Appreciation

Houston Investors Association gratefully acknowledges the following organizations who support our efforts:

University of Houston
C. T. Bauer College of Business, for support of meeting facilities.

Refreshments provided by
Tri-Star Financial, a full service brokerage in Houston

Student offer

Students at U of H and other institutions may participate in HIA programs for no cost. Come to our meetings and learn about investing. Get a head start on your financial road.

SIGs

Our active program of Special Interest Groups (SIGS) has something for every level of investing knowledge. SIGs are open to all HIA members and first-time visitors. Feel free to contact the SIG leader for further information.

The SIGs meet prior to the main session, in various rooms in Melcher Hall, some beginning at 8.30 am. The times below are the normal ones, but the schedules sometimes vary. Rooms and schedules will be posted at the meeting and on this website.

The SIG schedules and topics are posted on the updated meeting notice a few days before each meeting

Stock Market SIG @ 8:30 am

Alan Robison – SIG Leader – AlanRobison@houstoninvestors.com

The purpose of this group is to help each other make better use of the tables and charts in Investors’ Business Daily, with emphasis on the CANSLIM approach to investing.

Trading 101 SIG @ 8:30 am

John Godell JohnGodell@houstoninvestors.com – SIG Leader, Ron Stockstill RonStockstill@houstoninvestors.com

The Trading 101 SIG will work through a series of text books and trading approaches.

Derivatives & Advanced Options SIG @ 8:30 am

Jim McWilliams – SIG Leader - JamesMcWilliams@houstoninvestors.com

Derivative-wise and derivative-curious members are invited to discuss and evaluate the incredible investing flexibility that options, futures, currencies, and other derivatives give to investors. Members discuss the fundamentals of derivatives, basic to advanced and conservative to speculative strategies, good (and bad) brokers, and anything else of interest to the investor using derivatives as part of his or her investing strategies

Getting Started SIG @ 9:30 am

Leigh Anderson leigh@houstoninvestors.com – SIG Leader

The “Getting Started SIG” is for people new to HIA and the world of investing. We cover fundamental concepts, terminology, tools, and strategies needed to achieve investing success and avoid common mistakes. Each session covers one investing topic, with time for open Q&A and road maps for further learning.

The SIG normally meets at 9.30 am in Room 150 of Melcher Hall.

Mutual Funds SIG @ 9:30 am

Jimmy Hixson JimmyHixson@houstoninvestors.com – SIG Leader

This SIG provides generalized information concerning the selection and timing of mutual fund investing.  The emphasis is on technical analysis.  A number of software products are used by our members.  The most popular mutual fund software are products based on the FastTrack Database.

Fixed Income  SIG @ 9:30 am

John Bott (Tri-Star Financial) – SIG Leader