I've noticed that I still get many visitors searching for Guzzo the Contrarian.
So, I've created this Blogger blog link to let anyone searching for me know that I closed down my previously self-hosted Wordpress blog back at the beginning of 2010.
I initially created Guzzo the Contrarian in 2006 to show, by my personal example, that an average individual investor can manage their finances and investments better and cheaper than most anyone else could do it for them. Leading by example and sharing my personal financial and investment actions with my readers in advance, I more than proved my claims beyond any reasonable doubt.
In the face of almost every heralded investment manager, financial pundit, economist, market guru, or any other so-called "expert" predicting otherwise, and in my own "Quest to Conquer the Markets", I accurately forecast the housing bubble, the 2007 recession, the 2008 bull market, and successfully made many accurate and profitable stock picks all along the way.
I also lived below my means, stayed out of debt, saved a big portion of my income, invested it wisely, and most importantly - didn't listen to the criminals and buy a house during the bubble. I followed the financial "Tao" that I often mentioned in my posts.
Anyone following my actions, and investigating for themselves, would have successfully positioned their finances and portfolios in response to my forecasts, and over the years would have made their lives much easier, and their bank accounts much fuller.
But even after years of freely proving my claims for all to see, I'm still not given any credibility by the people like myself whom I targeted for readership.
Unfortunately, while on my quest I discovered that most people are incapable of independent thought, refuse to see what is in front of them, and will continue to buy whatever Wall Street is selling. They're doomed to follow the herd, and will never be able to discern the good guys from the bad guys.
It's only the criminals whom I don't want to benefit from my personal quest who were giving me any credibility and profiting from my actions and opinions. So, I shut Guzzo the Contrarian down.
This doesn't mean that I ended my "Quest to Conquer the Markets". I still live below my means, still stay out of debt, still manage my own money, and I'm still accurately forecasting market movements and successfully picking individual stocks. I just do it less publicly. There are just some undeserving people that I want to stay away from my financial Tao.
