News from the Heart of Illinois Chapter

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1 Fall 2016 News from the Heart of Illinois Chapter Home of the Beardstown Ladies Investment Club NON-PROFIT VOLUNTEER BASED MEMBER DRIVEN KEN AND MARK ARE COMING! Save the date Saturday, November 12, Ken Kavula and Mark Robertson will be coming to central Illinois to present a morning program for all people interested in investing. This will take place at Midstate College in Peoria, Illinois. The Heart of Illinois Chapter (HOIC) is so excited to be able to offer this opportunity to the investing community. The cost will be $10 per person, and more details will follow in the coming months. HAVE YOU REALLY EXPLORED the information contained in the SSG header area? Bobbie Kincaid, one of our chapter directors, will be discussing this topic in her presentation, Evaluating Criteria in the SSG Header. This conversation will take place at the upcoming HOIC Roundtable board meeting on Monday, September 12, by GoToMeeting. You should have already received an notice about this event from us. Please join the meeting at 7:00 p.m. CDT by clicking on Use your microphone or VoIP speakers. Or dial in to on your telephone and enter access code This call is open to the public. CHRIS WISSMILLER RECEIVED the Kenfield-Burris Online Service Award that was given at the BetterInvesting Convention (BINC) earlier this year. Chris has been a very active member of BetterInvesting since She quickly became a volunteer and then a director of HOIC. Since that time, she has encouraged others through teaching classes at club meetings, HOIC events, and online. She helped the chapter directors learn how to organize and put on GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar events. She has acted as our organizer at our monthly GoToMeeting sessions and is willing to set up one for any club s education event. She is always patiently supporting and encouraging those who do not have much technical expertise. Chris is our technical contact with BetterInvesting and has spent many hours getting correct notices in the BI magazine and online. She has cleaned up our chapter web page and is keeping it current. Chris recently represented HOIC at the Polishing Your Presentation Skills workshop earlier this year in Chicago, and will be busy using those skills to expand BI teaching methods and more to investors. Many thanks and kudos to Chris for her unselfish volunteer efforts. The Kenfield-Burris Online Service Award for contributions to BI online investment education is presented to honor the memories of Dick Kenfield and Wendell Burris, two individuals who unselfishly gave their time to teach BI methods and principles as well as computerized investing to the online investing community.

2 Page 2 WELCOME VOLUNTEERS! Volunteering can be one of the best ways to fill a need. Are you willing to work on a team, pitch in, and have fun in the process (not to mention the perks of volunteerism)? The Heart of Illinois Chapter is looking to share time with like-minded people, but who also want to learn a tremendous amount about investing and BetterInvesting methods. If you are interested in having fun with us, please contact one of these HOIC Directors: Lilly Eckert momeckert@aol.com Bob Picton rbpicton@sbcglobal.net Karen Hurst kyhurst@sbcglobal.net Betty Sinnock blady@grics.net Judy Kelsheimer kelshimrj5@aol.com Elaine Swope eswope410@yahoo.com Bobbie Kincaid bobbiekincaid@comcast.net Susan Tampasis tampasis@aol.com Nancy Leigh msncl@wiu.edu Chris Wissmiller - Chizuko Tsukamoto ctjagg@gmail.com cwissmiller@heartofilllinois.betterinvesting.net WELCOME CHIZUKO! HOIC is pleased to welcome Chiko Tsukamoto as our newest Associate Director. She has been a BI member since 2003, and along with Chris Wissmiller formed her current investment club in 2011, Society of Normal Investors Investment Club. We are happy to have Chiko on board; won t you consider volunteering as well?! SLATE APPROVED: At the HOIC Annual and Planning meeting held in July, the following officers were elected: President: Susan Tampasis; Vice President: Nancy Leigh; Treasurer: Bob Picton; Secretary: Judy Kelsheimer; and Assistant Secretary: Elaine Swope. Other directors include the people listed under Welcome Volunteers! shown above. CINCINNATI IN MAY 2017: You re invited to join us at the 66th annual BetterInvesting National Convention (BINC), from May 18-21, 2017 at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in the heart of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. BINC is a great place to increase your investing knowledge with friends old and new. This year s BINC will offer 65 educational 65 sessions. The focus this year is on investment education that will increase your stock investing knowledge. There will be classes on a variety of topics for investors of all levels. The convention program includes panel discussions, corporate presentations, industry studies, corporate Expo and more. You will go home with new stocks to study and a wealth of investment education. The Cincinnati Hilton Netherland Plaza is just 15 minutes from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Consider a pre- or post-convention vacation and enjoy everything that the Cincinnati area has to offer. Join us for what will prove to be a fantastic event. Sign up for the BetterInvesting National Convention s Special for a reduced registration fee and take advantage of the spousal rate. Registration, pricing and other conference details can be found at or register online by clicking here CLUB ANNIVERSARIES were the basis for some fantastic club visits so far this year. Below are the names of clubs that had a milestone anniversary. We enjoyed our visit with each and every one of them and the members that make their clubs great! Congratulations! 25 Years Green River Investment Club 20 Years Success Unlimited, Macon Money, S.A.V.E Investment Club, Women Investing for Tomorrow, TTIC, Boss Ladies, Rags to Riches, CEO 6000, Savings & Investments Years Society of Normal Investors

