The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, November 5, 2011 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX.  Please note that this is the FIRST Saturday of the month. This is due to room scheduling conflicts at University of Houston. 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

HIA member Pat Finnegan will speak on Intermediate Term Trend Following.

The McClellan Summation Index is used as the primary indicator in an
Intermediate Term Trend Follwing market timing signal, and additional indicators
are used to improve the reliability of the system.  Examples of use of the
signal in ETF trading are illustrated.  A copy of Powerpoint Presentation will
be made available.  A website with detailed charts will be discussed.

Bio:
Pat Finnegan is a native of Ireland with a degree in Electrical Engineering
and a Ph.D.in Electronics.After graduation he worked in missile design. He
then worked for a major Oilfield Services Company for over 30 years.  He is
currently a Senior VP of a Trucking Company and  Home Healthcare business.

He wants to point out that he has no specific financial training.  He is a
private investor since opening his first account with Merrill Lynch in 1968.
He has been a member of HIA for more than 15 years.

Main program begins at 11.00. SIG programs begin at 8.30.

HIA's November 5, 2011 Agenda

-- 08:30 AM --

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: Al Robison & Alice Van Dyke

Topic:  "Market Discussion"

Al will lead a discussion of this still difficult market and how we might conceivably make some money in it. Please bring your own best ideas, and we'll talk about them.

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: Speaker: Jim McWilliams 

Topic: " Risk and Risk Management"

 Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics: "Review Big Picture and Analysis of Trading Opportunities "

John and Ron will provide a review of the Big Picture.  We will continue learning how to listen to the market and aligning ourselves with it. Reference - Bill William's Book #1.

-- 09:30 AM --

Evidence-Based Investing SIG: Speaker: Leigh Anderson

(will not be held this month) 

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speakers: Jimmy Hixson

Topic: To be Announced

Fixed Income SIG:  Speaker: John Bott  (Tri-Star Financial)

Topic:   To be announced.

-- 10:45 AM --

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

-- 11:00 AM --

Main Meeting:  Speaker: Pat Finnegan 

Topic: Intermediate Term Trend Following

The McClellan Summation Index is used as the primary indicator in an
Intermediate Term Trend Follwing market timing signal, and additional indicators
are used to improve the reliability of the system.  Examples of use of the
signal in ETF trading are illustrated.  A copy of Powerpoint Presentation will
be made available.  A website with detailed charts will be discussed.

Bio:
Pat Finnegan is a native of Ireland with a degree in Electrical Engineering
and a Ph.D.in Electronics.After grad! uation he worked in missile design. He
then worked for a major Oilfield Services Company for over 30 years.  He is
currently a Senior VP of a Trucking Company and  Home Healthcare business.

He  is a private investor since opening his first account with Merrill Lynch in 1968.
He has been a member of HIA for more than 15 years.

-- 12:45 PM --

 Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

 Topic: "To be Announced."

see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, November 5, 2011 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX.  Please note that this is the FIRST Saturday of the month. This is due to room scheduling conflicts at University of Houston. 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

HIA member Pat Finnegan will speak on Intermediate Term Trend Following.

The McClellan Summation Index is used as the primary indicator in an
Intermediate Term Trend Follwing market timing signal, and additional indicators
are used to improve the reliability of the system.  Examples of use of the
signal in ETF trading are illustrated.  A copy of Powerpoint Presentation will
be made available.  A website with detailed charts will be discussed.

Bio:
Pat Finnegan is a native of Ireland with a degree in Electrical Engineering
and a Ph.D.in Electronics.After graduation he worked in missile design. He
then worked for a major Oilfield Services Company for over 30 years.  He is
currently a Senior VP of a Trucking Company and  Home Healthcare business.

He wants to point out that he has no specific financial training.  He is a
private investor since opening his first account with Merrill Lynch in 1968.
He has been a member of HIA for more than 15 years.

Main program begins at 11.00. SIG programs begin at 8.30.

