Whatever... He never claimed to have clawed his way out of the bottom. But I believe he knew where the bottom was and sincerely wanted his viewers to avoid getting there.
The world loses the dictionary definition of Class Act. My condolences to his family on their, and the world's, loss. - Spydertrader
I could llive with his pompousness, but then I found him somewhat sanctimonious when he started blanketing the nation with his solicitations to join his "club."
Nobody likes to say anyone die. Nor "kick" a man when he can't defend himself............ But the sainthood characterizations aren't completely accurate. Pompous is one adjective. I can think of some others. The name Wall Street Week after at least a decade and a half was changed to Wall Street Week WITH Louis Ruckeyser. National Public TV is in theory non-profit. You might be surprised at the coffers. Used the elves index (as long as it indicated what he wanted to convey). You might ask Bob Nurock what he thinks of Lou. I watched one week's guest Richard Driehaus pump PWER on one Friday night. Advice to buy from someone holding a LARGE block SHOULD be suspect (except to a naive viewership thinking they're getting a gift). Shortly thereafter was PWER's top at $85. Today it's 7ish. Always bullish approach aid's in Wall Street's function of distributing paper. His father, who appeared on the show at least twice, WAS a class act. So's Zweig.
I was just thinking about his show for some reason yesterday during trading hours (an ultra slow day so my mind meandered a lot). His PBS days were good times. He will be missed.
LR, class act and his show served as the first of its kind that introduced "little guys" (like me) to the world of investing. For me, his show on PBS, served as an introduction to Wall Street well before the CNBC's of the world. LR, brought investing out of New York and into the living room. His show could possibly be one of the earliest reason for the rise of the investor middle class. For me, his work, a great service to my personal life. If we only had some current shows as well structured and balanced as his was. Imagine, a show that discusses the positive and negatives of the current market while offering suggestions in a CIVILIZED and DISCIPLINED manner. LR, RIP.
I enjoyed watching Lou on Friday nights when I could spare the time. For me the most valuable part of his show was that he could get a cast of people that you would not necessarily see together in one place, in comfortable surroundings where they could let their "hair down." I think Lou made them feel that way. The round robbin approach that he used with his guests was really useful and instructional. I miss the show. May he rest in peace. nitro
Ya, used to watch his show on CNBC, and was very disappointed when other staff started subbing in for him, then finally being taken off, he always had the best guests... RIP Louis
Very sad. A 100% class act. Also the 1st investment show I would watch every Friday in the 80s. It's quite interesting to note... That in the 80s only 2 performers that I can remember... Opened their show with a monologue... Louis and Johnny Carson. RIP