Past Events
2011-----------------------
  • January 22--The Writings of Warren Buffett--Jeff Pierce, VP Investments, Stifel Nicolaus & Co.        
    www.stifel.com      
2010-----------------------
  • November 13--Legal Preparations and Protecting Assets for Incapacity and Demise--Charles
    Stricklen, JD, Attorney at Law   
  • October 23--How will the "Gee" Forces Affect the Returns on Stocks and Bonds--Jim Goldberg,
    President, Goldberg Investment Advisors      Jim's Presentation     
  • September 25--Managed Futures--Roger Shepherd--President and CEO Alpha Futures     www.
    alphafutures.net    
  • August 21--Energy--Where Are We Going Nationally and How Do We Get There--Joe Falcon,
    Former member of USAID and Don Gimpel, PhD   Joe's Presentation       Don's Presentation      
  • July--No Meeting
  • June 12--Lessons Learned from the Market Declines from 2000-02 and 2007-09  Dr Leonard
    Goodall, CFP, Educator and Co-Editor for No Loads Portfolios   Minutes        Presentation    
  • May 15--The Signposts of Change: Economics, Rules, Markets--Ron Muhlenkamp, CFA, Founder,
    President and Portfolio Manager, Muhlenkamp & Company, Inc.   www.muhlenkamp.com     
    Minutes    
  • April 24--Roundtable--How to Use an ETF with a ULTRA FINANCIAL SYSTEMS Composite for Big
    Profits, Less Drawdowns and with About Half the Time in the Market--David McMillin, OC AAII
    Chapter Treasurer     www.ultrafs.com    
  • March 12--The Best of Both Worlds: My Five Favorite Stocks to Earn High Income and Capital
    Gains in 2010--Mark Skousen, PhD, Editor, Forcasts and Strategies      www.markskousen.com    
  • February 12--Investing in China--Jim Trippon Editor and Chief, China Stock Digest    www.
    chinastockdigest.com    
  • January 9--Has the Market Bottomed and What's Next--Jonathan Lansner, Business Columnist,
    Orange County Register     www.ocregister.com       Handout       Minutes      

2009-----------------------
  • November 7--Three Pillars of Recovery in a Volatile Market--Carl Birkelbach, Chairman & CEO
    Birkelbach Investment Securities, Inc.     www.my-broker.com      Minutes      
  • October 10--Clean Energy Technologies: Off the Launchpad, So Where are We Now--Brett
    Conrad, Manging Partner, Longboard Capital Advisors, LLC.      www.longboardcapital.com       
    Minutes     
  • August 29--Non-Traditional Investments--Jim Hyerczyk, Market Strategist, Brewers Investment  
    Group and Cheryl Arts, President, Brewers Futures Group     www.brewerinvestmentgroup.com     
  • July 11--Investing in a Recession--Mark Wolfkiel, Astor Capital Management, LLC.     www.astorcm.
    com     
  • June 27--Roundtable--Picking Winning Stocks Using Web-Based Stock Screens  and Leading
    Screening Criteria--SIG Leader
  • May 9--A Hybrid Approach: ETF Hedging and Stocks--Paul Rabbitt, President, Rabbitt Capital
    Management LLC     www.rabbitanalytics.com    
  • April 11--Beating the Market in Volitile Times--Wade Slome, CFA, CFP, President/Founder Sidoxia
    Capital Management, LLC.     www.sidoxia.com    Minutes       
  • March 14--New Tax Strategies for Investors and Retirees--Herb Farrington, Certified Financial
    Planner and Enrolled Agent,  Tax an Financial Services   Minutes   
  • February 28--Finding the Next Great Stock Market Winner  Joe Burns, President, Burns Investment
    Group     www.burnsinvgrp.com        Minutes     
  • January 31--What is Going On in This Market--Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register
