Doug Wakefield

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• Four Critical Questions

  Published 06 March 2008 | viewed 5,383 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Does tracking the major US equity markets give us a full grasp of the amount of risks in our…

• Are The Levees Starting to Break?

  Published 16 January 2008 | viewed 5,895 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "I have often stopped to ponder our human condition - specifically, our uncanny ability to dismiss the seriousness of…

• The Usual Suspects

  Published 12 December 2007 | viewed 4,098 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill While observing current events through the lens of history over the last few years, there have been times in…

• A Gallery of Crowd Behavior

  Published 02 November 2007 | viewed 4,659 times

  Investors BELIEVE that bank stocks are not the place to be. Investors are not confident that brokerage firms are the place to be. Investors are…

• Fear & Perception

  Published 01 November 2007 | viewed 5,375 times

  By Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "There is truth deep down inside of you that has been waiting for you to discover it, and that…

• TV Reruns or Real Manias

  Published 08 October 2007 | viewed 4,008 times

  By Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Last night my wife was watching an old "I Love Lucy" episode. I not only watched Lucy reruns as…

• What Lies Beneath

  Published 06 September 2007 | viewed 5,289 times

  On September 2nd, at the 2004 Republican National Convention, President Bush's remarked: "Thanks to our policies, homeownership in America is at an all-time high. (Applause)…

• Let the Buyer Beware

  Published 27 July 2007 | viewed 5,378 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "Cheap money policies have allowed us to continue to borrow. We have taken this money and maintained or increased…

• Ed 'N' Earl

  Published 14 June 2007 | viewed 3,624 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "It took five years for Yevgenia to graduate from the 'egomaniac without anything to justify it, stubborn and difficult…

• Going Ballistic: The Hard Facts about Parabolic Spikes

  Published 23 May 2007 | viewed 8,516 times

  By Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Living through a mania is supposed to be a once in a lifetime event. For example, the French, who…

• Dollars: Supplied at Will, Courage: Hard to Find

  Published 19 April 2007 | viewed 5,164 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Last weekend, my wife and I went over to a friend's home to watch "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring…

• Who Would Believe?

  Published 14 March 2007 | viewed 5,658 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill On January 2nd of 1900, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 68. If you had told those living…

• If It Works, Is It True?

  Published 07 February 2007 | viewed 4,141 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill About two weeks ago, I attended a function at my sons' school, where a gentleman named Josh McDowell spoke.…

• A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste

  Published 11 January 2007 | viewed 5,020 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Once again, the holidays are over, and everyone has returned to work. Investors are looking at their end of…

• Zero Visibility

  Published 06 December 2006 | viewed 5,604 times

  Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Living near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, it's not uncommon to see several planes approaching or departing the area. A…

• Too Much of a "Good" Thing: Proceed to the Exit - Part 3

  Published 13 November 2006 | viewed 5,519 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "'In the year to June,' observes Lombard Street Research in a July 25 bulletin, 'the median price of existing…

• A Lie You've Got to Rise Above: Proceed to the Exit - Part 2

  Published 01 November 2006 | viewed 9,317 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill "I just found out there's no such thing as the real world; just a lie you've got to rise…

• Please, Proceed to the Nearest Exit - Part 1

  Published 13 September 2006 | viewed 10,408 times

  by Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill Today, as I write this article, a financial storm continues to build. Still, most people don't want to be…

• Climbing the Wall of Worry or Descending the Wall of Hope?

  Published 16 August 2006 | viewed 3,929 times

  By Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill If you invested $100,000 and participated in rallies of 32%, 27%, 14%, 13%, 23%, 28%, 35%, 21%, and 24%…

• Who's Got the Power?

  Published 02 August 2006 | viewed 4,908 times

  By Doug Wakefield with Ben Hill The following is the first five pages of our July newsletter. The entire newsletter is offered at no cost…