Comments on: Cult of the Expert http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/ Investing and Personal Finance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » 2009 personal finance lessons from the rich and (in)famous http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-48954 Thicken My Wallet » Blog Archive » 2009 personal finance lessons from the rich and (in)famous Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:03:07 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/#comment-48954 [...] investment expert out there.  But there’s a certain strain of personal finance that worships the cult of the expert (self-declared or not) over prudent strategy. If 2008-2009 taught us anything, experts are just as [...]

]]> By: <![CDATA[Jason]]> http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1527 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:55:51 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/#comment-1527 “Clearly the reason why these professions want to scare us into putting them up on a pedestal is to ensure their own economic well being.”

I agree with you 100% here. I especially agree when it comes to the realm of academia. Now that’s a self propagating system set up for their own economic well being.

“If you’ve read this far, you’re clearly in the group of people with brains in their head.”

Awww…thanks! I didn’t think you would like me very much after my comments on your other post. Seriously thoguht besides that one issue I think you have allot of good information and thoughts on your site.

]]> By: <![CDATA[FourPillars]]> http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/comment-page-1/#comment-1526 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:06:58 +0000 http://www.moneysmartsblog.com/cult-of-the-expert/#comment-1526 Very interesting post. I think RE agents are in first place on my BS list. At least doctors and lawyers do have some schooling to back up their claims. One thing I like about 24 is how CTU members routinely get shot, end up in intensive care, pull back from the brink of death and are back on the job 90 minutes later. I love that show. Mike Very interesting post. I think RE agents are in first place on my BS list.

At least doctors and lawyers do have some schooling to back up their claims.

One thing I like about 24 is how CTU members routinely get shot, end up in intensive care, pull back from the brink of death and are back on the job 90 minutes later. I love that show.

Mike

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