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“ A good group with a good exchange of ideas and information ”
— Jim Price on Jun 28, 2007.
“ This very professional group of people and well organizes work that takes time and effort. I recognize and appreaciate all the work. ”
— Rakesh on Jun 13, 2007.
“ It was my first one, so I didn't know exactly what to expect. There was some info that was good. I especially liked the first part re: overall market outlook, and first speaker(don't know his name) ”
— Harlan Rieur on May 13, 2007.
“ Very good. I enjoyed it and will continue to recruit new people. I actually might bring 3-4 guests next time. ”
— Jason Monteiro on May 9, 2007.
“ As a new attendee, it's difficult to know. I was very impressed with the enthusiasm and the knowledge of the speakers, as well as their willingness to share their research. Thank you! I appreciated the diversity of the people in the room, and am curious as to what brings people to this event/group. ”
— Shari on May 9, 2007.
“ I like the group because of the easy exchange of ideas, styles and candidness about what we all do. ”
— Lidia Scher on Apr 26, 2007.
“ Good group. Would like to meet more people in the group. ”
— A former member on Jul 27, 2006.
“ good diversity on topics and organization by the moderators ”
— Arnie on Apr 27, 2005.
“ Prefer opportunity to meet, get to know other members. Perhaps a social/discussion format every 3 months?. Im finding the format is becoming limiting as I dont do much stock investing. ”
— dudley post on Sep 25, 2009.
“ This is a very dynamic and sharing group on investing. ”
— Mary B. on Sep 25, 2009.
“ Free investor knowledge with investors from all sides. ”
— RobM on Sep 24, 2009.
“ It's a great place to hear a variety of viewpoints on markets, individual instruments and approaches. The discussions expose you to ideas you hadn't thought about, as well as help confirm ideas or concepts you've already developed or read about. The format is interactive, allowing you to keep asking clarifying questions until you gain the understanding you need. ”
— Chris Patton on Sep 9, 2009.
“ to learn about financial state of affairs of the world ”
— janet wynn on Sep 9, 2009.
“ Trading is a lonely, difficult job, and it is great to feel part of an intelligent group of people doing the same as oneself. Also, one needs to grow with the task and the guest speakers are usually very good. Many hands make light work. Many brighter heads are better than one. ”
— Martha Werman on Aug 26, 2009.
“ If you would like to be part of a group that shares their personal investment tactics, how-to read into market dynamics, tips & tricks, this may be the group for you ”
— Ganesh Sivaraman on Aug 12, 2009.
“ Great opportunity to share ideas and meet other investors. ”
— Doug Lee on Jul 16, 2009.
“ Anybody interested in trading should join this group. ”
— Tom Feindel on Jul 8, 2009.
“ Great group for discussing investment ideas ”
— Jim Coronella on Jun 30, 2009.
“ Fantastic guest lectures. Excellent trading ideas and knowlegde shared. The group warmly welcomes all, from the inexperienced to the very experienced. ”
— Charlie on Jun 25, 2009.
“ Because no one, absolutely NO ONE, cares as much about your $$$ as you do and, should. Furthermore, most of them don't know and never will know all they should know to manage $$$. I like you, I'm sure, have dealt with incompetent "Professionals" and a few "Crooks" too. Remember the old "saw" "A fool and his money are soon parted". ”
— John Adams on Jun 11, 2009.
“ The group has taken a turn to a working session which seems to be very informitive. I got alot of practical information from it about setting up scharts on Think or Swim. Can't wait for the next one. ”
— David Kegel on May 27, 2009.
“ If you want to learn about investing, this is a great group to share information ... ”
— David Lothrop on May 26, 2009.
“ This is a terrific, intelligent, thoughtful group where one can find lots of differences of opinion and some consensus as well. There are always new ideas re the market. ”
— Judith on Apr 30, 2009.
“ Excellent group of people, well informed and with good questions to ask. ”
— Michael on Apr 24, 2009.
“ Meet other like minded folks with variety of knowledge sets about markets and trading techniques; ”
— Haskell Werlin on Apr 23, 2009.
“ I was surpised at how many attendees there were. Unfortunately networking and dialog between attendees is less than desired. I founded and was the chariman of The Manufacturing Roundtable in the Greater Boston area. In the beginning it was small and networking was excellent. As we grew we found it necessay to get knowledgeable speakers from outside of the group. You seem to have a lot of knowledge and talent inside the group. ”
— George Hrono on Apr 9, 2009.
“ I think I covered it above...great content, intelligent, friendly and supportive members... ”
— Nancy on Apr 6, 2009.
“ Good mix of varied views; learn add'l skills. ”
— Mark Passa on Mar 26, 2009.
“ Anyone interested in value analysis should attend. ”
— Tom Manning on Mar 24, 2009.
“ This is a great group of knowledgable people willing to share their expertise. I think that Jeff and Doug do a very good job in running the meetings. I really enjoy and look forward to coming to the meetings. ”
— Steve Weiser AIA on Mar 20, 2009.
“ Talk to investors and/or traders with first-hand knowledge. ”
— Anya Z on Mar 16, 2009.
“ This group is a bunch of professional learners with a culture of shared learning and resources. Very impressive group of members ”
— Paul Mahoney on Mar 7, 2009.
“ It is a well organized and moderated and has many presentations from experienced analysts and IBD users. ”
— A former member on Feb 25, 2009.
“ I attend meetings of many of the investing groups that meet at MIT. This one has the largest attendance of any that I attend. ”
— Keith McCombs on Feb 2, 2009.
“ It is a good opportunity to meet other investors and learn. I like going to these meeting because I always learn something new. ”
— Tamar Brown on Jan 29, 2009.
