Brett Arends, who writes a column for WSJ.com and Marketwatch.com, questions Wednesday why readers take financial advice from writers.
“Foolish? Definitely. But — here’s the weird part — I don’t regret it. I genuinely don’t. I absolutely love writing about finance and markets and money. Like so many people in this business, I’m just going to keep going as long as I can.
“Journalism isn’t really a job or a career. It’s more of a personality disorder, like obsessive-compulsive behavior, alcoholism or kleptomania. Instead of graduate schools, we need treatment centers.
“So should you really take financial advice from anyone silly enough to write for a living? Well, of course, it depends on the advice. But here’s a partial defense of writers: The thing to understand about us is that we’re not stupid. We’re just a bit crazy.”
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