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Glenn Beck tried to kill himself while listening to the music of Kurt Kobain (the punk that did actually succeed in suicide). Glen was a stoner and alcoholic. And in his words, "borderline schizophrenic"

Try to see it from the other side's perspective. To a black man, this would be like a junkie that tried to kill himself while listening to Sir Mix A Lot's 'Baby got back'. And we listen to this guy's world views as prophecy. LOL

Glenn Becks mother killed herself.

If I were made to listen to Kurt Cobain's music, then I'd probably try to take my own life too.

I know he's considered a genius and all, but there isn't a single Nirvana song that I'd willingly listen to in its entirety. Pure crap.
So Glenn Beck may be a whack job, but at least he's got taste.

Couldn't agree more on Nirvana ( Cobain )

Have you swayed anyone lately?

Whats with this we crap? You have a mouse in your pocket or something?

Heresy. You'll burn in music hell for that.

Just shows how little you know regarding music David.....while I suppose music is somewhat subjective, you Cannot dispute that the guy WAS incredibly TALENTED

Just shows how little you know regarding opinions Paul.... while you can have them you cannot deny that I'm entitled to mine and take urs into no consideration .

Opinions are like Asswholes David......we all have one.....Yours Smells

You pulled a scompay Paul, shame ..lol

I guess. I personally never heard of him, so I'm not sure that they've succeeded.

I feel fortunate to have escaped Cobains grasp then, being 17 in 1990 when it came out I was a huge fan. The whole genre, soundgarden, pearl jam, ect ect. I hope a prophetic suicide isn't my future.

Or even in my time. As brilliant as the Lizard King was, we would never let someone who had attempted suicide listing to Mojo Rising- tell us right from wrong.
This is hilarious you-all.

Playing devil's advocate, you can actually go back say, 3 years and list Becks prophecies, then beside them, list what indeed happened. Like him or don't, they'll match more often than not. It's not like I'm glad about it, either, in a literal sense or otherwise. But it is what it 'tis.

I agree with the part about the younger generations being easily duped, but it isn't entirely their fault. Our educational system is a bad joke, run not by patriots, but by socialists. Backed by more socialists who control the media.

Sorry, I gotta go now, gotta watch some more reality TV shows...

Beck is an idiot despite klingers false claim.

Becks only prediction on investing I remember is his backing of buying gold. And while its stayed fairly flat longer than expected by the people who hock it (big surprise, right?), it hasn't dipped much either. Please, either of you enlighten me on the investment advice you otherwise feel he imparted. Guess I missed it...

TW, Either take the challenge, or don't. Name calling instead of refuting the facts isn't a credible argument.

Scompay, you talk about investing and such quite often - tell me, just how long do you think this bubble will last? Don't misunderstand, I'm pretty damn happy with my portfolios lately too, but I'm really nervous. This won't last, it can't. And when the cards fold, its gonna be much uglier that before, IMHO. So I see precious metals as the perfect vehicle they've always been - solid, liquid diversity. Which isn't exactly bad advise, now is it?

He also made some asinine prediction that the Dow would be trading at 2800 in 2014 but I didn't personally see that one. The other I did.

Anyone taking beck seriously is a nut.

TW,
I know a pensioner who depends on dividends for income- they pulled out cause this idiot had them so scared. Now they cant get back in without taking a beating of 30%.
I dont want to give him too much credit, but he has managed to change the mentality of a whole bunch of people, and hurt us.

Wow, interesting. I really dont remember Becks Dow predictions, but I'll look it up. My claim that he's been right more often than not is not limited to the market. And even including it, he'll still be right more often than not, like him or don't. And yes, sometimes he's on the fringe, but at least not to the blind side. He's like any other personality or news outlet - you learn with time where they're spot-on & where they're in left field. His blackboard belongs in the Smithsonian, cause it's damn well a national treasure.

Meanwhile, here's a much more interesting market villian than Beck - http://money.cnn.com/2014/03/30/investing/michael-lewis-flash-boys/index.html He may well be right in his claims, but won't that tarnish the market as well? Pizz off the day traders and all? Danger Will Robinson!!

Gold was at ~800/oz. in '09. It topped @ 1900 in mid '11. Its in a dip now, but go back even10 years and its not much of a dip, is it? Guess the same old question is how long do you have to invest? I bought in the 90's, so I'm still pretty happy with it right now. And its still a good time to buy - hey, its gold. Good as gold. The golden rule. The stuff economies have been made of for centuries - for a reason. Duh!

I think we are in a bubble. A great big soap bubble floating toward a treeline. The market reaps dividends by loaning to corporations who promise a return. Their success or failure is largely predicated upon a solid financial footing in the overall economy. If we continue borrowing unchecked as we have been, our economy will continue to flail. keyword continue. And if you think our current debt condition can roll along unchecked, well, I think you would be mistaken. Where exactly do you think any future bailout(s) will come from? Obama's stash?! We are propping up a false economy with borrowed money we can never repay, our children will not be able to pay, and our grandchildren will loathe our very existance for the damages done.

I don't see anything in the current US or world markets that cannot be undone overnight by a major collapse in any of several areas here and around the globe. Your blinders are surgically affixed if you can't see any risk right now, and "bulletproof" is a hard sell on anything but Kevlar vests in my book.

Scompay.
Don't ignore the current culture of corporate welfare and bailouts. You mention that the prospect of a bailout will help prevent a market crash. And you may be right, to a degree.
But when the US of A takes a Grecco Style belly flop, and/or when a fiscally conservative Congress stops borrowing on our grandkids futures, then the market WILL get a "correction" that could make our heads spin.

I believe Blood Sweat and Tears sang a song about it.

Tailgater,
My personal belief is that if the market takes a hard dive, it will be by design. Because people have figured out how to make millions from crashes. Its sad.

Take for example Las Vegas Sands. (LVS) they took the stock down to $1.42 in 2008. When Obama got elected. Because the owner Sheldon proclaimed that Obamacare would destroy his company and he would have to file bankruptcy. If you were an average investor, you sold and took your losses. If you were Sheldon or any other large isntitution, you bought as much as you could. Today its at $81. Lets put that in proper perspective. If you invested $20,000 (which is nothing, folks could have put that on a credit card) it would be worth 1.1 Million dollars today!! the interest on the credit card would only have been $7,000.

There in a nutshell, that tells us how the filthy rich (like Sheldon) are making a killing on downturns. BTW its up 3% today!

http://www.investorsfriend.com/Time%20In%20The%20Market.htm

Exactly.

So many folks DONT know this its alarming.

Right there is proof of how delusional GB is, but moreover, how he has the power to fool people into thinking that everyone else in the world is blind. LOL

In investing, one has to be conservative with forward looking statements. You cant blatantly say you can predict the future. Ironically, thats what Glenn B has done.