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MARKETTREND Advisors, the Company
MARKETTREND Advisors is a full service investment advisory firm serving individual investors as well as the RIA and Registered Rep communities for the benefit of their clients. We seek long-term growth of capital by investing in the broad market through index funds, according to the primary market trend. A fundamental tenet of MARKETTREND investing is that money can and should be made in both up AND down markets. Accordingly, we specialize in managing our client's money per the TimingCube model and strategies to achieve their individual wealth building objectives.

MARKETTREND Advisors, Ltd. is a limited partnership based in Austin, Texas, and an S.E.C registered advisor (See S.E.C. Form ADV, Part II for official declarations). The founding partners established the company during the fall of 2004 in response to strong demand from TimingCube subscribers for such a managed account service.


MARKETTREND Advisors, the People
The founders and partners of MARKETTREND Advisors combine extensive backgrounds in finance, computer science, executive management and investment services. Four of the five founding partners are also principals at highly regarded TimingCube.


Serge Dacic
President and Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer of MARKETTREND Advisors, Serge is responsible for the overall strategy and operations of the company.

Serge brings more than 14 years of corporate management and software engineering expertise to MARKETTREND Advisors. His career includes a wide spectrum of management and technical positions in companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

During the five years prior to founding MARKETTREND Advisors, Serge served as Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of TimingCube as well as Chief Technology Officer for two separate start-up firms focused on Internet security and online collaboration.

In his spare time, Serge studied investing and the markets. This interest, combined with his computer science background, led Serge to a collaboration with Frank Minssieux on a new type of market timing. The promise of their model induced Serge and Frank to found Fraser Partners LLC (dba TimingCube) in 2001, and eventually found MARKETTREND Advisors.

Serge Dacic received his Ph.D. in Computer Science focusing on Artificial Intelligence as it applies to image processing and adaptative systems from Paris XI University, France. During his tenure at Paris XI, he taught graduate computer science courses on User Interface Design, Usability and Software Ergonomics.
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Don Lansing
Chief Investment Officer

As Chief Investment Officer of MARKETTREND Advisors, Don is responsible for defining and implementing our investment strategies as well as overseeing our trading operations.

Throughout his 20+ year career, Don has been involved in almost every aspect of finance. He spent over 18 years with Advanced Micro Devices gaining experience in a wide array of corporate finance areas. From there, he started an independent investment advisory firm focused on serving individual investors. This desire to serve individual investors and deliver the benefits of the unique MarketTrend investment strategies led to his role in co-founding MARKETTREND Advisors.

In addition to his work with two investment advisory firms, Don teaches finance at a local university's graduate business school. He has a passion for helping people better understand and improve their financial lives. Don holds a Series 65 license and is a Registered Investment Advisor with the S.E.C. and the Texas State Securities Board.

Don received a degree in business with a concentration in investments from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from St. Edwards University.
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Frank Minssieux
Chief Research Officer

As Chief Research Officer of MARKETTREND Advisors, Frank is responsible for the development and maintenance and research of the company’s investment models.

Frank has more than 19 years of experience in the computer and software industry. His career includes a wide spectrum of engineering and management positions in companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 corporations.

Frank spent 15 years at IBM where he held technical and managerial positions, both in the US and Europe. He has extensive experience in designing and architecting e-Business solutions utilizing Internet and Intranet technologies.

Frank's interest in the markets stems from more than ten years as a student of the markets and as an individual investor. In partnership with co-founder Serge Dacic, Frank leveraged his computer science background and analytical skills to develop an investment model aimed at longer-term trend timing. The promise of that model led Frank and Serge to found Fraser Partners LLC (dba TimingCube) in 2001, and eventually found MARKETTREND Advisors.

Frank has a M.S. in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, Paris, France.

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Andreas Schreyer
Chief Marketing Officer

As Chief Marketing Officer of MARKETTREND Advisors, Andreas is responsible for the company's marketing strategy and operations, as well as customer satisfaction initiatives.

Andreas has over 25 years of experience in the electronics, computer and software industries. His career began in engineering but rapidly evolved to the product management and marketing disciplines, with positions of increasing responsibility for Fortune 500 corporations such as Motorola and Tandem Computers (now part of Hewlett Packard), as well as high-technology start-ups.

In the years leading to his involvement with MARKETTREND Advisors, Andreas served in executive positions at a number of companies including as Vice President of Marketing and Partner

at TimingCube where he still is active, as well as Vice Presidential roles at start-up companies such as Internet Dynamics and Globeset.