    Business Columnist    www.ocregister.com     Handout        
  • January 10--Roundtable--The  CompuCast.net  Program--Carl Vietor
    2008------------------------
  • November 22--How the Smart Money Really Invests--Simon Reeves, Financial Advisor, Summit
    Portfolio Management       www.summitportfolio.com     
  • September 19--(Friday Night 6:30 mtg) 10 Essential Rules for Beating the Market--Michael Turner,
    President & CEO , Turner Trends  www.trunertrends.com     
  • August 23--All I Need to Know About the Stock Market I Learned in Kindergarten (Point and Figure
    Technical Analysis)  Paul Townsend, Wachovia Securities  www.wachoviasecurities.com    
  • July 26--Market Volatility and the Long-Term Investor & International Aspects of Investing--David
    Wagner and Robert Revet, Smith Barney    http://fa.smithbarney.com/davidwagner    
  • June 7--Roundtable--Technical Analysis--Don Jarrett, See Feb 16 2008 below  
  • May 10--Are Conservative Investors Doomed to CDs in Volatile Markets?--Ken Sleeper, Managing
    Director, Sierra Investment Management    www.sierrainvestments.com    Minutes 5-10-08    
  • April 12--How to increase your Returns While Lowering Risk Using Foreign Currencies--David
    Johnson, Managing Director, Global Capital Investments   www.gcilc.com    
  • March 29--Roundtable--Yield and Profit Lien Fund (Tax Lien Certificates)--David Zussman JD,
    Chairman & CEO Yield and Profit Lien Fund    www.yieldprofitfund.com      
  • February 16--Technical Analysis of Financial Markets--Don Jarrett, Registered Advisor and College
    Instructor on Technical Analysis  www.jarrettcapital.com     Minutes 2-16-08        
  • January 12--A Review of 2007 Business and Economic Events and Outlook for 2008--Jonathan
    Lansner, Orange County Register Business Columnist  www.ocregister.com   Handout      
2007----------------------------
  • November 17--Preferreds~Wall Streets Best Kept Secret--Ken Winans, President, Winans
    International   www.winansintl.com         Minutes 11-17-07      
  • October 27--Portfolio Diversification Through the Use of Managed Futures and Managed Futures
    Fund of Funds--Zachary Oxman, Senior Trader, Wisdom Financial.   www.wisdomfinancialinc.com     
    Zach Presentation      Minutes 10-27-07     
  • September 22--Long Term Care Insurance--The Foundation of Every Financial Plan--Shelly
    Klapfhammer, Long Term Care Specialist, LTC Alliances   www.tfgroup.com   Presentation Material   
  • August 25--How to Significantly Increase Your Portfolio Return with Real Estate on a Part-Time
    Basis and Without a Career Change--Roger Shaar, Director International Aerospace Marketing and
    Sales (retired) and Past President AAII Los Angeles Chapter.     Minutes 8-25-07
  • July 21--Roundtable--When to Sell--Stocks and Mutual Funds--SIG Leader
  • June 2--1.3 Billion Chinese Consumers Can Make You Richer--Robert Hsu, Managing Director,
    Absolute Return Capital Advisors, LLC. Editor China Strategy   www.themoneyfactory.com   Minutes
    6-2-07     
  • May 12--How You Can Improve Portfolio Performance While Decreasing Volatility with REITs and A
    Case Study with LXP: Taking the Mystery Out of Investing in REITs--Robert Valero, VP NARIET and
    Carol Merriman, VP Lexington Reality Trust    www.investinreits.com    Minutes 5-12-07     
  • April 7--Smart Money: Why the Worlds Most Sophisticated Investors Index Their Investments and
    Why You Should Too--Timothy Bock, Founder, President, Summit Portfolio Management   www.
