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- From: tony2@prefect.cc.bellcore.com (gozdz,antoni s)
- Subject: Re: YOUR stock picks
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 93 14:15:27 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.141527.3773@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- In article <1993Jan26.215538.792@informix.com> robs@informix.com (Robert Schneider) writes:
- >>
- ****************stuff deleted***************
- >The reason that I say this is that I've read a study by Norman Fosback
- >regarding the performance of stocks recommended on Wall Street Week.
- >He showed that they performed best right *before* they were mentioned
- >on the show; after the show, they tended to perform very poorly.
- >Has anyone ever seen a similar study regarding Barrons picks?
- >I'd be especially curious to see short term (30 days or less)
- >versus longer term performance for recommended stocks.
- >
- >(I also wonder what kind of vested interest the "experts" have
- >in touting a stock)
- >
- >Rob
-
- The experts [why do you use quotes? they've proven over
- the years that they're very successful money managers]
- clearly state in the interviews that they (in most
- part) own/owned the stocks they recommend. So this
- answers your question.
-
- Tony
- tony2@cc.bellcore.com
-