Investing clubs

I have been researching recently about investment clubs, what they are and how they operate. I have come to realize that they are a really good idea for novice investors. I am currently locating a club to join in my area.

One thing nice about them is that you can get started investing for a very low monthly investment of between $25-$100 per month depending on the club.

They offer you a chance to learn about investing from other club members and to own a nice portfolio of stocks that you could not afford to own on your own.

The NAIC (National Association of Investors Corporation) is the governing body for investing clubs in the US. They are a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing investors knowledge and to help people become better investors. Their system of picking stocks has beat the market over the 55 years of their existence.

Their website is http://www.betterinvesting.org/ They have so much stuff on the site it is unreal. It is really worth the $6.95 per month to become a member. I joined today and have started to look through all they offer on the site.

Here are some of the top companies that investment clubs across the country invest in:

General Electric
Stryker
Walgreens
Cisco
Johnson and Johnson
Microsoft
Aflac
Lowes
Pepsi
Starbucks

Those are the top 10 stocks held by investment clubs in the US.

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My Stocks

My stocks

So far I have purchased shares of Zions Bank (ZION), shares of Fannie Mae (FNM) and shares of Pfizer (PFE).

The Pfizer shares I just purchased this morning at $13.80 per share.
The Zions Bank shares I purchased at $6.91 per share.
The Fannie Mae shares I purchased at $0.81 per share.

So far the Pfizer and the Zions Bank are up. The Zions Bank shares are doing pretty good, almost 100% growth.

Zions Bank and Pfizer are also dividend stocks, so they earn me money even if the share price does not go up. Actually if the share price does not go up I get a higher percentage dividend.

Zions Bank pays a $0.16 dividend.
Pfizer pays a $0.64 dividend.

Fannie Mae has a P/E ratio of: -.03 and a Forward P/E of: -0.24
Pfizer has a P/E ratio of: 12.43 and a Forward P/E of: 6.21
Zions Bank has a P/E ratio of: -2.95 and a Forward P/E of 13.80! How is that for potential!

Also in other news Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) just acquired Wyeth (NYSE:WYE).
With Pfizer posting annual earnings of $43 Billion last year and Wyeth posting earnings of $22 Billion I think Pfizer just grabbed a company that they may have underestimated the size of. Could this be a good or bad thing? I do not know, I think it will end up being a good thing, I just think that it will take a quarter or two before it really takes effect on the stock prices and earnings.

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) opened at $13.36. So far today, the stock has hit a low of $13.21 and a high of $13.56. PFE is now trading at $13.52, up $0.35 (2.66%). Over the last 52 weeks the stock has ranged from a low of $11.62 to a high of $20.65. PFE shares are rising today after a Standpoint Research analyst initiated the stock at Buy with a $20 price target.

Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac have been in the news a lot recently of course and here is one of the reasons why:
Freddie and Fannie play a more vital role than ever in the U.S. housing market. The Federal Housing Administration now guarantees about a third of new U.S. loans, up from 3% at the height of the housing bubble. Most of the remaining new mortgages are still backed by one of these two. Furthermore, GSE bonds are held in huge numbers by large companies and formidable countries. In other words, allowing Fannie and Freddie to fail on their obligations could cause more losses at major institutions and possibly a foreign relations nightmare. So I do not think that the Government will let them fail, there is too much at stake here.

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Link to the 1st post in this series that has links to all the other posts:

My quest for financial freedom: Back ground for this quest

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http://quest-for-financial-freedom.blogspot.com/