Question about Tout Service

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My father, who knows enough about stocks to realize he isnt going to pick alot of winners, is interested in trying out a tout service(Stephen Leeb) I'm wary of any kind of tout and the one thing that sticks out in his sales pitches is his MEDIAN gains of 27%. Im worried his overall isnt that good and that this is some kind of martingale type thing going on where he racks of lots of small wins with occasional big losses.

So my question is, does anyone know anything about this guy(seems to be respected with TV and print appearances), and yes I already realize most answers will that all touts are dumb/study the market yourself, but Im trying to convince my father about this guy.

Thanks