Some of the more popular pundits are visible enough that independent researchers compile comparative reports on them versus the market in general. Their are man

Some of the more popular pundits are visible enough that independent researchers compile comparative reports on them versus the market in general. Their are many on the (annoyingly loud) lightning rod that is Jim Cramer (e.g. http://www.scribd.com/doc/15672032/Investing-in-Mad-Money http://www.scribd.com/doc/15672032/Investing-in-Mad-Money). Other people have much more precise records for comparison: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=BRK-A&t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&p=&a=&c=SPY http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ta?s=BRK-A&t=my&l=on&... In a similar vein, WSJ had a very clever "dartboard contest" for years. (http://www.investorhome.com/darts.htm http://www.investorhome.com/darts.htm) Unfortunately, it requires a subscription to see the results. You might find it interesting if you have one.