Andreas received a Degree of Electrical Engineering from Ecole Technique Superieure, Geneva, Switzerland and is a published author.
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Christophe Olivier
Chief Technical Officer

As Chief Technical Officer of MARKETTREND Advisors, Christophe is responsible for planning, implementation and day-to-day operations of the company's information technology infrastructure.

In the years leading to his involvement with MARKETTREND Advisors, Christophe served in executive positions at a number of companies including as Vice President of Information Services and Partner at TimingCube, where he still is active, as well as more than 15 years at IBM in a wide spectrum of technical and management positions.

During the four years prior to joining MARKETTREND Advisors, Christophe assembled and managed international teams built with a mix of IBM professionals and business partners to develop IBM

Start Now Solutions offerings for business partners. His technical acumen encompasses multi-platform solutions across IT Infrastructure, Infrastructure Management, Wireless Communication and Collaboration Services.

Christophe Olivier received his Electromechanical Engineering degree from Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs (ENI) in Belfort, France.

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Beatrice Schreyer
Chief Compliance Officer


Beatrice was instrumental in setting up operations for MARKETTREND Advisors and later joined the firm as a full partner in August 2005. She is in charge of all office operations and serves as the main liaison to clients and brokerage firms. In November 2005 she replaced Don Lansing as the Chief Compliance Officer to ensure the firm's full compliance with S.E.C. regulations.

Before joining MARKETTREND Advisors, Beatrice served as marketing director for SRI Sports, Inc., an international sports surfacing company, where she managed all domestic and international marketing activities. She also worked for several years at Motorola, Inc. in various positions, moving from Geneva, Switzerland to the United States.
Beatrice is fluent in English, German and French and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
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Garrett Beauvais
Registered Investment Advisor


Garrett joined MARKETTREND Advisors in July 2005 and became a partner in August 2006. Garrett serves as portfolio manager for many blended accounts, conducts stock and ETF research, and assists in the development of new portfolio strategies. Previously, Garrett was with Advanced Micro Devices performing a variety of roles in Corporate Strategy and Marketing in both the U.S. and Europe. In his most recent role, Garrett managed AMD's $200+ million global marketing budget for their microprocessor division. Prior to joining Advanced Micro Devices, Garrett facilitated North America market planning and venture investments for Kyocera Corporation and was responsible for Kyocera's first presence on the World Wide Web.
Garrett holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a BA in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego.

Garrett’s desire to help individual investors began as a teaching assistant for Personal Family Finance at the University of Texas at Austin where he taught undergraduate lessons in investing, personal tax preparation, and Texas Family Law.

Garrett holds a Series 65 license and is a Registered Investment Advisor with the S.E.C. and the Texas State Securities Board.
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Craig Brandt
Director of Information Services


Craig joined MARKETTREND Advisors in September 2005 and became a partner in January 2007. Craig is responsible for the design, implementation and support of the firm's technical back-office programs. In addition, Craig provides client support as needed.

Before joining MARKETTREND Advisors, Craig served in various management positions at Crossroads Systems, Dell Computer, IPC Technologies and Tandem Computers in Austin, TX. His extensive experience includes positions in product/project management, engineering and lab management. He managed the interoperability testing operations at Crossroads and had project management responsible for the integration of disc storage into
the standard PC offering at Dell. At IPC Technologies, Craig was responsible for the product management for three product lines and he provided product management support for the ISD storage product line at Tandem Computers. Prior to moving to Texas, Craig worked at Concurrent Computer Corp. in New Jersey as product manager and principal member of the technical staff.
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Thierry Fabre
Director of Research and Analysis


Thierry became a MARKETTREND Advisors partner in March 2008.

Thierry has more than 21 years of experience within the Software and Oil&Gas industries. He spent most of his career with Schlumberger, one of the biggest worldwide Oil Service companies, leading software engineering teams on various large projects. In particular, he was in charge of the development and the maintenance of IndigoPool.com, an acquisition and divesture online marketplace for Oil&Gas assets.

Through the years Thierry developed a growing interest in analyzing the markets and modeling their behavior. Thanks to both his education and past technical experience,
Thierry brings a strong mathematical background to the group, making him a key contributor during all the phases of research, enhancement and validation of the various financial algorithms and models used at MARKETTREND Advisors.
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