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	Meetup	Location	RSVPs
Nov 12 7:00 PM	CANSLIM November Meeting 32 attended (est.) – 5.007 We will meet in Room 209 at the GSU Brookhaven location on Thursday, November 12, 2009. The normal $5.00 meeting fee will be applied to the room rental. We'll start the meeting by spending about 20 - 30 minutes discussing the general market. The next 70 - 80 minutes will be spend in stock analysis. Please plan to bring up to 5 ticker symbols to review with those gathered. We'll complete a group analysis of the chart pattern, fundamentals, and discuss a possible trade strategy. We will consider holding the early-bird CANSLIM discussion upon request. All early-bird-session requests must be received by Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Meeting leaders will be Emilu Bailes and Hap Chastain. (Looking for a robust crowd with forgiving spirits for newbie meeting leaders!) Cost: $5.00	Georgia State Univ - Brookhaven Atlanta, GA, 30319 33.870659,-84.333953	32 Yes 1 Maybe
Oct 15 7:00 PM	October In-Person Atlanta CANSLIM Meetup 30 attended (est.) – 5.006 Agenda to follow shortly. Cost: $5.00	Georgia State Univ - Brookhaven Atlanta, GA, 30319 33.870659,-84.333953	29 Yes 3 Maybe
Sep 23 7:00 PM	RESCHEDULED September AAII Atlanta Chapter Stock Investing Meetup No rating yet NOTE: Due to a scheduling snafu, this is the rescheduled Stock Investing Meetup originally scheduled on Sept 15. Also note that we have room for only 30 people at this meeting. Unless someone suggests alternative topics, our Agenda will be focused on the retail industry: The anatomy of an IPO (the birth of a public company) – if the filing document is available, we will review the upcoming Dollar General IPO (what is a S-1 filing and how do we read it? (Hint: it is a document full of very useful information); What is a green shoe?! What are the differences between primary shares and secondary shares? How do the mechanics of the IPO process work?). In DG’s case, they were a public company from 1968 until 2007, taken private and expect to go public again. The anatomy of a bankruptcy (the death or near-death of a company and a re-birth) – we will look at the bankruptcy of K-Mart, the emergence from bankruptcy (what happened to the old shares? The old debt?), the merger of KMart with Sears and the current state of affairs of Sears Holding (Sears + K-Mart). A very interesting case study to say the least. A financial analysis overview of the retail industry – a look at how to compare companies within the same industry based on financial strength (the balance sheet), profitability (the income statement), growth (of sales and earnings) and ratio analysis. An update/overview of the AAII Stock Screens (4 new screens have been added recently, bringing the total to 60) using the AAII Stock Investor Pro (SIP) software. We have lots to cover, so please arrive promptly. Please let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Bill Lyman Organizer, AAII Atlanta Stock Investing Subgroup www.meetup.com/stockinvesting Cost:* $5.00	Only members of this Group can view the location for this Meetup	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Sep 21 7:00 PM	September In-Person Atlanta CANSLIM Meetup 12 attended (est.) – 5.005 Greeting!! Just a reminder, we are hosting our next in-person CANSLIM/IBD Meetup this coming Monday, September 21 at 7pm. If you are a new member or a long-standing member who has yet to attend an event, please consider making time to attend and learn more about this powerful investing technique. If you have attended in the past - please bring along a friend or two who would appreciate getting a handle on their investment goals. Please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/CANSLIM/calendar/11160506/. The Meetup will start at 7pm. For those interested in an introduction or review of CANSLIM and how to use it for selecting stocks, feel free to arrive at 6 pm for a tutorial session before the main meeting. We will be covering some recent break-outs, following up on some old friends (stocks previously reviewed) and some failed breakouts. We will be raffling off a copy of William O'Neil's newly released 4th edition of "How to Make Money in Stocks" (raffle two copies if we have more than 25 attendees). Also, FYI, the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII, www.aaii.com) is hosting their once-every-two-year Investor Conference in Orlando, FL on Nov 12-14. Cost is $295 and discounted hotel rates are available. In addition to 100+ speakers in 25 seminars and 30+ workshops (a complete list of topics is at http://www.aaii.com/programs/conference/topics.cfm), Investors