Reviewing the Personal Finance Show Landscape…

Troy Patterson in Slate reviews the state of Personal Finance shows on cable…

Troy from New York on the line. Thanks for taking my call. Here’s the question: With the vicious downturn in the economy, there’s been an upswing in personal-finance TV. Should we be bullish or bearish about shows in which the public phones in to wheeze and vent and plead for counsel? Buy, hold, or sell?