“Bonds, James, Bonds”
Have you had all the fun you can stand in the stock market? In contrast to stocks, bonds are boring — so boring that you just might be able to sleep at night. We take a basic look at: types of bonds; factors in bond pricing and return; risks; ways to invest; and the role of bonds in a diversified portfolio.
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Updated 4 August with presentation description
Monthly Meeting NoticeThe monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, 9 August 2008 at Melcher Hall, on University of Houston Campus 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX. The main presentation begins at 11:00 AM, and the SIG meetings begin at 8:30 AM. Check the website Thursday prior to the meeting for the SIG topics and meeting room schedules.
This month our featured speaker is
John Bott
“Safe Havens”“What inning are we in on the financial meltdown?” John Bott will tell you why we are in pre game batting practice. Or do you think the financial meltdown is in the 9th inning? Our speaker says the game has not started yet. Tri-star Investments http://www.tristar.us/John Bott now a regular on KSEV 700 with Lance Roberts |
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| The Houston Investors Association, founded in 1981, is a non-profit association of active investors with a wide range of investment experience and interests. Members meet monthly to exchange investment knowledge and ideas in an informal and friendly environment. |
| Leigh Anderson HIA Communications hia@tayara.com http://www.houstoninvestors.com |
”How Low Can It Go?”
Think the market has bottomed? Think again. We review the metrics that say we’re not even half way there. But on a brighter note we’ll look at value-based investment strategies designed for the stuck-in-the-mud market we anticipate over the next several years.
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Monthly Meeting NoticeThe monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, 12 July 2008 at Melcher Hall, on University of Houston Campus 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX. This month our featured speaker is Myrna Agris Prior to joining Smith Barney in 1999, Ms. Agris practiced law in Houston in the area of Estate Planning. She is one of the authors of the Elderlaw Handbook published by the Houston Bar Association, and is on the Elderlaw Committee of the Houston Bar Association. Ms. Agris is certified by Smith Barney as a Wealth Advisory Specialist, and helps individuals, families, and business owners control their affairs, protect their families, and manage their assets. The main presentation begins at 11:00 AM, and the SIG meetings begin at 8:30 AM. Check the website Thursday prior to the meeting for the SIG topics and meeting room schedules. |
Help Houston Investors Association grow!If you have benefited from the information and sharing at the HIA meetings, let your friends know about us. Invite a guest to join you at one of our monthly meetings. The first visit for guests is free; and let us know so we can make them feel at home. |
Want to Get More Involved?Houston Investors Association is a volunteer organization, and we can’t survive without your help. Let us know whether you can just donate a couple of hours a year to assist at the meetings, or take a leadership role. Get involved and enjoy the satisfaction of helping your fellow Houstonians achieve secure financial futures. |
| Leigh Anderson HIA Communications hia@tayara.com http://www.houstoninvestors.com |
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Presentation on use of Cash Flow in investment analysis, 14 June 2008
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Monthly Meeting NoticeThe monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, 14 June 2008 at Melcher Hall, on University of Houston Campus 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX. This month our featured speaker is
The main presentation begins at 11:00 AM, and the SIG meetings begin at 8:30 AM. Check the website Thursday prior to the meeting for the SIG topics and meeting room schedules. |
Help Houston Investors Association grow!If you have benefited from the information and sharing at the HIA meetings, let your friends know about us. Invite a guest to join you at one of our monthly meetings. The first visit for guests is free; and let us know so we can make them feel at home. |
Want to Get More Involved?Houston Investors Association is a volunteer organization, and we can’t survive without your help. Let us know whether you can just donate a couple of hours a year to assist at the meetings, or take a leadership role. Get involved and enjoy the satisfaction of helping your fellow Houstonians achieve secure financial futures. |
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2008-05-annuities.pps PowerPoint show
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Monthly Meeting NoticeThe monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Melcher Hall, on University of Houston Campus 4800 Calhoun Rd, Houston, TX. This month our featured speaker is
The main presentation begins at 11:00 AM, and the SIG meetings begin at 8:30 AM. Check the website Thursday prior to the meeting for the SIG topics and meeting room schedules. |
Help Houston Investors Association grow!If you have benefited from the information and sharing at the HIA meetings, let your friends know about us. Invite a guest to join you at one of our monthly meetings. The first visit for guests is free; and let us know so we can make them feel at home. |
Want to Get More Involved?Houston Investors Association is a volunteer organization, and we can’t survive without your help. Let us know whether you can just donate a couple of hours a year to assist at the meetings, or take a leadership role. Get involved and enjoy the satisfaction of helping your fellow Houstonians achieve secure financial futures. |
| Leigh Anderson HIA Communications hia@tayara.com http://www.houstoninvestors.com |
…In effect, the Federal Reserve decided last week to overstep its legal boundaries – going beyond providing liquidity to the banking system and attempting to ensure the solvency of a non-bank entity. Specifically, the Fed agreed to provide a $30 billion “non-recourse loan” to J.P. Morgan, secured only by the worst tranche of Bear Stearns’ mortgage debt. But the bank – J.P. Morgan – was in no financial trouble. Instead, it was effectively offered a subsidy by the Fed at public expense. Rick Santelli of CNBC is exactly right. If this is how the U.S. government is going to operate in a democratic, free-market society, “we might as well put a hammer and sickle on the flag.”…
More at Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: Why is Bear Stearns Trading at $6 Instead of $2
…For all I know, we could be removing a portion of our hedges a few weeks from now in response to lower prices. Or we could be taking a somewhat more constructive position in response to higher prices if we get a significant improvement in market internals. Maybe the market will rally and prompt us to raise our put option strikes to tighten our hedges. Maybe the market will crash. I don’t know. There isn’t a successful investor who does, because nobody achieves long-term success that way. Good investors may change their investment exposure substantially over the course of a market cycle, but they don’t imagine they can forecast short-term outcomes. Good investors put themselves in the position of being able to respond instead of being forced to react. We’ll take our evidence as it arrives. For now, we remain defensive. …