HIA's November 5, 2011 Agenda

-- 08:30 AM --

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: Al Robison & Alice Van Dyke

Topic:  "Market Discussion"

Al will lead a discussion of this still difficult market and how we might conceivably make some money in it. Please bring your own best ideas, and we'll talk about them.

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: Speaker: Jim McWilliams 

Topic: " Risk and Risk Management"

 Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics: "Review Big Picture and Analysis of Trading Opportunities "

John and Ron will provide a review of the Big Picture.  We will continue learning how to listen to the market and aligning ourselves with it. Reference - Bill William's Book #1.

-- 09:30 AM --

Evidence-Based Investing SIG: Speaker: Will not be held this month.

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speakers: Jimmy Hixson

Topic: Market improving, how is the Economy Doing?

Fixed Income SIG:  Speaker: John Bott  (Tri-Star Financial)

Topic:   To be announced.

-- 10:45 AM --

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

-- 11:00 AM --

Main Meeting:  Speaker: Pat Finnegan 

Topic: Intermediate Term Trend Following

The McClellan Summation Index is used as the primary indicator in an
Intermediate Term Trend Following market timing signal, and additional indicators are used to improve the reliability of the system.  Examples of use of the signal in ETF trading are illustrated.  A copy of Powerpoint Presentation will
be made available.  A website with detailed charts will be discussed.

Bio:
Pat Finnegan is a native of Ireland with a degree in Electrical Engineering
and a Ph.D.in Electronics.After graduation he worked in missile design. He
then worked for a major Oilfield Services Company for over 30 years.  He is
currently a Senior VP of a Trucking Company and Home Healthcare business.

He is a private investor since opening his first account with Merrill Lynch in 1968.
He has been a member of HIA for more than 15 years.

-- 12:45 PM --

Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

Topic: "To be Announced."

see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, January 14, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

 Main program begins at 10.30. SIG programs begin at 8.30.

Please note: Tom McClellan has agreed to fly in from Seattle and be our main speaker. We will start the main session at 10:30AM sharp so that we can give him at least an hour and half. In consideration of our speaker's personal commitment to present this program to Houston Investor's Association, please try to attend so that he has a good audience. 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Tom McClellan – McClellan Reports 

Topic: Predicting the future and Confirming the Predictions using breath indicators and Liquidity Waves 

Sherman and Marian's son Tom McClellan has done extensive analytical spreadsheet development for the stock and commodities markets, including the synthesizing of the four-year Presidential Cycle Pattern. He has fine tuned the rules for interrelationships between financial markets to provide leading indications for important market and economic data.

Tom is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he studied aerospace engineering, and he served as an Army helicopter pilot for 11 years. He began his own study of market technical analysis while still in the Army, and discovered ways to expand the use of his parents' indicators to forecast future market turning points. Tom views the movements of prices in the financial market through the eyes of an engineer, which allows him to focus on what the data really say rather than interpreting events according to the same "conventional wisdom" used by other analysts. In 1993, he left the Army to join his father in pursuing a new career doing this type of analysis. Tom and Sherman spent the next 2 years refining their analysis techniques and laying groundwork.

In April 1995 they launched their newsletter, The McClellan Market Report, an 8 page report covering the stock, bond, and gold markets, which is published twice a month. They utilize the unique indicators they have developed to present their view of the market's structure as well as their forecasts for future trend direction and the timing of turning points. A Daily Edition was added in February 1998 to give subscribers daily updates on their indicators and also provide market position indications for stocks, bonds and gold. Their subscribers range from individual investors to professional fund managers. Tom serves as editor of both publications, and runs the newsletter business from its location in Lakewood, WA.

HIA's January 14, 2012 Agenda

– 08:30 AM –

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: Al Robison & Alice Van Dyke

Topic:  "Market Discussion"

Al will lead a discussion of this still difficult market and how we might conceivably make some money in it. Please bring your own best ideas, and we'll talk about them.

