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Van Den Berghe Investment Services

Welcome

Are you an independent advisor, planner, or family office manager ? Then you know the
challenges investment professionals must face when it comes to making the right
investment decisions that will keep the client happy. Valuable research on which to base
these decisions, research that can actually be acted upon in confidence is hard to come
by in a world where what today is held as the truth could tomorrow turn out to be a
fallacy. Think New Economy, Enron or in recent years dire predictions of skyrocketing
US interest rates ... In challenging equity markets and uncertain times, more investors
are turning to market timing strategies and alternative investments such as commo-
dities. At the same time greater competition for investment returns in the information
age means yesterday's models often fail to deliver the results seen in the past.

Financial markets are a function of supply and demand, both of which are driven by the
psychology of participants. Staying abreast of the changes in market psychology is as
much as the study of fundamentals, a critical part of the investment process. Yet many
investment professionals neglect that side of the equation relying mostly on widely
available fundamental analysis. While fundamental analysis is critical when selecting
individual businesses for long term investment, it often fails to detect with timeliness
broader trend changes in financial markets causing investors to miss tremendous
wealth creating opportunities, surrender large capital gains or much worse remain in
money losing investments much longer than they should often until it's too late.

Technical analysis is the study of market psychology to detect, before they become
known to most participants, new opportunities or market risks and pinpoint entries and
exits in order to minimize the risk of loss or protect investment gains. An evolving field,
technical analysis uses statistics, price pattern recognition, sentiment analysis, seasonal
and cycle analysis to assist in making investment decisions. It must be stressed that for
technical analysis to be a valuable decision making tool, it must be based on practical
day to day observation and study of the markets. Truly understanding market dynamics
requires the analyst to have ongoing experience of actual trading for no amount of
formal study will compensate for the lack of day to day trading experience. That is why
so much of the technical advice available from websites, financial channels and
brokerage houses is often of little use to investors if not for gauging sentiment.

Technical analysis when properly applied remains nonetheless an indispensable tool for
the equity investor, the bond investor who would like to know the most probable course
of interest rates and of course anyone who invests in commodites . Now you can
benefit from very valuable insights that will give your clients a headstart on the biggest
investment opportunities to come. If you are an independent advisor you can now
focus on what you do best, acquiring clients, building relationships and growing your
firm all the while knowing that no matter how busy you are building your business, your
clients will always be one step ahead of the crowd because you are staying in touch with
the very latest technical developments in the markets.

Call today or email to inquire about a professional subscription covering major
stockmarkets, foreign exchange, US and German fixed income, metals and select
commodities. Would you like a second opinion on select securities you are considering
for your clients' portfolios? With detailed technical analysis including long term and
medium term forecast? Feel free to call to discuss your needs.

info@buy-point.com

+41(0)216536832

Hugues Van Den Berghe