Business Daily is co-sponsoring the event long with Barron's newspaper-magazine) and Scott O'Neil (son of William O'Neil), Kate Stalter and Matt Inouye (all of IBD or Daily Graphs) will be presenting. In addition, Fred Richards of Adrich Corp, a successful long-time CANSLIM practitioner (and service provider) will present (see descriptions below for each presentation). Register at www.aaii.com/conference or 800-428-2244. If you attend, let me know, as I and several other members from the Atlanta area will be in attendance. For those of you who missed Kate Stalter's virtual presentation from the San Francisco Money show back in August (it was at 10pm on a Saturday night!!!), the video of the live webcast has been posted at: moneyshow.com/video/details.asp?ret=nr&wkspID=A6ADF445E7E34F53881645BBC299D4D9&scode=015599 (cut-n-paste this address into your browser; free registration required). Path to success reminder: watch IBD's "Market Wrap" and "Daily Stock Analysis" (each about 5 minutes) EVERY trading day (updated around 7 or 8 pm) for free at http://www.investors.com/MediaCenter/default.aspx. You don't even need a subscription to the IBD newspaper. Regards, Bill Lyman Organizer, Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup www.meetup.com/canslim IBD Classes: How to Make Money in Stocks: Rules-Based Investing Using Historical Precedent 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Thursday Scott O'Neil, Investor's Business Daily Scott discusses a fact-based, time-tested method that helps you find stocks with big potential and gives you clear buy and sell rules to maximize profits and minimize risk. The proven approach he describes in this presentation helped investors get out of the market in September 2008, before the 52% plunge in the S&P 500. On a long-term basis, from January 1998 to June 2009, AAII's interpretation of this stock-picking approach produced an average annual return of 34%. How to Develop a Steady Stream of New Stock Ideas 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday Investor's Business Daily Kate Stalter, host of Investor's Business Daily's "Daily Stock Analysis" video, explains an investing system that's consistently outperformed others for 11½ years. She shows you that by spending just a few minutes a day, you can master tried-and-true steps to picking better stocks and managing your holdings. Kate illustrates how this investing system is designed to get you in early enough to notch big gains, and be able to keep them. The Ideal Tool for Mastering the CAN SLIM Investment System 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Thursday Daily Graphs, Inc. Matt Inouye, product coach, shows how proper stock analysis doesn't need to be confusing, time-consuming, or leave you with doubts. Using Daily Graphs Online's unique features and powerful proprietary ratings, Matt illustrates the built-in efficiencies that allow investors to confidently implement this top-performing investment strategy. CANSLIM Related Session (non-IBD sponsored) CAN SLIM Investing in Today's Markets 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Thursday Adrich Corporation Fred Richards, president of Adrich Corporation, discusses current economic and market trends impacting portfolios using CAN SLIM and Investor's Business Daily. Fred's monthly "Economic Indicators and Market Overview" and daily "Market Musings" are read by investors and professional money managers throughout the world. If institutions are not buying, should you? Understanding which sectors institutions are buying is critical to performance. He details how you can improve your investment returns while reducing your investment risk. Cost: $5.00	Georgia State Univ - Brookhaven Atlanta, GA, 30319 33.870659,-84.333953	33 Yes 1 Maybe
Sep 1 7:00 PM	September Virtual CANSLIM Meetup (webinar) 12 attended (est.) – 4.503 This is our second on-line CANSLIM webinar for our Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup group, scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, 2009. For a review of the comments and feedback from our first webinar on August 3, check out http://www.meetup.com/CANSLIM/calendar/10941984/. The main webinar will begin promptly at 7pm and our goal is to use the CANSLIM methodology to analyze 2-dozen or so quality companies. If you have specific stocks you would to see in the mix, please send me the ticker symbol(s) ahead of time. In addition, at 6pm, we will host an introductory tutorial on using CANSLIM and the Daily Graphs Online tool. this will take about 45 minutes or so and will lay the groundwork for the 7pm main session. We are still working some of the kinks out, so