Fox Biz's Bolling: You have to have skin in the game

Fox Business Network’s Eric Bolling talking with Wall St. Cheat Sheet’s Damien Hoffman about his career as a financial journalist and how it evolved out of his trading career.

In the interview, Bolling stated:

1. “I helped launch Fast Money and really loved it.  I had fun sitting on the Fast Money panel talking about trading, teaching people how to make money, and teaching people how not to lose money — those are two completely different things. The only issue I had was the schedule.  Fast Money was taping at 7:00 PM to be aired at 8:00.  I wasn’t getting home until 8:30, sometimes 9:00, and my son was seven-years old at the time.  I would walk in the door and he would be in tears every night.  The guilt was killing me.  I realized my relationship with my son would not stay solid.  So, I resigned. After that, the good people here at FOX said, ‘Come in and talk about a show we’re doing.’  I joined Happy Hour, and the rest is history.”

2. “Continuing to trade is very important to what I do as a financial journalist.  There are people on the air who talk about a trade, a company, or asset class they haven’t traded in ten years … or ever.  I use my trading background.  I know what it feels like to loose money, and I think the viewers really appreciates that.  I think the viewer says, ‘You know what it is to have skin in the game.’  It’s more of a qualified opinion.”

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