Next meeting?

Have we come to any concensus about having an interim meeting next week?

Kenna's Cash Out

Check my math... Kenna's Cash Out

Leslie's First Post

Hey all! At our meeting on Monday night the few of us in attendance decided to purchase $500 worth of STZ and $400 worth of CUP. We are also renewing our dollabackgirls.com domain name ($25 per year). Next meeting will be on March 12. Where should we hold it?

Traits of a good stock

This is an excerpt from Motley Fool Hidden Gems by Tom Gardner:

Essentially, my strategy is a twist on the fundamental criteria used by some of the world's great value investors. For starters, consider these seven traits of a hidden gem:

1. Predictable growth in free cash flow
2. Rich in assets, with little or no debt
3. Low multiple of price to free cash flow
4. Generous returns on equity, coupled with a reasonable cash flow multiple
5. Insider ownership and shareholder-friendly management
6. Insider buying, especially by executive officers
7. Leadership of an important niche

It reminded me of the things Rebecca's friend Amy was talking about in last nights meeting...

So, which one should we buy?

Meeting Change!

October's meeting will be held on Monday, October 9. What say ye to moving all future meetings to the second Monday of the month?

Go Anne!

www.investopedia.com tip is excellent! Thanks Anne.

One of our questions last night was regarding the Operating Margin (OM). Here's investopedia's definition:

Operating margin gives analysts an idea of how much a
company makes (before interest and taxes) on each dollar of sales. When looking at operating margin to determine the quality of a company, it is best to look at the change in operating margin over time and to compare the company's yearly or quarterly figures to those of its competitors. If a company's margin is increasing, it is earning more per dollar of sales. The higher the margin, the better.

Also on investopedia, Net Worth is defined as Total Assets - Total Liabilities.

Web Site

The web site is back in business. Sorry for the delay in updating. Check out the SSG in the club documents area. See you tonight.