Oh, is that a fact, jal? Zacks just spouts whatever the company tells them. What's your evidence? Or are you just making things up because you're irritated and don't want to spend five minutes looking for an answer?
You think Thomson One Analytics, the source of the Kitco rankings, gets their DD from the company and no one else? All of Bill Matlack's recommendations, just paid pumpers? http://www.kitco.com/ind/matlack/mar292012_juniors.html
Here's a favor. Here's where Zacks really gets its recommendations. It's not as easy as accusing them of being paid pumpers, it requires forethought and examination, but rather than spouting a bunch of nonsense making yourself look more like Savlo than a rational investor, why don't you take a look at the DD Zacks does? http://www.zacks.com/upload_education/zrank.pdf
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