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: Speaker: Jim McWilliams

Topic: "Spread Trading"

Jim will start a series on spread trading.  January will be on the basic building blocks and fundamentals of why we spread trade.  February focus on creating the four basic spreads and March will cover advanced spreads.

 Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics: "Review Big Picture plus more"

John and Ron will review the Big Picture, complete Bill William's Book #1, document trading entries and exits, review commodity trading for December and plan for possible January trades plus begin the introduction to William's Book #2  "New Dimensions in Trading."

– 09:30 AM –

Evidence-Based Investing SIG: To be announced.

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speaker: Jimmy Hixson

Topic:  "What sectors are Strong & which are Weak?  Plus Market Outlook"

Fixed Income SIG:  Will not be held this month.

 – 10:45 AM –

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

– 11:00 AM –

Main Meeting:  Speaker: Tom McClellan

Topic:  "Predicting the Future and Confirming the Predictions"

– 12:45 PM –

Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

Topic: "To be Announced."

============= OTHER NEWS =============

The local chapter of AAII wishes to inform you:

the Houston AAII chapter is having a presentation by Mike Covel on January 21, 2012.  This will be a very good presentation on trend following. below is a link to our local site with more details. .

http://sites.google.com/site/aaiihoustonchapter/home/announcements

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

Houston Investors Association Meeting, February 11, 2012

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Dan Steffens 
President,  Energy Prospectus Group

Dan Steffens is the President of Energy Prospectus Group (EPG), a networking orga­nization based in Houston, Texas. He is a 1976 graduate of Tulsa University with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and a Masters in Taxation.

Mr. Steffens began his career in public accounting, becoming licensed as a CPA in 1978. After four years in public accounting, he transitioned to the oil & gas industry with the bulk of his time (18 years) spent with Amerada Hess Corporation (HES). He served as the Hess United States E&P Division Controller from 1994 to 2001.

Topic: "Energy Sector Investing: Outlook for 2012"

• Brief overview of the Energy Prospectus Group 
• Macro view of the global outlook for oil & gas, 2012 and beyond 
• Current fundamentals for oil, gas and the oilfield service firms, focussing on five or six of from the Sweet 16 Growth Portfolio 
• Why energy sector MLPs are great for investors seeking high yield 
• Open the floor for questions

HIA members are encouraged to sign up for Dan's free newsletter at   www.energyprospectus.com

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, February 11, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

 Main program begins at 11.00. SIG programs begin at 8.30.

SIG Agenda to be posted later

 see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

Houston Investors Association Meeting, February 11, 2012

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Dan Steffens 
President,  Energy Prospectus Group

Dan Steffens is the President of Energy Prospectus Group (EPG), a networking orga­nization based in Houston, Texas. He is a 1976 graduate of Tulsa University with an undergraduate degree in Accounting and a Masters in Taxation.

Mr. Steffens began his career in public accounting, becoming licensed as a CPA in 1978. After four years in public accounting, he transitioned to the oil & gas industry with the bulk of his time (18 years) spent with Amerada Hess Corporation (HES). He served as the Hess United States E&P Division Controller from 1994 to 2001.

Topic: "Energy Sector Investing: Outlook for 2012"

• Brief overview of the Energy Prospectus Group 
• Macro view of the global outlook for oil & gas, 2012 and beyond 
• Current fundamentals for oil, gas and the oilfield service firms, focussing on five or six of from the Sweet 16 Growth Portfolio 
• Why energy sector MLPs are great for investors seeking high yield 
• Open the floor for questions

HIA members are encouraged to sign up for Dan's free newsletter at   www.energyprospectus.com

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, February 11, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

 Main program begins at 11.00. SIG programs begin at 8.30.

HIA's February 11, 2012 Agenda

-- 08:30 AM --

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: Jeff Friedberg

Topic:  "Market Discussion"

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: Speaker: Jim McWilliams

Topic: "Spread Trading"

Jim McWilliams will continue talking on spread trading.  He will be going over the basic terms and types of spread trades.

Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics: "Review Big Picture plus more"

John and Ron will review the Big Picture, review future trades and commodity start on Bill William's Book #2, New Dimensions in Trading.

-- 09:30 AM --

Evidence-Based Investing SIG: Will not be held this month. 

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speaker: Jimmy Hixson

Topic: The Major Question is there do we stand in the Deleveraging Process?

Fixed Income SIG:  Speaker: John Bott

Topic: The Future of Housing in America

 -- 10:45 AM --

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

-- 11:00 AM --

Main Meeting:  Speaker: Dan Steffens, President,  Energy Prospectus Group

Topic: "Energy Sector Investing: Outlook for 2012″

-- 12:45 PM --

Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

Topic: "To be Announced."

 see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

Houston Investors Association Meeting, March 10, 2012

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, March 10, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Bob Martin, CPA
Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C.

Topic:  "TAX LAW CHANGES & OTHER TOPICS YOUR ACCOUNTANT MAY NOT HAVE DISCUSSED WITH YOU"

• Overview of the current income tax and estate tax changes
• Coping with Cost Basis Reporting & new IRS Form 8949
• Basic tax and estate planning documents that you need now
• Common misconceptions about probate in Texas

Bob Martin is a founding shareholder of Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C., a CPA firm in Houston, Texas.  He provides income tax and estate planning services to a variety of clients in businesses ranging from real estate, oil and gas, and law firms. 

Mr. Martin is also frequently interviewed on Houston radio and TV stations to discuss current tax and financial topics and is featured every Monday morning on the "Your Money" segments on KRIV-Fox 26.  He has also worked with the investigative units of Houston television stations KTRK, KHOU and KRIV reviewing the financial aspects of their reports.

Prior to founding his own CPA firm in the mid 1980's, He was a tax manager in the Detroit, Denver and Houston offices of Arthur Andersen & Co.   

Mr. Martin is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.

SIG Details TBA 

see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, March 10, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Bob Martin, CPA
Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C.

Topic:  "TAX LAW CHANGES & OTHER TOPICS YOUR ACCOUNTANT MAY NOT HAVE DISCUSSED WITH YOU" 

• Overview of the current income tax and estate tax changes
• Coping with Cost Basis Reporting & new IRS Form 8949
• Basic tax and estate planning documents that you need now
• Common misconceptions about probate in Texas

Bob Martin is a founding shareholder of Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C., a CPA firm in Houston, Texas.  He provides income tax and estate planning services to a variety of clients in businesses ranging from real estate, oil and gas, and law firms. 

Mr. Martin is also frequently interviewed on Houston radio and TV stations to discuss current tax and financial topics and is featured every Monday morning on the "Your Money" segments on KRIV-Fox 26.  He has also worked with the investigative units of Houston television stations KTRK, KHOU and KRIV reviewing the financial aspects of their reports.

Prior to founding his own CPA firm in the mid 1980's, He was a tax manager in the Detroit, Denver and Houston offices of Arthur Andersen & Co.   

Mr. Martin is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.

HIA's March 10, 2012 Agenda

– 08:30 AM –

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: New SIG Leader & Alice Van Dyke 

Topic:  "Market Discussion"

Al will lead a discussion of this still difficult market and how we might conceivably make some money in it. Please bring your own best ideas, and we'll talk about them.

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: Speaker: Jim McWilliams

Topic: "To be announced"

 Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics:  "Review Big Picture plus more 

John and Ron will review the Big Picture; review future trades and commodity start on Bill William's Book #2, New Dimensions in Trading.  We will continue to focus on the expert techniques to trade with the trend                                                                     

– 09:30 AM –

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speaker: Jimmy Hixson

Topic: "Is a correction over due and economic outlook!"

Fixed Income SIG:  Speaker: John Bott

Topic: "Are Stocks Finally a Long Term Buy?"