3 Page 3 Here are some pictures of our Club Visits: Women Investing for Tomorrow L to R: Hallie Lemon, Susan VanKirk, Nancy Leigh Boss Ladies President, Lisa Gavin receives the Anniversary certificate from Nancy Leigh CEO 6000 Investment Club L to R: NiCole Higginbothan, Beverly Hornickel, David Lewis, Elaine Swope, and Nadine Sila Bobbie Kincaid and Pam Riss hold the cake before its cut. Congratulations on 20 years to S.A.V.E S.A.V.E. Investment Club Page 4

4 Society of Normal Investors L to R: Chiko Tsukamoto, Elaine Dunbar, Helen O Rourke, and Don Gibb Savings & Investments 101 Stock Club Among the members of this club are three BI members: Sue Dorner, Lavonne Cunningham, and Maxine Bassi HOIC SCHEDULED EVENTS: We have included a portion of our Event Calendar in this newsletter as a reminder of things to come. We ve done our best to try and be mindful of travel times and distances, so we ve balanced out the schedule with both face-to-face events and online GoToMeeting or GoToWebinar sessions: Page 5

5 HOIC 2016 EVENT CALENDAR (SAVE THE DATES and Mark your Calendar, please) 2016 DATE EVENT DETAILS September 12 October 3 October 22 November 7 November 12 December 5 January 9, 2017 HOIC Rountable Discussion GTM 7 PM (Monday). Bobbie Kincaid will discuss Evaluating Criteria in the SSG Header, an often overlooked area when completing the SSG. This reminder/refresher of the criteria will help determine a good company to buy (or not). HOIC Roundtable Discussion GTM - 7 PM (Monday). Special Educational Topic. Watch for with details. Portfolio Sharing Workshop - 9:00 AM (Saturday). East Peoria City Hall, Room 111, 401 W. Washington St., East Peoria, IL. It s always a fun time at this event. HOIC Roundtable Discussion GTM - 7 PM (Monday). Special Educational Topic. Watch for with details. Investing Education Workshop 8:30 AM (Saturday). Cost: $ Midstate College, 411 Northmoor Road, Peoria IL. Ends at 12:30 PM. Watch your s from HOIC for further details. Coffee and pastry served. HOIC Board Meeting GTM 7 PM (Monday). Special Educational Topic. Watch for with details. HOIC Roundtable Discussion GTM - 7 PM (Monday). GTM = GoToMeeting GTW = GoToWebinar TBA = To be announced TBD = To be determined BI SCHEDULED EVENTS: In addition to HOIC Events, BI also has a calendar of live webinars and educational events that any member can access. Most are free. Notifications come from the BI home office through BetterInvesting Community s called Education Advantage. You can register by going to the link or clicking on the Register Now link shown in the . Most last from 60 to 75 minutes. Enjoy the presentations from the comfort of your home through the magic of Webinars. HOW ABOUT A LAUGH: Mosquito: An insect that makes you like flies better. Raisin: A grape with a sunburn. Secret: Something you tell to one person at a time. Toothache: The pain that drives you to extraction. Tomorrow: One of the greatest labor saving devices of today. Yawn: An honest opinion openly expressed. Wrinkles: Something other people have; similar to my character lines. Important Notice to our Readers: BetterInvesting is a non-profit educational organization that sponsors programs and provides information through their local volunteer chapters for the education and use of individual investors and investment club members. BetterInvesting neither recommends nor endorses specific securities. Everyone is encouraged to do your own stock selection research.