Comments on: Louis Navellier’s “Glitch”

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:27:35 +0000

Louis Navellier has his best luck (like a good number of so called ‘Gurus’) in a bull market… and i think he assumes he always is in a bull market. From what I can tell, he’s typically an earnings guy and bases alot of his recomendations on potential run up’s from a company reporting better than average earnings.
Unfortunately no one told him that were in a recession, and in these volitile times… that strategy doesn’t always work. I think where Louis fails his subscribers more than anywhere else, he leaves them to twist in the wind when one of his pics goes wrong… rather than teaching them about stop losses and money management. Any professional trader knows that understanding those things are more important than picking the right stock. With the skill of using stop losses, proper position sizing, and proper money management, you can be wrong a large percentage of the time and still make money over the long haul! Maybe Louis needs to learn about those things too… i don’t know.

By: John

John — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:38:27 +0000

http://investorcrap.blogspot.com/

By: fred

fred — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:11:19 +0000

The January issue of Navellier’s Blue Chip Growth shows 25 of his recommendations out of the total portfolio of 30 picks are in negative territory ranging from -3.27% loss to -70.65% loss. Only 5 are positive ranging from 6.56% to 128.03% (Monsanto recommended in Feb.05). His writings sell hope, alas, for me not profit.

By: Edward M. Fischer

Edward M. Fischer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:26:47 +0000

Is it possible that the picks didn’t pan out because the panic had already started and trades weren’t made for any other reason than fear and a get out at any cost mentality. He’s the first to admit that not all of his picks turn out to be winners, but he’s far more often right than wrong. The whole market’s star has faded, but …there’s still money to be made. Not to brag, but I selected 17 of his Blue Chip and Global Growth suggested buys for $59K and I’m up $7.5k. At least his logic is always on and his Portfolio Picker is a great analytical tool. 21 of his Aug buys I tracked in a paper portfolio that grew from $117k to $132k ytd during some of the worse months. Not all turned out to be winners, but I could care less, as long as the bottom line meets my expectations. He’s worth millions, manages a multi-billion $ investment firm VERY successfully and doesn’t need his news letters to earn a living. By the way, just because you lost some money following picks that didn’t turn out for you doesn’t mean that he lied. Sounds like the StockLord is now the StockLower. Tch, tch tch.

By: Edward M. Fischer

Edward M. Fischer — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:09:46 +0000

John, WHICH of Louis’s portfolios are you dishing? Blue Chip Growth, Emerging Markets, Global Growth, or anon. What support do you offer,that the index beats his portfolio 2:1 AND that he excludes the losses from his ratio to the S&P that the ratio only includes his successful trades? Just go to his web sites published Track Record to see the truth. Do you really believe someone would consistently subscribe to his services if they weren’t making money following his picks. Managing a multi $billion investment firm for many years lends support to his integrity and honesty and the only lies I hear are those from people who don’t have a clue, life’s losers. Put up the numbers to Prove he’s a liar, as I did with my Aug – Oct $14k+ profit for a 12.6% gain. How much profit did YOU make during the past Qtr from your Index investing?