It would be useless for a computer show to just say 'stop using the computer' if you don't like this or that font. They're supposed to tell you how to
change the font.
From 2000 to 2003 I averaged a 20 percent rate of return because I screened for low-PE 'rocket' stocks. Even while the NASDAQ was loosing 3/4's of it's value, there were other sectors that were bullish-- and Brinker just says "don't invest"?
But hey, the only time I listen to Brinker is when he advertises his website. I confess: my panning Brinker is like Andy Rooney panning 'Passion'. It would help if I actually listened to Brinker's show before I griped.
Actually his sell recommendation was more in the Fall of 2000 and he only missed about 5% off the peak of the S&P.
His politics is not as consistant as people might think, and he does credit Bush with the correct calls in the tax cut arena and the war on terror. (He blames Greenspan for the depth of the recession.)
Bob, in my view is one of those people who believe the label is not as important as the action. He liked the situation in the Clinton Administration after the Republicans took back the house of representatives. He believes "gridlock" is good for the economy because it limits what the congress can do. He does believe the national debt is a serious thing, but he knows that it should be looked at as a percent of GNP.
Bob advises people who invest in individual stocks to limit their investment in any one stock to 4% of their total investment portfolio. Part of the advice that I followed that was good was to ease myself out of stock market mutual funds as I approached retirement.
Bob also made a call in the QQQ that was a total disaster. A web site that carries discussion of Bob Brinkers radio show is at:
http://www.begininvesting.com/ The owner of the site, David Korn charges for his investment interpretations, but it may be worth it to look into his site.