we appreciate your patience. All you will need is access to a computer with high-speed Internet connection and speakers or sound card - and a microphone for your computer if you want to ask questions via the Internet. You will also have the ability to ask questions via a "chat box" on the website or possibly, a phone call-in number. This will be a "slides only" format with audio of the organizer(s), but no video of the speaker. There is a $5 fee for this meeting. Cut-off for sign-up is 4pm on the day of the seminar, Sept 1. Online log-in details will be sent to paid RSVPs. As usual, I strongly recommend that you view the IBD TV "Market Wrap" and "Daily Stock Analysis" video clips (each about 4-5 minutes) each market day (available for free at http://www.investors.com/MediaCenter/default.aspx and older videos are archived). This is the best 10-minutes per day that you can spend on fine tuning your CANSLIM investing. We encourage and welcome your comments, feedback and preferences. Kind Regards, Bill Lyman Organizer, Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup www.meetup.com/canslim Cost: $5.00	No location was chosen for this Meetup	12 Yes 0 Maybe 1 Waiting List
Aug 22 10:00 PM	IBD Webcast (SF Money Show) - “How to Spot a Tradeable Rally and Profit from it" 1 attended (est.) – No rating yet NOTE: This is NOT a in-person Meetup - just a notice of IBD's FREE webcast from the San Francisco Money Show. Registration has opened for Kate Stalter’s webcast for the San Francisco Money Show. Her class, How to Spot a Tradeable Rally and Profit from It will be presented August 22nd at 7:00PST. Registration is FREE and viewers may be eligible for new discounts on Daily Graphs and IBD products! To register for the webcast, please click here. From there, click “add to cart.” You will be asked to login or register with the MoneyShow website (registration is free). Once you have registered, you will receive an email confirming this registration. The day of the webcast you will receive a follow up email with a link that will lead you directly to the webcast location.	No location was chosen for this Meetup	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Aug 17 7:00 PM	Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD August In-Person Meetup 35 attended (est.) – 5.0012 NOTE: This August 17 in-person Meetup is meant to compliment the virtual webinar format Meetup that will take place on August 3, 2009 (see http://www.meetup.com/CANSLIM/calendar/10941984/). If the virtual Meetup goes well, we anticipate alternating twice a month between in-person and virtual Meetups. We are open to suggestions as to how best to allocate our time at these Meetups. One possibility is to use the in-person meetings for a combination social interaction amongst attendees, educational topics and stock analysis and to use the virtual Meetups exclusively for stock analysis. Let us know your thoughts. Cost: $5.00	Georgia State Univ - Brookhaven Atlanta, GA, 30319 33.870659,-84.333953	42 Yes 2 Maybe
Aug 11 5:00 PM	Online/Telephone Q&A Session wtih William J. O'Neil 1 attended (est.) – No rating yet Join William J. O'Neil, founder of Investors Business Daily (IBD) for a rare Q&A session with TFNN's Tom O'Brien. Visit www.tfnn.com for more information. Radio Call-In Line: 1-877-927-6648. Submit your questions ahead of time at http://www.tfnn.com/askbill.php.	No location was chosen for this Meetup	1 Yes 0 Maybe
Aug 3 7:00 PM	Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD August Virtual Webinar Meetup 40 attended (est.) – 4.5019 NOTE: TENTATIVE DATE/TIME IF THE REGISTRATION IS FULL AT 15 ATTENDEES, PLEASE SELECT "WAIT LIST" OPTION AS I AM WORKING TO GET ADDITIONAL WEBINAR SLOTS. This is an experiment to host an on-line webinar for our Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup group. All you will need is access to a computer with high-speed Internet connection and speakers or sound card. It will be a "slides only" format with audio of the organizer(s), but no video of the speaker. You will have the ability to ask questions via a "chat box" on the website or possibly, a phone call-in number. There is no charge for this initial webinar as we work out any kinks or problems. However, we are limited to 15 people for this initial webinar, so RSVP promptly (or add your name to the waiting list if it is full). Online log-in details will be sent to those that RSVP. We will host this webinar on a Monday evening (August 3) to simulate the process one would use in their own investing at the beginning of the week (Sunday night is probably more suitable in theory, but I don't want to cut into members' weekends). There is nothing