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2017-2018 Schedule

Meeting # 1:
Speaker: Dr. Wesley Gray
www.AlphaArchitect.com
Date: September 19, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic:

Quantitative Momentum

Systematic investment strategies always seem to look good on paper, but many fall down in practice.   Momentum investing is one of the few systematic strategies that has been shown to beat the market, withstanding the test of time and the rigor of academic investigation.   Dr. Gray will provide invaluable guidance on constructing your own momentum strategy from the ground up.
 
o  Learn what momentum is and is not.
o  Discover how momentum can beat the market.
o  Take momentum beyond asset allocation into stock selection
o  Access the tools that ease DIY implementation

Large Wall Street hedge funds tend to portray themselves as the sophisticated elite, but momentum investing allows you to 'borrow' one of their top strategies to enrich your own portfolio.

Speaker Bio:   Dr. Gray is one of the world's preeminent experts on using momentum to achieve market beating returns.   After serving as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Gray earned a PhD, and worked as a finance professor at Drexel University. Dr. Gray’s interest in bridging the research gap between academia and industry led him to found Alpha Architect, an asset management that delivers affordable active exposures for tax-sensitive investors. Dr. Gray has published four books and a number of academic articles. Wes is a regular contributor to multiple industry outlets, to include the following: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ETF.com, and the CFA Institute. Dr. Gray earned an MBA and a PhD in finance from the University of Chicago and graduated magna cum laude with a BS from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

The Alpha Architect mission is to empower investors through education in order to develop sustainable investors. We are a research-intensive asset management firm with a focus on concentrated value and momentum factor exposures. Our core beliefs are 1) Transparency 2) Evidence-Based Investing, 3) Systematic Decision Making, and 4) Win-Win client relationships.

Dr. Grey's books on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1/143-8102407-1449314?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=wesley+gray

Meeting # 2:
Speaker:

Web:

Jeffrey Beamer

McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management


Date: Oct 17, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic: Practical Ideas for Managing Your Portfolios

The markets are at an all-time high.  Should you be concerned?  Should you do something different?  Or stay the course?
Jeff will give us insights into what he is currently seeing and what he is doing for himself and his clients, and what you may consider doing with your portfolio.

Biio:

Jeffrey Beamer is a 33-year veteran of the trading/financial services industry and is currently an Investment Manager with McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management in Dallas Texas.

 

Prior to joining MSCM, Jeffrey was the Founder and Managing Partner of Sigma Capital Advisers LLC., a Registered Investment Advisor who provided Individuals, Advisors and Institutions with cutting edge investment management services.   Previously, Jeffrey was co-founder and Partner of Lacerte Capital Partners L.P. and Lacerte Capital Advisors LLC., a Registered Investment Advisor servicing the Hedge Fund and Mutual Fund industry.  Jeffrey served as Portfolio Manager for their Onshore/Offshore Hedge Fund as well as the Lacerte Guardian Fund (a “40-Act Mutual Fund), served on the investment committee and was Director of Trading and Research for the firm.

Jeffrey’s trading experience began as a teenager in 1984 after he earned his first securities licenses at the age of 19.  In 1989 Jeffrey joined Fidelity Investments, the largest privately held investment firm in the U.S.  and after 12 years with the firm, Jeffrey left Fidelity to start his own firm, Sovereign Trading Group LLC, a trading and consulting firm.

 

In 2002 Jeffrey began serving as an instructor for the Options industry and has taught thousands of professional and novice traders around the world about the use of exchange traded options and still teaches and lectures today.

 

Jeffrey has been featured in numerous articles in the press including features on CNBC.com, InvestmentNews.com, Dow Jones Newswire, Euromoney Institutional Investor, Markets Media and has been a featured guest on

The Educated Investor on KRLD a CBS Radio affiliate in Dallas, Texas.

