Obama: Worse than Bush? (Part 2)

Here I continue from Part 1. Let me give you a brief example how the media has brainwashed the American public. In early April, the results of Obama’s approval poll were released. The results w...

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How to Spot a Wall Street Hack

I'll make this short and sweet so you will never forget it.  ALWAYS check the bio of every person you listen to or read articles from. If they have a past writing for realmoney.com, Thestree...

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How Buffett Uses the Media to Cash In

Previously, I discussed the fact that what Warren Buffett invests in doesn’t matter to you. Then I followed up by explaining how the media uses Buffett to make money. Here, I complete the l...

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Why Buffett Doesn't Matter: Lessons in Sheepherding

Without a doubt, Warren Buffet is one of the leading investors in the world. There’s no disputing that. But let’s face it. His skills have been over-exaggerated by the media. Of more detri...

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A Warning to All Investors

It’s that time of year again when the cheeseball marketers and penny stock newsletter bozos gather to pitch their bull to the sheep. The name of one of the biggest of these events is the Money S...

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Bernie Madoff in Perspective

The Savings & Loan Crisis had Michael Milken. The dotcom charade had Bernie Ebbers, Kenneth Lay, and Jeffery Skilling. These men have been selected as the scapegoats to distract the public away fr...

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Subtle Tactics to Downplay America's Debt Problems

I was checking some news late night and I ran across this title about the most indebted nation in the world. Of course it caught my attention because I though the media was finally ready...

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Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer's Staged Theatrics

I won’t go into any type colorful description of the “showdown” between Jon Stewart and CNBC’s Kim Cramer. If you’re reading this you already know about it.  What I...

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Another Pubilicity Stunt from the White House

It’s been endless. Ever since Obama has entered office, he has continued to fool Americans by expressing his “outrage” and “shamefulness” of these ridiculous taxpayer-fun...

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A Lesson in Sheepherding, Compliments of Barron's

  The following piece is a response to SA Editor, Racheal Granby's wrap-up of a recent Barron's article titled "Ten Stocks to Hold Long-Term." Granby writes, "With the Dow off more than 50% fro...

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Media Crooks

Maybe there's a good reason why CNBC has a show called Fast Money. If you follow the advice of these guys, your money is likely to evaporate very fast. Likewise, I'm beginning to see why Cramer's show...

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CNBC, the Bubble Network

While some would consider Cramer a “stock pumper,” others would consider him their savior. I would consider him the “Dr. Phil” of Wall Street because, similar to Phil, he desig...

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Editorial: Denying the Obvious

It’s shocking to see so many who remain in denial about the economy, specifically the pundits. Until they see two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth (a ridiculously misleading metric &n...

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Editorial on Barron's

As written in the Barron’s this week (July 26, 2008), Lawrence Strauss interviews Mr. Lee Cooperman, co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Omega Advisors, a $5 billion long...

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More Smoke From Wall Street

Yesterday, JP Morgan CEO, Jamie Dimon made a few statements that I just couldn’t let slip past my propaganda radar. First, when asked about the current credit crisis, he stated that he felt it &......

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