Dock Treece

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• The Coming Caveat Emptor

  Published 15 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Several weeks ago Wall Street Journal readers may have noticed an article outlining a number of recent purchases of insurance companies by money management firms.…

• Drilling In Dry Wells

  Published 01 November 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Readers who frequent this column will recall our long-held dictum that everything cycles. Be the subject investments, economics, politics, or otherwise; everything in this world…

• Deja Vu All Over Again

  Published 26 October 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Recent surveys show Americans are growing slightly more confident in the US economy - albeit slowly. Ironically, this runs directly opposite to market action as…

• Fed Issuing into Bondage

  Published 20 September 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Presently US investors are coming to the end of a very disturbing period in financial history: the lost decade. Certainly not the first - or…

• Low Volume Misleading Investors

  Published 28 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Surveying market action over the past several weeks, everything looks calm on the surface; but underneath, a storm is brewing. This summer markets haven't moved…

• New President. New Problems?

  Published 23 August 2012 | viewed 0 times

  If anyone has been left wondering at this point whether the economy is getting better, it's time to lay that issue to rest. Make no…

• Triangulating Perspective

  Published 19 July 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Traders have a saying to "sell in May and go away," which refers to the typical slowdown in market activity and big news during summer…

• Walker Election Signals Strength

  Published 07 June 2012 | viewed 0 times

  So far 2012 has led the private industry to a phenomenon rarely witnessed across American history: a large number of businesses in this country are…

• Realigning Markets and Economy

  Published 24 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  In the past several weeks the stock market has given back almost all of its gains since the beginning of the year. What's surprising about…

• News of Economy's Demise Much Exaggerated

  Published 03 May 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Though it's been the major topic of discussion for our articles and radio spots for the past several weeks, we feel obliged remind investors of…

• See-Saw Stocks

  Published 26 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The recent volatility in financial markets has been widely discussed in the media, and has been a growing concern among investors. In observing market activity,…

• Petty Pessimism

  Published 12 April 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Surprise, surprise; this is tax week and it seems investors are upset. Kicking off the second quarter with an awful start, stocks suffered their worst…

• The Forgotten Rally

  Published 15 March 2012 | viewed 0 times

  On Tuesday it became apparent to a lot of investors just how far stocks have rallied since 2008, when the Dow crossed the 13,000 point…

• The Quiet Recovery

  Published 23 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  When we're out talking to people and the subject of business comes up, every now and again we run into pessimists that say they haven't…

• Lighting the Fuse

  Published 16 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  As we've alluded to over the past several weeks, the United States economy has been picking up, despite continued worries over Europe and the occasional…

• Ingredients for Inflation: Stirring the Pot

  Published 09 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Before we begin, a quick note that this week's article is largely a continuation of musings from last week, entitled Ingredients for Inflation. In that…

• Ingredients for Inflation

  Published 02 February 2012 | viewed 0 times

  The definition of inflation is a very hotly debated issue among investors, economists, and of course politicians. Long-time readers will know we've written about it…

• Buying with Cautious Confidence

  Published 19 January 2012 | viewed 0 times

  Frequent readers will recall that we have been out of the markets for awhile now. In order to reduce exposure, we've been sitting in money…

• Black Swan or Dead Duck?

  Published 01 December 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Since Nassim Nicholas Taleb released his now famous book, The Black Swan, people have talked about outliers - especially as they relate to investing. These…

• Foreign Investment: Unrecognized Risk

  Published 17 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  This may come as news to some, but we're not operating in a global market - at least not anymore. That's what investors ought to…