The Motley Fools: Re: Final capitulation of the Motley Fools

» Jen_ - Re: Final capitulation of the Motley Fools

In response to message posted by KLR:

to illustrate.....

<img src="http://lookinside-images.amazon.com/Qffs..." width=307 height=475 align="left">The first sign of their capitulation is the cover photo of the authors, David & Tom Gardner. It's almost the same shot as the one on their original 1996 The Motley Fool Investment Guide, which was republished in 2001.

I say "almost." They aren't smiling much. Not as much teeth as in the earlier photo. In fact, their grins look forced, and they're wearing black suits looking more like undertakers at a dot.com wake than the successful Wall Street hotshots on the earlier book jacket.

Left holding the bag

Secondly, take a close look the cover of the 2001 book, there's a chart of the market behind The Fools -- with the market headed up, up and away! Obviously, back then they expected the good old go-go days of the nineties to continue.

But in the new cover, they're left holding the bag, literally. The cover shot shows the two brothers holding what looks like a moneybag, but instead of dollar signs and bank ID numbers, there's a huge question mark on the bag. That's capitulation!

<img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/074323..." width=307 height=475>

.....Jen

-- posted by Jen_