Doody performance - my analysis/opinion First off, I have not read doody's newsletter. If you want to it costs $3,500 per year. That said, if anyone has a copy of yesterdays, do post the excerpt about Belo Sun if it was printed though I gather it may have been on a call (I don't know). Anyway...why does his opinion matter? Because others do. Why? Experience (gray hair) and performance. However, what kind of performance? If you look at the Stabsbeery site is shows an independent audit of the last 21 years. If you put all that in an excel sheet, I see two interesting things. First, you would certainly be wealthier if you invested 21 years ago using Doody's recommendations. That's clear. That said, at year 3 you would have had exactly the same amount of money as in year 15. And you would not have as much money this year (still) as you would have in years 10-12. I don't know if I am better at this than Doody or anyone else but his opinions aren't coming from a crystal ball.