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September 21, 2010 Meeting Minutes

Ellen's Investment Club meeting on Sept 21, 2010: We reviewed the two conglomerate holdings/investment firm: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) and ONEX Corporation (TSE: OCX). While both companies have done well this year, one must remember the success or failure of such hold companies is often dependent on a particular individual (in this case, Buffet or Schwartz). I am pleased to announce our winners for the Investopedia challenge. Congradulations to: USD winner: Bouffina USD: 1,099,047.33, 9.9% gain over the course of the Challenge. Top 3 USD holdings (as of Sept 21, 2010): TTM or Tata MOters Ltd ADR (+44.07%), KO or Coca-Cola (+13.41%), ABT or Abbott Laboratories (+10.16%) CAD winner: lukezskywalk CAD: 1,152,618.56, 15.2% gain over the course of the Challenge. Top 3 CAD holdings (as of Sept 21, 2010): MFC.TO or Manulife Financial Corp (-18.04%), SU.TO or Suncor Energy Inc. (-0.85%) The next Investment Challenge game will start on October 18, 2010. Please visi...

Agenda September 21, 2010

ELLEN’S DEGENERATES SHARE CLUB AGENDA: September 21, 2010 @ 7:30 - 9:30 p.m Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre 750 Spadina Ave (southwest corner of Spadina & Bloor) Room#: Please ask the front desk where the meeting is held ITEM # TIME TOPIC DETAILS 7:30 PM: Sign in and payment ($10) 7:45 PM: Member introduction and stock purchase discussion 8:20 PM: Sector Review – Conglomerate Holdings/Investment Firm: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK.A) and ONEX Corporation (TSE: OCX) 8:50 PM: Announcement: Investopedia Winner 9:00 PM: Open discussion / Google Group and Twitter help (Optional) Luke Zhang