“ A great place to learn a variety of approaches to investing but share a common structure (IBD) ”
— Marilyn Edelson on Jan 22, 2009.
“ Practical information for trading stocks is provided. ”
— Karl on Jan 10, 2009.
“ Great group of people who are serious about developing their expertise and share what they already know. ”
— Diane on Jan 9, 2009.
“ Good organizer presentations, good discussions ”
— Will Schaefer on Jan 5, 2009.
“ to advance their knowledge of technical and fundamental stock trading ”
— Jan on Dec 30, 2008.
“ To enrich an investor's knowledge and build a local network of experts. ”
— Dan Martines on Dec 30, 2008.
“ Great group, friendly people willing to share their info. ”
— RichMan on Dec 30, 2008.
“ The group will benefit from more investors of all levels of experience and sophistication. This is a great period in which to sop up value investing philosophy. ”
— Mark Alimansky on Dec 10, 2008.
“ if you want ibd only, this is the group for you, it can confuse you when other way to trade is added to the group ”
— Lendy Ware Sr. on Dec 9, 2008.
“ Its a good way to interact with people who are looking to improve themselves as investors. ”
— Patrick E McKenna Jr on Dec 6, 2008.
“ The group is a wonderful forum where you can discuss the markets and learn better, more effective trading strategies. The people were very friendly and everyone seems motivated to succeed and share that success with others. ”
— Benjamin on Nov 19, 2008.
“ One has a chance to learn more about the market, charts and TA with a good group of folks and moderators. ”
— Tim T on Nov 13, 2008.
“ Useful if this is an area of your interest. ”
— Ron Young on Oct 17, 2008.
“ I've learned so much in the past three years. It is possible to learn other techniques. ”
— chris jones on Aug 28, 2008.
“ Excellent, I would highly recommend this group to other IBDers ”
— Ricky Wat on Aug 27, 2008.
“ It?s a great place for a new or experience trader to here different views and styles on trading the market. ”
— Paul Theroux on Jul 23, 2008.
“ It's also nice to meet other traders. ”
— Phyllis Krastanov on Jul 22, 2008.
“ A meeting of like-minded investors who want to learn from each other is a good way to improve your investing skills. ”
— Ken Watson on Jul 9, 2008.
“ The format covered several subjects in a disciplined manner, leaving me wanting more from each presenter. Too bad we don't have all day. ”
— William Seaver on Jul 9, 2008.
“ Great group of people who share a common goal. ”
— William Johnson on Jul 3, 2008.
“ Members are very generous with their time and go out of their way to help newbies ”
— Peter O on Jun 3, 2008.
“ We continue to improve our meetings. The new topics are great additions. ”
— Mike Kinkead on Jun 3, 2008.
“ Many very experienced investors together sharing ideas. ”
— Miles Tarter on Jun 3, 2008.
“ The exchange of knowledge and information and presentations are extremely helpful ”
— Eric Aanestad on Jun 2, 2008.
“ Nice balance of sophisticated investors and top notch programs. ”
— James J Slattery on May 8, 2008.
“ Good opportunity to hear expert speakers and enlarge circle of acquaintances with similar interests. ”
— David A. Sachs on May 8, 2008.
“ A great way to become exposed to superior investors. ”
— David Harris on Apr 17, 2008.
“ would attend again, group was warm and receptive. ”
— paul m. on Apr 16, 2008.
“ Are there any mentors or recommended books for the newcomer? ”
— Kim on Mar 16, 2008.
“ First meeting. Interesting subject matter. Different than what I expected. ”
— Tom H on Mar 12, 2008.
“ Enjoyed. Look forward to participating with stock pics too. ”
— Debra Stark on Aug 23, 2007.
“ Excellent questions and discussion. Ted LePlat put on a well organized presentation and he should be formally thanked. Johanna shoulod also be thanked for arranging his presentation. Paul Guerra ”
— paul guerra on Aug 23, 2007.
“ This Meetup Group has been an eye opener. I have long been waiting on this type of knowledge to augment my understanding of investment and this group had definitely increased my interest in the area. Great Job !! ”
— Rajesh Jaiswal on Jul 26, 2007.
“ I think the people are great. Everyone seems nice. ”
— Frank Lopresti on Aug 26, 2005.
“ This was my first IBD meet up. The topics were well organized. Unfortunately, I had to leave early and I apologize for this. All in all, I thought this was very well run. ”
— SChan on Jan 27, 2005.
“ This group needs to become more IBD true to the name and the objective. Other styles of investing could perhpas be held during the pre meetup session. I think that is fair. ”
— Joanna on Jan 9, 2009.
“ Many thanks to Jeff, Doug,the oil gal and Mike Kincade for making the meeting interesting and informative. Some of the people have changed but Doug and Jeff are still doing a great job. Fred Sears is always a pleasure...I just wish he still like energy stocks.8/23/06 ”
— dennis m cryan on Apr 8, 2008.
“ Wish they had brought more forms...too much time was spent tracing down and distributing forms. All in all, about 20 minutes of the presentation was spent distributing, collecting and redistributing forms for a small number of participants who used them. ”
— Kevin on Aug 23, 2007.
“ It was interesting to hear lots of different perspectives from the folks. Some seemed very informed, and if the forum was better managed, some of the wealth of knowledge could be better shared. ”
— Steve B on Dec 22, 2004.
“ Doug Roberts is a good moderator. He should stick with that, and let others do all the presentations. ”
— bill whalen on Jul 27, 2006.
“ Thank you Jeff & Doug for your continual leadership and all your tireless efforts!!!!!!! ”
— Eric from Vermont on Dec 12, 2007.