Ellen's Investment Club

Good evening everyone: Thank you for attending Ellen's Investment Club meeting on November 16, 2010. * We took some time this evening reviewing the various discount brokerages in Canada. The Globe and Mail has an annual ranking for the top brokerage services. Cost per trade, tools and customer service continue to be the top criteria when selecting suitable brokerage services. * We also discussed the avarice and corrupt individuals who defrauded Wall Street and Bay Street. * General Motor is IPOing this Thursday. The former giant (still traded here ) is boosting the size of its common stock offering by more than 30 percent to $15.5 billion which makes it the largest US offering ever. * Just a reminder this quarter's Investopedia Challenge has already begun. Please visit:   (The game's password is: ellen) to sign up. We are be hosting our annual Pizza Party in the upcoming session December 14, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre (750 Spadi...

Thank you for attending Ellen's Investment Club meeting on Oct 19, 2010. * We reviewed the Emerging Market Index Funds iShares MSCI World Index Fund (TSE:XWD), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (TSE:XEM) and Claymore BRIC ETF (TSE:CBQ). While markets in developing countries certainly hold high growth potential and can diversify your portfolio, it is important to understand the added risks (i.e. geo-political as well as socio-economical). * We talked briefly about the Volatility Index as part of our Investopedia topic of the month. The mantra: "When the VIX is high, it's time to buy. When the VIX is low, look out below!" may not always be true but one thing is for certain, the market sentiment is reflected in this index. You can read the full article here: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/09/implied-volatility-contrary-indicator.asp *Just a reminder this quarter's Investopedia Challenge has begun. Please visit: http://simulator.i...

ELLEN’S DEGENERATES SHARE CLUB AGENDA: 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 stock purchase discussion 8:20 PM: Sector Review – Emerging Sector: iShares MSCI World Index Fund (XWD), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (XEM) 8:50 PM: Investopedia Topic of the Month: The Volatility Index: Reading Market Sentiment 9:00 PM: Open discussion Luke Zhang

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...

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

Many members have questions regarding the behaviour of the Google Group so I am providing some feedbackhere: 1. You will be able to email the mailing list ellensdegenerates@googlegroups.com under your current registered email regardless if you have a Google Account or not. 2. If you registered with Ellen's club with a Gmail Account you have access to both our mailing list (link above) and posting features on web front http://groups.google.ca/group/ellensdegenerates . If you registered with our club using a non-Gmail address, you will need to create a Google Account (note: this account is not the same as a Gmail account) using your non-Gmail address. You will be prompted to do this once you accept the invitation. I encourage everyone to accept the invite to Google Group since it is a more secure and efficient way for us to stay in touch online. You can either email me or email the mailing list above for an invite if you have not done so. Luke.

ELLEN’S DEGENERATES SHARE CLUB AGENDA: June 15, 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 stock purchase discussion 8:00 PM: Reward Points discussion follow up 8:20 PM: Sector Review – Commodities: Gold 8:50 PM: Investopedia Topic of the Month: American Depositary Receipt or ADR 9:00 PM: Open Discussion Google Group and Twitter help Fixed income suggestion (requested by our member) Sundry items Please note this will be our last meeting before the summer so please do your best to attend. Luke Zhang