I'm not sure I'd consider that as a positive???? Looking at his 2011 performance My dog dumping on a newspaper could have better picks. Marc Faber's Picks 2011 Chevron CVX 16.7% ExxonMobil 12.1% Occidental Petroleum -2.6% Chesapeake Energy -17.3% SouthGobi Resources -55.6% Zurich Financial -14.6% Swiss Life -39.5% Swiss Re -9.0% Newmont Mining 5.5% Barrick Gold -7.8% Chang Mai Ram Medical 8.7% AEON Thana Sinsap -12.3% MCOT.Thailand -7.8% Ascott Residence Trust -20.2% Nomura Holdings NMR -54.3% NTT DoCoMo 7.2% Mizuho Financial -30.9% Mitsubishi UFJ Financial -21.1% Market Vectors Gulf States Index -18.9% Oslo Bors -23.4%