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>From: "Neal T. Weintraub" <ntw@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: "David Cicia" <David.D.Cicia@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: Futures mag sells opinions?
>Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 08:00:01 -0800
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>The reviewer of Bill William's book is resigning within two weeks. The
>original interview was more dead on.
>You are correct. As you know TS owns Futures magazine thru ad space, And
>Futures magazine also publishes that monthly called Wally World...oops I
>mean Omega World. The public will just have to learn the hard way and
>realize that buyer beware is the American way.Feel free to post my comments
>to any user group.
>
>Neal Weintraub
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Cicia <David.D.Cicia@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 12:00 AM
>Subject: Futures mag sells opinions?
>
>
>>Last month Futures mag surprised alot of people by printing an honest
>>negative review of the the latest crap self-promotion book from Bill
>>Williams. From personal experience and alot of wasted time in the past I
>>can assure you that the review was correct. Some people here said,
>>cynically it seemed, that this was able to happen because BW did not give
>>them ad dollars.
>>
>>Well guess what. This month BW has an ad in their mag, and low and behold -
>>they print 2 long letters to the editor (I strongly suspect, because of
>>their style and lavish wording, written by BW himself!!) glowingly praising
>>his trading prowess, his courses, etc etc. I have never seen so much space
>>devoted to free testimonials before. I could puke because it is all lies -
>>and BIG ones at that!
>>
>>Goes to show you the cynics were right!! In this industry the pretenders
>>can buy their way to respectability. (Not to mention the good-old-boys
>>network of vendors who scratch one another's backs, often for kickbacks,
>>etc. etc.)
>>
>>Whether it is TradeStation, or data providers or vendors of systems, or a
>>market guru, it is important to stamp a very very large CAVEAT EMPTOR
>>(buyer beware) on EVERYTHING that you get pitched at you! Not just in the
>>industry rags either - from ANYWHERE!
>>
>>What goes on in the business is truly disgusting. In most other industries
>>most of these things wouldn't be tolerated. Run the bums out of town.
>>
>>There are plenty more like BW out there. In fact, probably the rule rather
>>than the exception. Sad but true. The risks of trading are not just in the
>>markets! It's a big risk just trying to get through the jungle to learn how
>>to trade. We don't need fraud on top of the inherent difficulties of
>trading.
>>
>>That's why I am also in favor of Mark Brown's rantings on this list. He is
>>uncouth but certainly the scam artists out there need exposing. He's like
>>the little boy shouting "the emporer has no clothes!" Also sad but true. I
>>appreciate honesty in all areas of my life and relationships. I want it in
>>this business also. Don't find much though.
>>
>>David Cicia
>>
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