 – 10:45 AM –

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

 – 11:00 AM –

 Main Meeting:  Speaker: Bob Martin, CPA, Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C.

Topic:  "TAX LAW CHANGES & OTHER TOPICS YOUR ACCOUNTANT MAY NOT HAVE DISCUSSED WITH YOU"

• Overview of the current income tax and estate tax changes
• Coping with Cost Basis Reporting & new IRS Form 8949
• Basic tax and estate planning documents that you need now
• Common misconceptions about probate in Texas

Bob Martin is a founding shareholder of Robert E. Martin & Associates, P.C., a CPA firm in Houston, Texas.  He provides income tax and estate planning services to a variety of clients in businesses ranging from real estate, oil and gas, and law firms. 

Mr. Martin is also frequently interviewed on Houston radio and TV stations to discuss current tax and financial topics and is featured every Monday morning on the "Your Money" segments on KRIV-Fox 26.  He has also worked with the investigative units of Houston television stations KTRK, KHOU and KRIV reviewing the financial aspects of their reports.

Prior to founding his own CPA firm in the mid 1980′s, He was a tax manager in the Detroit, Denver and Houston offices of Arthur Andersen & Co.   

Mr. Martin is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Texas and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Michigan State University.

 – 12:45 PM –

 Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

 Topic: "To be Announced."

see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@...

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

HIA Members:

Al Robison has been the leader for the Stock Sig for many years.  He has
notified the board that he needs to step down.  The board would appreciate any
suggestion you might have as to a possible leader or co-leaders for the Stock
Sig.  If we could get 2 people then they could share the responsibilities. 
Guest speakers from time to time provides variety to the programming.

Here are some suggested ideas that the Stock Market SIG leader can use:

Leader of the discussion in the Stock Market SIG.
Give perspective of the current direction of the market (May quote sources of
market timing guru's).
Present equities recently purchased or is currently evaluating.
Solicit ideas from the audience on equity ideas and recent investments they have
made.
Present ideas in income producing equities such as MLPs, REITs, dividend stocks,
closed end funds, etc.
Present ideas on other equity investments such as growth stocks and IBD stocks.
Arrange for guest speakers to the SIG such as Jeff Friedberg and his group.

(Co-leader Alice Van Dyke will review the stock lists on FINVIZ from time to
time.)

Please email Jimmy Hixson any suggestions and come prepared to help the Board
find a Leader for the Stock Sig.

Sincerely,
HIA Board

Jimmy Hixson
E-mail Address:
   jhixson@...
Personal Information:
   Phone: 337-478-4696
   Phone: 337-477-0166

Houston Investors Association Meeting, April 14, 2012

The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place Saturday, April 14, 2012 at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. 

Meeting UPSTAIRS in April

The meeting  will be on the second floor (up the stairs) of the University Center building. Same building, just upstairs. When you arrive at the building, go up the main stairs and look for the HIA signs. Note that this will be a permanent change for HIA meetings. The UC Underground is undergoing a major multi-year remodeling and will will be unavailable. 

All events will be in rooms 202 and 250 (Bayou City and Bluebonnet). Click to see Room Assignments: HIA Room Schedule -Apr12

Click to see Map to Upstairs: 

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Speaker: Jeff Noblin, Realty Capital Securities.

Jeff Noblin is a Regional Vice President for Realty Capital Securities. He joined Realty Capital Securities in November 2008. Prior to joining RCS, he spent 4 years with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and 11 years as a real estate wholesaler. He has the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. Mr. Noblin received a Bachelor in business from Mississippi State University with a major in Marketing and Minor in Sociology. He received an MBA in Finance from Texas A&M.

Topic: Raising the Bar

Jeff will discuss the advantages of Commercial Real Estate. He will compare it to other types of investments.

