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NEW CLUB BLOG: THE GRAND EXPERIMENT
For over 8 years, the Crow River Club adhered to the buy-and-hold strategy taught by the National Association of Investors (NAIC aka BetterInvesting). Our results varied over the years. The teachings were rich in history, created over 50 years earlier. This was before the advent of the internet, the explosion of index funds, Regulation FD and $7 trading fees.
We still rely on our roots. We believe in purchasing only the best quality stocks at a reasonable price, and holding them until the reasons we purchased them no longer exist. But it doesn’t seem to be enough in today’s market. We are missing a piece of the puzzle. We've struggled with two important issues: paying too much for otherwise great companies and not selling when the writing was on the wall.
Three partners, Sheryl, Dan and Lynn noticed a paradigm shift toward the use of technical indicators to improve total return by picking better entry and exit points. We believe that institutional investors rule the market, and as small investors, we have the advantage of riding their coattails if we understand the direction they are taking. This concept isn't new. It's preached by the likes of Jim Cramer, Jim Jubak, Louis Navellier and many others.
We didn’t quite grasp how to apply this concept until we saw the class, There Is A Time To Buy by Mary Ann Davis, a former NAIC Chapter director and current national InvestEd instructor. Mary Ann’s class taught us how to incorporate simple, mainstream technical indicators with the tools we have available in our Toolkit software to make better buy and sell decisions.
We've decided to embark upon a grand experiment! Our goal is to test this concept over the next couple of years. And we invite you to follow along as we blog about it under BLOG ARCHIVES.
Welcome to our journey!
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If you care to investigate the use of some simple mainstream technical indicators, this is currently my favorite book. You can find it used on Amazon.com for about $15. It's an exceptional book. Simply written. If you've found other easy-to-understand books on the subject, drop me a line. Lynn |
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WELCOME TO OUR HOMEPAGE
Crow River Investment Club is a face-to-face club located in the NW suburbs of Minneapolis, MN. We are a collective of men and women with roots in fundamental, growth investing, but we are learning to use technical indicators to pick entry and exit points that will maximize our returns. If you have questions about our site, please contact our web mistress, Lynn Ostrem.
LATEST NEWS
Ellis Traub's New Website
Ellis is back in a BIG way with his new website Take Stock with Ellis Traub which debuted in March, 2009. With its timely articles and community involvement, the site promotes "the simple, commonsense strategies of putting money into well-managed companies with good track records and sharing in their profits." Check it out here!
Investor Education at its Best
Join us at
InvestEd
2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah, August 7-9 for another great year. InvestEd,
Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of
individual and club investors. Over 2 dozen of the best
instructors our community has to offer will be presenting over 60
quality sessions. Learn more
here.
Mary Ann Davis
CDs are now available
No more waiting for Mary Ann to show up in your town! She now offers her popular investor education classes on CD. Find the order form here.