record is now well known but others he's anointed to give sage stock-picking advice on his web site appear to be financially illiterate too...
  John Cummuta Promises to Transform Your Debt Into Wealth
Here’s the catch: It’s not your wealth that will increase….John Cummuta uses your debt troubles to increase his wealth
  Jim Cramer's Worst Stock Market Call Ever
CNBC's Jim Cramer has made horrible stock picks and market calls during the 2008-09 financial crisis but this call from 2000 is his worst ever...
  Roubini and Cramer Smackdown!
You gotta love Nouriel Roubini and Jim Cramer attacking each other...this is one time, when they both might actually be right!
  Dave Ramsey Getting Kickbacks From Investment Brokers
He's on radio and television dispensing financial advice...and directing unsuspecting listeners to investment brokers funneling him money
  The Worth of Jim Cramer's Advice
Former hedge fund manager and Goldman Sachs' employee Jim Cramer has a TV and Internet following for his stock picks. How good are his stock picks and advice?
  The Beardstown Ladies' Book Investment Fraud

How A Bunch of Little Old Ladies Duped the Media and Public (and More Authors Today Do the Same Thing)...
  Suze Orman's Financial Advice and Career
Is Suze Orman qualified to be giving you financial advice and how good is her advice?
  Which Financial Gurus Are Worth Listening To?
Q: How do you rate the advice of Suze Orman, Terry Savage, Jim Cramer, Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad), Thomas Stanley (The Millionaire Next Door), Jane Bryant Quinn? Also, do you recommend any web sites or books which rate the advice and services offered by financial companies and gurus?
  Do Financial Broadcasters Have a Hidden Agenda?
What restrictions if any do financial broadcasters have for investing their money?
  Dr. Phil Declares a Financial 9-1-1
America's most widely watched television psychologist recently offered some dire financial warnings and advice
 

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