February 2005 General Meeting
Thursday,
February 10
7:00 PM
General
Meeting
"Learning How to Become a Successful Investor"
Our
speaker for the February 10th meeting will be Dan Chisolm. Dan
is the Computer Group Contact and Web Editor for the Greater Piedmont
Chapter of the National Association of Investors Corporation (NAIC).
(http://www.better-investing.org/chapter/piedmont).
His presentation will be “Learning How to Become a
Successful
Investor”. Dan has done numerous seminars for the Greater
Piedmont Chapter. He describes his message in the following
paragraph.
“What began as an experiment more than
60 years ago clearly is working. Large numbers of individual investors
have become successful investors, building and maintaining their wealth by
following three basic principles.” --- NAIC.
We
can help any motivated person to become a successful lifetime investor.
Here
are reasons for you to be concerned:
1. Many
investors never learn about investing, or not until their 30s, 40s, and
50s
2. Surveys
show uncertainty about personal financial matters, for both adults &
youth
3. Many
employees lack knowledge to manage their own 401-k retirement plans.
4. The
Changing Nature of Employee Benefits
5. Social
Security System
Here
are the simply approaches to use in becoming successful investors:
1. Invest
regularly (monthly, quarterly)
2. Reinvest
all earnings (dividends, gains/losses)
3. Buy
growth oriented companies
4. Diversify
your portfolio
We
will discuss the investment principles, which have guided successful NAIC
investors for years. We will introduce you to the Stock Selection
Guide, the basic tool for becoming a successful investor.
Dan
has a great deal of knowledge and experience using “Investors
Toolkit”,
NAIC’s primary computer based tool for investment selection. Those who
use the personal computer to facilitate their investment process should
find this a beneficial discussion. If you spend any time at all
watching
the market, this program is a must.
I look forward to seeing you at our next meeting.
Piedmont Natural Gas Building
1915 Rexford Rd
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