The Stock Market
Reality Show

Reality TV has two basic formats,
One features young hotties, one middle aged doormats;
The former compete for true love or fat prizes,
Some cute hidden gimmicks provide the surprises;
The latter are hug-prone and shed endless tears,
We feed on their weakness, their copious fears.

The market’s a kind of reality show,
The game here—to guess the right way it will go;
A hot streak makes heroes of feisty investors,
A downtick ennobles the cautious divestors;
Each new season brings a hoped for great rating,
This year’s best bet entry? For that we're still waiting.

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"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post

"Few people have found much to laugh about in the stock market this year. Michael Silverstein is the exception. The Bard of the Bourse can find humor in losing money, globalization and stock options." — USA Today

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