Comments on: Ben Stein Offers Four Lessons From the Recession http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Thu, 31 May 2012 17:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ferris Bueler http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-200214 Ferris Bueler Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:52:06 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7578#comment-200214 Ben Stein is a fraud. With books titled "How to time the Market" and advertisements for Credit Score companies that rip you off, the man is no better than Jim Cramer or Bernie Madoff. It's obvious he's a smart guy and understands the market and all, but he uses it to rip off consumers. Ben Stein is a fraud. With books titled “How to time the Market” and advertisements for Credit Score companies that rip you off, the man is no better than Jim Cramer or Bernie Madoff. It’s obvious he’s a smart guy and understands the market and all, but he uses it to rip off consumers.

]]> By: harm http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-200210 harm Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:46:40 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7578#comment-200210 I like Ben, but with his recent gig playing a tout for a credit bureau has almost destroyed his credibility for me. grrrrrr I like Ben, but with his recent gig playing a tout
for a credit bureau has almost destroyed his credibility
for me. grrrrrr

]]> By: Nicole @ RainyDaySaver http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-200197 Nicole @ RainyDaySaver Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:25 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7578#comment-200197 Anyone with even a touch of cynicism would realize that investing is always a gamble. I didn't need this recession to tell me that. But I was definitely surprised by the depth of the deceptions by these financial outfits. Anyone with even a touch of cynicism would realize that investing is always a gamble. I didn’t need this recession to tell me that. But I was definitely surprised by the depth of the deceptions by these financial outfits.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-200193 Financial Samurai Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:49:16 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7578#comment-200193 I just remember Ben Stein from Ferris Buehler's Day Off. Can't can't him seriously :) I just remember Ben Stein from Ferris Buehler’s Day Off. Can’t can’t him seriously :)

]]> By: KC http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/ben-stein-offers-four-lessons-from-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-200183 KC Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:12 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=7578#comment-200183 I like Stein's comments. I usually don't agree with what he says, but I find #3 interesting. I read a lot of the non-fiction business thrillers like House of Cards and A Colossal Failure. What I took away from these books is that these guys are smart and incredibly cocky - anything they contrive that your do not understand DO NOT INVEST! Stick with basic investing, keep up with the news as best you can, watch your investments, and don't assume you are smarter than you are. Don't be cocky. The other thing I took away from these books is - isn't it a shame these incredibly intelligent people have gone into finance. Too bad they didn't choose to tackle medicine or the sciences. As smart as they are we could cure a lot of the world's ills. I like Stein’s comments. I usually don’t agree with what he says, but I find #3 interesting. I read a lot of the non-fiction business thrillers like House of Cards and A Colossal Failure. What I took away from these books is that these guys are smart and incredibly cocky – anything they contrive that your do not understand DO NOT INVEST! Stick with basic investing, keep up with the news as best you can, watch your investments, and don’t assume you are smarter than you are. Don’t be cocky.

The other thing I took away from these books is – isn’t it a shame these incredibly intelligent people have gone into finance. Too bad they didn’t choose to tackle medicine or the sciences. As smart as they are we could cure a lot of the world’s ills.

]]>