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Join us for the second meeting focused on money management and stock investing strategies. This session will cover the Club's mission to educate members on personal finance, the importance of investing, and fundamental concepts like analyzing stocks. Guest speakers Mr. Kirby and Mr. Prokop will share their insights. We will also discuss budgeting, compounding interest, and investment tactics including growth and value investing. Learn how to build a sound financial future and maximize returns on the Spragins Fund.
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Money Management & Stocks Meeting #2: 13 September 2005
Agenda • Re-Statement of Club’s Mission • Why Investing is Important • Basic Money Management • How to Analyze Stocks • Guests: Mr. Kirby & Mr. Prokop • Sector Sign-Ups
Investment Club’s Mission: 1. Educate Cadets regarding Investing and personal financial planning 2. Maximize returns on the Spragins Fund
BLUF of Money Management: • Start saving your money early • Make wise financial decisions • Have a Budget • Know the Tax Code (website) • Help your Soldiers
A quick Cow Loan example • Maxing out your Roth IRA with only your Cow Loan • Earn 10% compounded annually • Equals $1,770,316.88 @ 65 • Or $2,851,113.04 @ 70
A more Lucrative example • Maxing out your Roth IRA till age 65 (marry at 26) • Earn 10% compounded annually • Equals $6,104,684.41 @ 65 • Start withdrawing $600,000 per year @ 66 • You’ll have $8,941,887.22 @ 100 still in your account earning interest
“What is ze most powerful force in the universe?” Compounding Interest Rates Compound Interest!
Buying a Car • I can buy a $30k Jaguar or stick with my Honda • Perform a Cost/Benefit Analysis • The Jag actually costs me $70k • Is a new Jag going to give me $70k worth more of personal joy than my Honda? No. Go with the Honda.
Create a Budget • Extremely important after Graduation • You’ll be tracking more than a dozen monthly expenses • Form good habits now • Some of you will be amazed at where all your money goes • A budget Now will create good spending habits
Helping your Soldiers w/ their $$$ • AVOID Payday Lenders (see link) • Cause a “debt trap” • You’re the first line of defense • Educate yourself • More Importantly, know who to refer them to before a problem • All Posts have rarely used but high quality people who can help • Show them these slides (bonuses)
What is a Stock? • A Stock (Certificate) represents a small slice of a company that can be bought and sold. • Companies “go public” to raise money; they will never again get money from investors after the IPO (Initial Public Offering). • P/E Ratio and Market Capitalization • Investors hope their company increases its earnings and either reinvests them in the company to increase future earnings or pays them a dividend.
Growth Investing • Find the next MSFT or WMT • Look for continuing earnings growth • They have higher “trailing P/Es” • But lower “forward P/Es”
Value Investing • Find a MSFT or WMT that is currently trading at a discount • Make sure of sound fundamentals • Contrarian Investing
Next Time • How to start investing (or make better investment decisions) • Setting up an IRA • Analyzing Mutual Funds • Risk Tolerance and Goals • Diversification and Asset Allocation
Guest Speakers Questor Management Company • Mr. Kevin Prokop • Director • Mr. Dennis Kirby • Vice-President of Private Equity
Sector Sign-upsPrepare to Work! (min of 4-5 hours) • Technology • Giles Evans E-3 • Energy • James McCray C-3 • Consumer Goods • David Marold B-1 • Healthcare • Bryan Spencer A-4 • Financials • John Howie H-1
Screening Criteria • 1. Minimum Price per Share $5 (has to do with listing requirements and whether or not institutional money can invest in stock) • 2. Price to Sales maximum 5 • 3. Inside Ownership Minimum 1% (management has some stake in the company) • 4. Institutional Ownership Minimum 15% (does smart money invest in this company) • 5. Price to Earnings maximum 50 (although we prefer something more reasonable compared to sector averages you'll see on Quicken) • 6. Price/Earnings to Growth (PEG) < 1.0 (is the market pricing the stock to fully reflect the stock's EPS growth?) • 7. EPS minimum of $0.01 (this eliminates companies losing money) • 8. Total Revenue minimum $50 million (so it is not a mom and pop store)