At MarketWatch, Peter Brimelow compliments me...I think.

I've occasionally bashed quant-turned-out-of-the-closet hypster Louis Navellier for his wild promotion. See July 14, 2006, column.

So I should acknowledge his Blue Chip Growth Letter appearance in the Top Ten, up 25.5%.

But the paradox has always been that Navellier really does have a strong record and a sophisticated, systematic approach. See Oct. 30 column.

His Emerging Growth letter, focused on smaller-cap stocks, more or less matched the market this year, up 7.8%, but has beaten it over the much longer term.

By my count, the Blue Chip Growth Buy List is up 260% over nearly 10 years.