required to participate in the webinar, however, if you have time and access, you may want to review the Friday IBD's "Weekend Review" and Monday's "IBD 100" (available electronically Friday evening or on newstands Saturday morning) prior to our webinar meeting on Monday. Of course, I strongly recommend that you view the IBD TV "Market Wrap" and "Daily Stock Analysis" video clips (each about 4-5 minutes) each market day (available for free at http://www.investors.com/MediaCenter/default.aspx and older videos are archived). This is the best 10-minutes per day that you can spend on fine tuning your CANSLIM investing. If successful, we anticipate alternating about every 2 weeks or so between our in-person meetings at GSU-Brookhaven and the on-line webinars. We will have ample opportunity to discuss how to best allocate our time between these meetings. My initial thought is to use the in-person format for educational "how-to" topics, reviews of tools (software, books, advisory services, etc.) and socializing with other members and to utilize the webinar format for nothing but CANSLIM stock analysis and portfolio building. As we work our way through this format, please share your comments, feedback and preferences. Bill Lyman Organizer, Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup www.meetup.com/canslim	No location was chosen for this Meetup	42 Yes 0 Maybe
Jul 16 7:00 PM	July Atlanta CANSLIM Meetup 36 attended (est.) – 4.5011 RSVP for our July 16 CANSLIM Meetup! Greetings! I hope everyone had an enjoyable independence day holiday. Our next Meetup is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 7pm, at the GSU Brookhaven Facility (address/directions on our website). I will arrive around 6 pm and will be available to answer any questions about the CANSLIM methodology or other stock investing related issues - for newcomers and veterans alike. We will start with an analysis of the top 3 stocks in the top industry groups. As of this Monday's IBD newspaper (July 6, 2009), the top 10 industry groups are (with ticker symbols of the leading stocks in brackets): 1. Software 2. Retail 3. Business Services 4. Medical 5. Internet 6. Computer 7. Leisure 8. Telecom 9. Auto 10. Financial For the prior week, the winners & losers from the IBD 100, along with their ticker symbols and % up/down for the week were: Top 10 Winners * Fuqi International FUQI 17.8 * Synnex SNX 17.1 * Pegasystems PEGA 7.2 * Harbin Electric HRBN 6.9 * Inergy Holdings NRGP 6.4 * Syntel SYNT 5.9 * Rock Tenn RKT 4.5 * Green Mtn Coffee Roastrs GMCR 4.2 * BJs Restaurants BJRI 2.9 * Valeant Pharmaceut Intl VRX 2.6 Bottom 10 Losers * Sepracor SEPR -14.4 * Orion Marine Group ORN -13.3 * Changyou.com Ltd CYOU -12.6 * Shanda Interactive Entmt SNDA -12.3 * Netease.com NTES -11.0 * Sohu.com SOHU -10.5 * American Dairy ADY -10.1 * MYR Group MYRG -9.8 * Cantel Medical CMN -9.7 * Perfect World PWRD -9.4 IBD 100 stocks with a black border (which indicates strong fundamentals, sound chart patterns and price within 5% of the buy point) include GMCR, ARO, CMG, MFE and SYNA (NOTE: the first 4 are in the top 20% of industry groups, the 5th is in the top 25% of industry groups). As of Monday, the market outlook was in a confirmed uptrend with 5 distribution days for the Dow and 4 for the S&P 500, Nasdaq and NYSE in recent weeks . A quick glance at the IBD 100 list shows some good chart patterns emerging - we will examine many of these in detail. As we did last month, we will examine fundamental data (like earnings performance, return on equity (RoE), profit margins, sales growth and debt/leverage) and technical analysis data (relative strength over the last 52 weeks, the accumulation/distribution (A/D) ranking, the chart patterns (price and volume), etc.). Stocks that meet with your approval should then be considered for inclusion in your portfolio using the CANSLIM portfolio construction rules (and money & risk management guidelines) - which are outlined in William O'Neil's book and which we reviewed at our May Meetup. Of course our analysis will be modified to reflect the current market environment and leading sectors and stocks as of the week of our Meetup. As always, YOUR stock ideas will move to the top of the list for the group to analyze. We will also raffle off another copy of the newest (4th) edition of William O'Neil's "How to Make Money in Stocks" book (if you've already purchased the book, you'll receive $10 as a substitute prize). Kind Regards, Bill Lyman Organizer, Atlanta CANSLIM/IBD Meetup www.meetup.com/canslim 770-335-2740 wlyman@lmg-corp.com Cost: $5.00	Georgia State Univ - Brookhaven Atlanta, GA, 30319 33.870659,-84.333953	34 Yes 3 Maybe