    summitportfolio.com   Minutes 4-7-07     
  • March 10--Roundtable--Hands On Use of IBD Resources (We had a live Internet connection and
    worked on-line)--Kathleen Phillips, IBD advanced user and member of the IBD Meet-Up Group in
    Orange County
  • February 24--A Look Back and Forward for the Economy and the Market--Jonathan Lasner,
    Business Columnist, Orange County  www.ocregister.com      Minutes(2) 2-24-07     
  • January 13--Portfolio Construction Utilizing Municipal Bonds, A Risk Reducing Component--John
    Hutchinson CFP, Investment Executive, Stone & Youngberg, LLC.  www.sylcc.com   Minutes 1-13  
2006----------------------------
  • November 14--University of California-Irvine (UCI) Investment Club--Achieving Your Future Financial
    Goals--Bob Welge, President AAII Orange County Chapter, Lead Financial Staff Member, Robert's
    Financial Management  Minutes 11-14-06
  • November 4--The Role of Hedge  Funds in a Portfolio--Mary Sigler, Managing Partner, Hudson
    Pacific Capital Management LLC  www.hudsonpacificcapital.com  Minutes 11-04
  • October 21--Roundtable--Economic Indicators and Market Performance--SIG Leader
  • September 30--Intermediate Stock Selection Techniques Using Investors Business Daily--Justin
    Nielsen, Education Content Manager, Investors Business Daily  www.investors.com  Minutes 9-30
  • August 26--How to Fit Options into Your Investing Activities--Jim Bittman, Senior Instructor, Options
    Institute of The Chicago Board Options Exchange   www.cboe.com  Minutes 8-26
  • July 22--Spotting the Undisclosed Trends of Institutional Investors to Uncover California's Future
    Growth Stocks--Bud Leedom, Publisher California Stock Report  www.californiastocks.com  Minutes
    7-22
  • June 24--Roundtable--Mutual Funds--Screens (Buying), Selling Portfolios and Risks--SIG Leader
  • May 13--A New Era for Equities: Why Global Trends are Forcing a New Approach to Investing--Eric
    Leake, CIO, Portfolio Manager, Anchor Capital Management Group & CIO Anchor-Research.com  
    See www.anchor-capital.com
  • April 22--Measuring and Controlling Shortfall Risk in Retirement--Don Gould, Gould Asset
    Management  www.gouldasset.com
  • March 11--Roundtable--Financing Retirement: How Much Do You Need and How Much Can You
    Spend--SIG Leader
  • February 4--Invest Using the Strategies of Wall Street Legends--Learn to Leverage the Proven
    Stock Selection Methodologies of Investing Greats--John Reese  See www.validea.com
  • January 21--Observations Last Years Market Performance and Speculations for 2006--Jonathan
    Lansner, Business Columnist, The Orange County Register  Click here for Jonathan's Handout    
2005----------------------------
  • November 12--Lessons Learned from the Market Collapse of 2000-2003--Protecting Your Portfolio
    in Difficult Times--Leonard Goodall
  • September 24--Finding a Stock Winner Using CANSLIM--Fred Richards
  • August 27--ETF Style Index Rotation Strategy--David Vomund
  • July 23--High Return Investing in the New Century--Robert Hsu
  • June 4--Roundtable--AAII Guide to Top Investor Websites
  • May 7--Social Security and the Current Account Deficit--Mitchel Keil
  • April 2--Oil/Energy—Entering the Geo-Political Maze--Joe Falcon
  • March 12--Roundtable--AAII Model Portfolios
  • February 26--Exchange Traded Funds--Jim Dudnick
  • January 8,2005--Last Years Economic Performance Relative to Expectations and the Outlook for
    2005--Jonathan Lansner
2004------------------------------
  • November 13, 2004-- Year End Strategies to Keep More of Your Investment Returns--Lauren Klein
  • October 16--Roundtable--AIAA Stock Screens
  • September 11--Advanced Asset Planning--Ed Inouye
  • July 24--The Four Pillars of Investing--John Buckingham
  • June 12--Quarterly Market Update and Building a Portfolio for Any Weather--Larry Goodkind
  • May 8--Building Dividends and Portfolio Diversification with REITs--Robert Valero & Carol Merriman
  • March 13--Effective Strategies in the Municipal Bond Market--John Hutchinson
  • January 10--The Economy in an Election Year--Jonathan Lanser
2003------------------------------
  • November 8--Options We All Have--Marc Puckett
  • September 13, Bonds & Where Will the Income Come From--John Hakopian
  • August 23--Long Term Care and Asset Protection--Art Warshaw
  • July 26--Investment Tools and Strategies for the New Millennium--Charles Rother
  • May 24--Orange Alert(?) & Asset Allocation--David Bergman
  • March 22--Survival Guide & 2003 Investment Changes--Sandra Field
  • January 18--Sink or Swim & Status of the U.S. Economy--Jonathan Lansner
2002--------------------------
  • July 27--A Summer Morning with Lynn O'Shaughnessy--Lynn O'Shaughnessy
  • May 25--Institutional Money Management and Tax Free Investing--David Blair
  • March 23--The Qualitative Approach to Stock Market Investing--Paul Rabbit
  • January 26--The Equity Rebound and Buying the Cream of the Crop in 2002--Art Bonnel