 

He is an active member of the Dallas Security Traders Association, the Market Technicians Association, and the National Association of Active Investment Managers (NAAIM)

 

 

Meeting # 3:
Speaker:

Web:

Date:
Scott Juds   
http://www.SumGrowth.com
http://www.AlphaDroid.com


Nov 1
4, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic: Temporal  Portfolio Theory - It's About Time - And Improving Odds

Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) was developed long before computers were available for analyzing daily market data. Thus, MPT’s development was inherently limited to long-term statistical analysis of portfolios and resulted in relatively simplistic buy-and-hold diversification models. However, academic and industry studies have both long shown market data contains trend information that can be used to improve the probability of making better investment decisions. Temporal Portfolio Theory extends MPT by integrating the cross-disciplinary sciences of Matched Filter Theory, Differential Signal Processing, Fuzzy Logic, and Holistic Risk Management within a layered Portfolio-of-Strategies framework to measurably improve both risk and return performance. We’ll review the technical details of each of these and examine how they contribute to improved risk and return performance in a few fairly simple portfolios.

Speaker Bio:  Scott has over 30 years' experience in both hands-on and executive-level positions. Scott is the Founder and President of piTech Engineering, a Seattle electronics and software engineering consulting engineering firm. He was a Founder and Vice President of Engineering for IDX Incorporated, an El Dorado, Arkansas, company which develops and markets optically encoded security tokens, coin acceptors and RFID cashless payment systems. He was a Founder and Vice President of Business Development for MobilServ Technologies Corp., a San Diego, California, company which developed wireless mobile-commerce systems. He was also formerly the Vice President of Advanced Engineering at EATON Corporation, Opcon Division, Everett, Washington, which develops advanced industrial photoelectric sensors and controls.  

Scott is the named inventor on over 40 U.S. and foreign patents and is a published author of Photoelectric Sensors and Controls: Selection & Application (Marcel Dekker, New York, 1988). He holds a BSEE from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MSEE from Stanford University and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Washington.  

Scott is an avid snow skier, water skier, and windsurfer... and as Chief SectorSurfer does "surf his sector of the lake."  He also finds great joy in baking Grandma Juds' World Famous Blackberry Crisp for his friends using the delicious blackberries picked along the shoreline of Lake Washington where he res
ides.

Meeting # 4:
Speaker:




Date:
Frank Ochoa
  
                 www.PivotBoss.com

December 19, 2017

Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic: Swing Trade Like a Pro: Finding High Probability Swing Setups and Forecasting Accurate Targets

Frank will teach you how to identify quality swing trading opportunities in any market condition, and will show you how to find precision entries and targets so that you minimize adverse excursion and maximize your profit potential.  Frank has analyzed the market every day for over 13 years and cultivated his techniques into a fine art using the best technical indicators available to traders. Frank will discuss his best leading indicators including Money Zone, Floor Pivots, and the Camarilla Equation.  He will delve into powerful concepts such as TWO Day relationships, Pivot Width Forecasting, Pivot Trend Analysis and Multiple Pivot Hot Zones.


Speaker Bio:
  Frank Ochoa is a 19-year market veteran and author of the highly acclaimed book, Secrets of a Pivot Boss. He owns and operates the educational trading company PivotBoss, LLC (www.pivotboss.com), actively trades through Ochoa Capital Management, LLC, and is also a contributor for MrTopStep in the IM PRO trading room.
 
Frank specializes in leading edge indicators, including pivot-based tools, volume-based indicators, and price-based concepts. He has traded in both discretionary and fully-automated trading environments, and has played an important role in the research and development of trading software, including the creation of advanced trading systems.
 
Frank is a leading trading educator and excels in teaching a range of topics, including Pivot-Based Analysis, Market Profile Analysis, Volume Profile Analysis, and Price-Based Analysis. His methods have been adopted by traders all over the world, earning him a reputation of being a top educator in the field.

Frank is also a highly accomplished general market analyst, and has made spectacular calls over the last decade, including the market crashes of 2001 and 2008, and the market rallies of 2003, 2005, and 2009.



Meeting # 5:
Speaker:

 

Jeff Drake
Director of Trading Technology, Nirvana Systems

 
www.NirvanaSystems.com
Date: January 16, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic: Adaptive Trade Management: Adjusting to Changing Markets for Superior Performance

The only certainty in financial markets is that nothing is certain. The ability to adapt to changing market conditions allows us to outperform bullish markets, but also protect ourselves in bearish times.  Adaptive Trade Management (ATM) is a new technology created by Nirvana Systems.

