Ellen's Investment Club

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. ROOM #104 MILES NADAL COMMUNITY CENTRE 720 SPADINA AVE. (AT BLOOR) Cost: $10.00 to cover the room rental. Our September session will be held on Monday, September 24 instead of Tuesday due to Yom Kippur. Administration: (7:30 - 7:45) Introduction to new committee members Treasury report Financial Check In: ( 7:45 - 8:30) Summer review Past Stock Pics Sector Overview: Social Media (8:30 - 9:00) Next meeting agenda recommendations (9:00 - 9:10) Open Forum (9:10 - 9:30)

Hi Share Club Members, I hope you have had a wonderful summer and eager to get back to the Ellen Degenerates Share Club meetings.   The first meeting will be on MONDAY, SEPT 24 instead of Tues due to the Jewish New Year holiday.   In October we will get back to our normal meeting date which is the 3rd Tuesday of each month.   We have had a number of inquiries to our request for Volunteers for the Co-Chair and Treasurer positions and are very pleased to announce your new committee.   Co-Chairs:    Luke Zhang                            Gord Kumagai   Treasurer:    Shirley Hall   Good luck to all.   I hope to be able to attend some meetings and contribute as a member of the share club.    Look forward to seeing everyone on Monday Sept 24.   Mary Renner-Dray ...

Ellen is doing a free seminar at the Ryerson University on Financial Basics on June 19, 2012. If you have any friends or family members who would want to work on budgeting skills, learn how to track spending, understand how credit products are marketed, manage debt, compare different saving and investing options, choose a financial adviser, and avoid common financial frauds, feel free to attend this workshop. You of course will be attending to our pizza party at the same night :)

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012 7:30 – 9:30 P.M. ROOM #201 MILES NADAL COMMUNITY CENTRE 720 SPADINA AVE. (AT BLOOR) Cost: $10.00 to cover the room rental. We are wrapping up before the summer break. Come and join us for a pizza dinner and talk about how your investments performed so far in 2012. Please RSVP so we can ensure adequate food and beverage for this event. Administration: - (7:30 - 7:40) Treasury report Club meeting hours Survey Past Stock Pics: handout Sheila Whyte: Book Review - (7:45 - 8:00) “The Wealthy Barber Returns”, by David Chilton Review of Ziad’s presentation on May 15 - (8:00 - 8:15) Round Table Stock Reviews: Members to share recommendations of stocks they have reviewed - (8:15 - 9:00) Next meeting agenda recommendations - (9:00 - 9:10) Open Forum / Recommendations for Guest Speakers 2011/12 sessions - (9:10 - 9:30)

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER ZIAD JASANI Managing Director, Partner Independent Investor Institute http://www.educatedtrader.com/ TOPIC: TRADING IN TODAY’S MARKET – ANALYZING CHARTS Review tools used in analyzing stocks Technical and macro fundamental analysis Analyzing charts to make entry and exit decisions Will analyze stocks chosen by members of the audience WHEN: Tuesday, May 15, 201                    7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. WHERE: Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre                      750 Spadina Ave (at Bloor St and Spadina) 2nd Floor Boardroom COST : $10 to cover the cost of room booking

  SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER ZIAD JASANI Managing Director, Partner Independent Investor Institute http://www.educatedtrader.com/                    TOPIC:   TRADING IN TODAY’S MARKET – ANALYZING CHARTS ü Review tools used in analyzing stocks ü Technical and macro fundamental analysis ü Analyzing charts to make entry and exit decisions ü Will analyze stocks chosen by members of the audience WHEN:        Tuesday, May 15, 2012                                7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. WHERE:             Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre                 ...

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 ELLEN DEGENERATES SHARE CLUB DAVID STANLEY Meeting Minutes: DIVIDEND INVESTING Tuesday, April 17, 2012 “Courage and Patience are the most important attributes of Successful Individual Investors” - David Stanley Key discussion: Constructing a Canadian dividend portfolio Over a 10 yr period a sample dividend reinvestment portfolio outperformed the TSX Comp by 75% The top 3 highest yielding TSX sectors have been Telecom, Utilities, and Real Estate For compounding to work use DRIPS Beating the TSX involves building a portfolio of blue chip, high-yielding stocks at reasonable price Research Links: TMX Money Indices and Constituents Global and Mail: S&P/TSX 60 Capped