Comments on: You Can Want All You Want http://www.fusioninvesting.com/2009/12/you-can-want-all-you-want/ Fusing Fundamental and Technical Analysis with lashings of Behavioural Finance. Investing in Australia and North America. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Dean Morel http://www.fusioninvesting.com/2009/12/you-can-want-all-you-want/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 Dean Morel Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:59:21 +0000 http://www.fusioninvesting.com/?p=4447#comment-1424 Hi Greg Thanks a lot for you kind words, I appreciate them. I downloaded the performance of the Chartist. First up there is no such thing as an effortless 25% pa return. Super-investor's returns are in the low 20%. Here are the notes from the performance table. Notes: <ul> <li><em>Past results are not indicative of future performance.</em> [But we'll show you these simulated results anyway hoping they'll suck you in.] </li> <li> <em>Data from Jan 2009 in BLUE representative of Nick Radge real time Growth Portfolio results. Results prior not indicative of this portfolio. </em> [So only 2009 is real performance, which was virtually flat with the market.] </li> <li><em>Data in this table prior 2009 based on simulations.</em> [Data mining can produce scores of simulated results with outstanding prior performance, anyway trying to sell a service based on them is not someone I would trust.] </li> <li><em>Subscriber positions, portfolio's and returns may differ</em>. [May? You gotta be joking. Will differ! Subscribers never get the same returns for scores of reasons.] </li> </ul> Greg, I've learnt a lot from subscribing to newsletter over the last fifteen years or so. If you consider them an educational expense then you'll get some value, but I wouldn't start dreaming of an effortless 25% pa. Having a quick look around Nick Radge seems to be respected and praised as a good teacher, so that's positive. Have you bought and read his book? I'd start with that prior to subscribing. Hi Greg
Thanks a lot for you kind words, I appreciate them.
I downloaded the performance of the Chartist. First up there is no such thing as an effortless 25% pa return. Super-investor’s returns are in the low 20%.

Here are the notes from the performance table.
Notes:

  • Past results are not indicative of future performance. [But we'll show you these simulated results anyway hoping they'll suck you in.]
  • Data from Jan 2009 in BLUE representative of Nick Radge real time Growth Portfolio results. Results prior not indicative of this portfolio. [So only 2009 is real performance, which was virtually flat with the market.]
  • Data in this table prior 2009 based on simulations. [Data mining can produce scores of simulated results with outstanding prior performance, anyway trying to sell a service based on them is not someone I would trust.]
  • Subscriber positions, portfolio’s and returns may differ. [May? You gotta be joking. Will differ! Subscribers never get the same returns for scores of reasons.]

Greg, I’ve learnt a lot from subscribing to newsletter over the last fifteen years or so. If you consider them an educational expense then you’ll get some value, but I wouldn’t start dreaming of an effortless 25% pa.

Having a quick look around Nick Radge seems to be respected and praised as a good teacher, so that’s positive. Have you bought and read his book? I’d start with that prior to subscribing.

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