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Top 10 reasons to Avoid CNBC

1. First and most imp, the music of CNBC is bad bad (very bad) for mental shanti you need to think.
According to my estimate, 5 minutes of exposure, can ruin as much as 50 mins to 50 hrs.

2. The 98% of the views offered on CNBC is crap. The 2% which may be good, may not fall on your ears.

3. They show the obvious (what went up and what went down) and add a lot of noise to that.

4. The analyst over hype and show too much emotions which influences you into making bad decisions. Like say "mkt is strong" when going up and "mkt is weak" when going down.
Class Nursery kids can also say this, plus talking to them gives you pleasure.

5. Many of the analyst who appear on CNBC have a tarnished image. All the more dangerous.

6. Schemes like Power Your Trade which was pushed very aggressively during previous bull run in april-may 2006 was a catastrophe. More such schemes may come.

7. The channel is used by many analyst and fund managers to "showcase" themselves.

8. CNBC would think of how to increase viewer ship, and not how to make you rich. (imagine)

9. The ladies on channel are not as good as the ones on US wala CNBC. ;-)

10. In a scientific study done to determine the effect of CNBC on young children, it was found that those who watched 2 hrs of CNBC everyday, were poorer in maths, logical thinking and always have a desire to know the latest news. If you feel such syndromes in yourself, consult your doctor and file a law suit.


Prashanth.M.S
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