In this presentation, Jeff Drake, Nirvana’s Director of Trading Technology, will introduce you to an automated approach to deal with market changes.  Whether it be adjusting our trading strategy, trade management, or portfolio allocation, see how ATM gives us the peace of mind knowing that as markets change, our trading approach will automatically change in order to achieve the optimal investment outcome.  This will be applied to swing trading, reversion to the mean and trend following strategies

 

Bio: Jeff Drake is the Director of Trading Technology at Nirvana Systems, leading a team of scientists designing and creating dozens of advanced trading products.

 

Jeff has more than 20 years of experience in trading, trading consultation, software development, financial markets and education.

 

He has been the lead developer of Nirvana's Trading Strategies, with a strong emphasis on swing trading strategies. These products and strategies are used by traders and investors around the world in order to engage the financial markets.

 

Jeff's true passion is in educating traders. He has created a vast number of educational seminars, and he has presented live seminars across the U.S. to thousands of traders.  Jeff was one of the creators of OmniTrader University, an extensive collection of various trading methods and analysis techniques. Additional educational works include the books Profiting with Indicators and Creating Winning Trading Strategies as well as multiple tutorial series.

   

Meeting #6:
Speaker:

Web:

Mike Turner

www.TurnerCapitalInvestments.com

Date:
Feb 20, 201
8
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic:

How to always know whether to be bullish, bearish or go to cash.

Do you find yourself guessing about what the market is going to do in the future?  What is North Korea going to do? What is Trump going to do? What will the Fed do next? Will the tax plan get through Congress?  Will it work?  What is going to happen to the dollar? Will we be attacked by terrorists? A correction is long overdue, so should I hedge my bets in the market? Will the next correction be a buying opportunity or the precursor to something worse?  Is now the time to sit on cash or be fully invested?  You hear forecasts and talking heads giving one opinion after another… they are ALL guessing.  No one knows the future, but that does not mean you have to guess one way or the other.  I will show you how to follow my “Three Immutable Laws of Investing” and never have to guess what the market is going to do.  I will show you why Jack Bogle, Jeremy Siegel, Mark Skousen and Warren Buffett (along with virtually all asset managers) try to talk you into one of the riskiest investment strategies ever created: buy-and-hold.  I will also show you why trying to time market tops and bottoms is a fool’s game.  The financial world wants you to think there are only two choices: buy-and-hold or market-timing.  There is a far, far better, safer and more profitable way to invest in the stock market (and, no, it’s not options, futures, FOREX or… shudder… annuities).  Spend an evening with me and I will change the way you think about, and invest in, the stock market forever.  I will show you how to consistently measure the market and position your holdings accordingly so that you will always be on the right side of the market and never get caught unprepared in the next bear market. The process I will show you is not magic, and it is not opinion. It is math, rules, and discipline. You will learn how to never fear putting your money to work in the stock market and always know when to be bullish, in cash, or bearish.

Speaker Bio:   

Turner Capital Investments’ Founder and Chief Trading Strategist is Mike Turner.  His formal education is Engineering, Computer Science and Finance.  He is a 20-year veteran in the field of sophisticated software systems development and by more than 15 years in the field of finance and stock market strategies.

Meeting #7:
Speaker

Web:

 

Chuck Fulkerson          

http://iiefinancial.com/
 

Date: March 20, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic:

Trading Price Action – No Indicators, No Oscillators – just price!

The key to all trading is understanding supply and demand, and how to best quantify supply and demand on a proce chart.  When one truly understands how to identify fair value price areas and areas of infilled order flow they will become more adept at reading charts in any timeframe and in any market!

Bio:
Chuck has a passion for helping people achieve the life they choose to live, not just the one they have to. As the founder of IIE Financial, he uses his knowledge and 15+ years of experience to build active investment strategies that fit into the firm’s overall mission to help clients achieve long term financial health. He was introduced to the financial markets early in his career by a group of friends and colleagues that were experienced in the industry and were making a positive difference in the lives of others. The desire to learn more about how markets work led to him to become an insurance specialist before finding his passion as a financial educator.