HIA's April 14, 2012 Agenda

– 08:30 AM –

Stock Market SIG:  Speakers: New SIG Leader & Alice Van Dyk

Topic:  "Portfolio Review & Rising cost of Gasoline" 

Alice will have an update of the "IBD 50 1-15-2012″ and the energy portfolio "Energy Sweet 16 Growth".

Bring your ideas on how to benefit from high gasoline prices and the best stocks to own supporting the rise in gasoline prices.

Derivatives / Advanced Options SIG: "SIG will no longer be held."

 Trading 101 SIG: Speakers: John Godell & Ron Stockstill

Topics:  "Review Big Picture plus more"

 John and Ron will review the Big Picture; review future trades and commodity start on Bill William's Book #2, New Dimensions in Trading.  We will discuss the need for a compass in trading & how to trade the breakaway Fractal.

– 09:30 AM –

ETF & Market Outlook SIG:  Speaker: Jimmy Hixson

Topic: The Economy: Good, Bad & Ugly

Fixed Income SIG:  Speaker: John Bott

 Topic: "To be Announced."

 – 10:45 AM –

Club Business: Speaker: Gus Salinas

– 11:00 AM –

Main Meeting:  Speaker: Jeff Noblin – VP of Realty Capital Securities

 Topic: Raising the Bar

Jeff will discuss the advantages of Commercial Real Estate.  He will compare it to other types of investments.  

Jeff  Noblin is a Regional Vice President for Realty Capital Securities. He joined Realty Capital Securities in November 2008. Prior to joining RCS, he spent 4 years with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and 11 years as a real estate wholesaler. He has the FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. Mr. Noblin received a Bachelor in business from Mississippi State University with a major in Marketing and Minor in Sociology. He received an MBA in Finance from Texas A&M.

 – 12:45 PM –

Future/Commodities SIG: Featured Speaker: Phil Langford

Topic: "To be Announced."

see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

 Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

 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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@... 

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/

Hi Fellow HIA members,

Leigh Anderson will not be available to send the email containing the
agenda in May for the May 12th meeting.  I will be sending it in his
place.  To assure that everything goes well, I am sending this email as
a test.

Thanks,

Cleve

Houston Investors Association Meeting, Saturday May 12, 2012

FEATURED PRESENTATION:

Bruce Robinson, "The Future Isn't What it Used to Be"

This famous quote, often attributed to Yogi Berra, is never more true than in today's markets. The last decade has seen huge changes in economic fundamentals and also the structure of markets. This presentation will focus on how those changes affect individual investors, including the problems that they pose and the opportunities that they create. We will look at some techniques that still work, some that don't, and some that require us, as investors, to adapt more quickly than ever. Recent experience, in particular, has shown that these changes have actually given individual investors certain advantage over money managers in an environment that often presents impediments. Some example trading systems will be shown in order to demonstrate this.

Bruce Robinson spent 25+ years in hi-tech, leading groups in product development and software R&D. Currently consults with several money managers on the development of trading systems, and also trades for his own accounts. Also, he is a frequent speaker at conferences such as NAAIM, and training seminars, and is a principal in two websites devoted to trading systems. He has spoken several times at the Houston Investors Association on trading systems development, technical analysis, the critical examination of conventional and commercial systems.

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The monthly meeting of the Houston Investors Association will take place at University Center on University of Houston Campus, Houston, TX. The main meeting is 11am-noon. The SIG meetings begin at 8.30. Detailed schedule will be posted later.

The meeting will be on the second floor (up the stairs) of the University Center building. Same building, just upstairs. When you arrive at the building, go up the main stairs and look for the HIA signs. Note that this is a permanent change for HIA meetings. The UC Underground is undergoing a major multi-year remodeling and will will be unavailable. 

Click to see Map to Upstairs: 

 see also the    Downloads from previous meetings

 Coffee and doughnuts at HIA meetings are generously provided by John Bott of Tri-Star Financial.

 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.

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 Director
Questions? Email leigh@... 

http://www.houstoninvestors.com/