Comments on: FusionIQ in Barron’s

By: leftback

leftback — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:19:54 +0000

Congratulations, Baz. About time someone who thinks outside the box gets some air play.

By: SWMOD52

SWMOD52 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:13:07 +0000

I’m a subscriber and I’d like to know what CPJ13 is referring to by “Peter’s daily updates and institutional research”. Most if the commentary I’ve been able to find on the site is very old. For example click into Research it looks like there is basically monthly postings. Last SP500 is from 12/04.

Also the Barrons article says BR recommends to subscribers that they should hold 15-20 names. Where did that come from? I just remember giving my credit card and getting access to the site. After that I’ve been on my own to figure out how to use it. Not a lot of help or guidance given.
Also once in the screens it would be nice to have a way to get back to the Home page.
Still evaluating the service but no doubt that this is the type of analysis needed for this market.

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BR: I am working on a “quickstart guide” and a longer manual — both should be on the site next month . . .

By: JohnnyVee

JohnnyVee — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:08:55 +0000

Quote for the decade: “Buy-and-hold has been a jumbo money-loser this year”.

By: cAPSLOCK

cAPSLOCK — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:17:25 +0000

Barry,

Do you think FusionIQ would help me to improve the performance of my fund? Considering VectorVest but perhaps FusionIQ would be better?

I use a very quantitative approach based on fundamental drivers such as earnings / sales growth, and technical factors such as relative strength and industry group strength.

Up 25%+ YTD but would like to do better!

By: Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:07:10 +0000

Of course!

Any system will reflect the biases of the system designers who programmed it. But that’s minor factor in how the system is built.

HOWEVER: Its a helluva lot more objective than the typical Human analyst approach: “I like this management team, I think this product will be good, I expect profits to meet expectations.”

That stuff is pure subjective, emotionally driven.

By: rootless_cosmopolitan

rootless_cosmopolitan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:55:42 +0000

Barry, if you think the mathematical models you are using are “objective”, then you are wrong, though.There is no such thing as an “objective model”. Models are built based on human’s perception of reality. Reality is objective. Perception is subjective.

By: Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:32:55 +0000

Its web based, Firefox friendly, and definitely Mac compatible

By: Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:27:26 +0000

Mac-friendly?

(I’d love to subscribe, if I felt confident that I would actually have a job in 6 months :p)

By: cliffynator

cliffynator — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:09:19 +0000

I think I’ve finally figured out Ritholtz’s appeal. It’s his matter-of-fact, candid way of speaking (with a dash of “duh!”), that is not typical of the normal Market-Speak that we hear and read everywhere else. It’s entertaining while factual, and lays it out so any fool can plainly see.
Been a fan for years, hope to be able to subscribe soon!

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:55:54 +0000

BR,

there are still many who are lookin’ to ‘buy’m by the Box’

it wouldn’t be like you were selling dehydrated Dihydrogen Monoxide..

put that Turtle were he belongs–deep in 2nd Place..