The financial industry’s traditional investment approach and lack of effective risk management led him to develop investment solutions that could reduce risk while providing the returns needed for clients to achieve the life they desired. Chuck began teaching for the world’s largest international trading and investing education academy, eventually becoming Director of both instructor and student development.  During his time with the academy he personally taught over 10,000 students all over the world in many different capacities, including but not limited to short and long term trading and investing using asset classes such as stocks, options, futures, forex, etc. in both physical classrooms and online while also directing a team of 100+ global instructors.

During his time teaching classes about Stocks, Options, Futures, Forex, Real Estate, and Portfolio Management he discovered that many of the investors who came to learn were really just looking for a better solution to their problem.  They were really looking for someone that would manage their assets in a way that would increase probability, decrease risk, and give them true diversification.  Chuck founded IIE Financial with the mission statement  “willing the good of another” and his unique investment systems because of those countless investors who were eager for a very crucial solution to a very common problem.

Chuck lives in Houston TX with his wife Annie and two young boys. He enjoys spending time with family, golfing in the beautiful Houston weather, and serving his Church community.

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Meeting # 8:
 

Allan Ellman

                  
www.thebluecollarinvestor.com/
 

Date: April 17, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic:

How to Generate Monthly Cash Flow and Purchase a Stock at a Discount Using Two Low-Risk Option Strategies

                            Covered call Writing and Selling Cash-Secured Puts

S
tock option strategies can be crafted to meet specific goals and match personal risk-tolerance. This presentation will focus on two low-risk option-selling strategies geared to generating monthly cash flow and buying a stock at a discount. Five actionable strategies will be discussed and information will be provided for both beginner and more advanced option traders:

•    Covered call writing
•    Selling cash-secured puts
•    The PCP (put-call-put) strategy
•    Portfolio overwriting (leveraging our long-term buy-and-hold    portfolios to achieve higher returns)
•    The zero-dollar collar

Free DVDs and free access to the Ellman call and put calculators will be available to all attendees.

Bio:  Dr. Ellman is President of The Blue Collar Investor Corp and author of four best-selling books on the subject of covered call writing. His 4th book, Stock Investing for Students, is now required reading at The University of Maryland, Ramapo College and other educational institutions. His fifth publication, Selling Cash-Secured Puts has also become a best-seller. He has also produced several DVD educational programs of this subject. Over the past few years, Alan has been a frequent guest on financial forums such as the Options Industry Council’s Wide World of Options. He is also a national speaker for The Money Show, the Stock Traders Expo the American Association of Individual Investors.  He writes weekly articles for his award-winning blog as well as various financial publications in the US and abroad.

Alan wears many hats as he is also a retired General Dentist, a licensed real estate salesperson, a certified personal trainer and has successfully completed the Series 65-Investment Advisor Rep requirements. Alan’s passion is his desire to educate average retail investors how to become CEOs of their own money using his favorite strategies…covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts.

Alan’s books on Amazon:
http://tinyurl.com/alansbooks

 

Meeting # 9
Speaker:

Web:

Date:
Adrienne Toghraie
www.TradingOnTarget.com

May 15, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. (Registration 6:30)
Duration: 2 hours +/-
Location: Crowne Plaza
Topic:

Overcoming 15 Self-Sabotage Traps in Your Trading/Investing

You can have the best strategy in the world, but if you don't follow it you are not getting its full profit potential.  What holds us back is psychological self-sabotage.  Come learn ways to overcome these traps we all fall into that keeps us from reaching our full potential.

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Speaker Bio:  Adrienne Toghraie's unique expertise is in assisting traders and other high achievers in overcoming self-imposed limitations to reach each next level of success.

She is a key-note speaker for those who want to be inspired, motivated, informed and who want to change their lives for the better.

Adrienne is a best selling author of 13 books, which assist people in transforming their lives.

ADRIENNE is considered an expert by her peers in the financial community for coaching traders, brokers, and investors to their next level of success. Her 13 books on the psychology of trading have been highly praised by financial magazines.  Adrienne’s public seminars and private counseling have achieved a wide level of recognition and popularity, as well as her television appearances and keynote addresses at major industry conferences.
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