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Special
Message from Baron Benham
Week of 2-05-07 |
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Plan now to attend thisyears first Soiree of 2007 as we welcome Cupid as our Special Guest. This soiree will be held at 6:00 pm Hyatt Regency Scottsdale, 7500 E. Doubletree Ranch Road Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258-2044. |
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2005
Plan now to attend next weeks Final
Soiree of 2005 as we welcome
Bob Johnson CEO Honeywell Aerospace as our Special Guest together
with a cameo appearance by none other than old Saint Nick and a cadre
of naughty Scottsdale girls and boys donating some last minute community
service in order to get back into the good graces of Santa.
Want to invite your friends. Send them
to the Christmas
Soirée sign up page! |
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Santa
is coming and it looks like he is bringing us a terrific bull market for the new year! Santa will also be making a cameo appearance at my Dec.
21st Soiree - the last Soiree of 2005. Joining Santa will be some naughty
Scottsdale girls and boys donating some last minute community service in order to get back into the good graces of Santa.
My especially Special Guest will be our very own Uncle Bob. A few of you may figure this out but I can't say more now or I'll spoil the fun!
Just be sure to mark your calendar for our "not
to be missed" final Soiree of 2005! |
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Special
Message from Baron Benham
Week of 11-28-05 |
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Week of 11-28-05 |
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The US Equity Markets set a 4 year high last Friday following five straight
weeks of strong advancement.
Since the week ending October 28th the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 528.85 points ending last Friday at 10,931.62 up 5.08%. If the Dow Jones kept this pace for a full year it would gain
over 60%!
To see the latest weekly reports CLICK
HERE
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Week of 11-14-05 |
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Mark your calendar now to join us for the last Soiree of 2005 on
Wednesday, December 21st (first day of winter). We will be celebrating
the retirement of both 2005 and Bob Johnson, Chairman of Honeywell
Aerospace.
We will be pulling out all the stops including a very special
appearance by Santa Claus and his helpers. Santa's helpers are naughty
Scottsdale girls and boys who will be joining us for their community
service work in order to get back into the good graces of Santa.
PS. If anyone has a suggestion of what we can do with Santa's
Reindeer while he's visiting with us please let me know. I couldn't find a
Reindeer tending service in Scottsdale! |
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Week
of 11-07-05 |
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The Beat Goes On |
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While Real Estate is cooling off a bit the stock market is on the rise.
Reports showed the U.S. economy continued to exhibit strong signs
of growth, as productivity nearly doubled during the third quarter of
2005, labor costs came down, and stocks rallied for most of the week.
Against this backdrop of expansion, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board
reinforced its concern over inflation by raising short-term interest rates
for the twelfth consecutive time.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported that personal
income was up 1.7% and spending rose 0.5%, which spurred a rise in
shares of retail companies. On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor
said productivity rose at a 4.1% annual rate in the third quarter, compared
with a 2.1% increase in the second quarter, while labor costs dropped 0.5%,
the first decrease since the second quarter of 2004. The Labor Department
also said the number of first-time unemployment claims fell by 8,000 last
week to a two-month low because of fewer hurricane-related filings.
The Labor Department reported Friday morning that U.S. nonfarm payrolls
grew by 56,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate dropped to
5%, down from September’s 5.1%. Oil finished the week at $60.58 a
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Week
of 10-31-05 |
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Competition Brings
Out The Best |
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Competition
Two of the most competitive human battlefields are Pro Sports and Wall Street
where there is no room for second place.
If you purchased a major
league football team would you hire yourself as the team
Coach, Quarterback, or any position effecting the
success of the team? Of course you wouldn't. Instead you
would seek to build a winning team by hiring the best coach
and players your money could buy.
Do you treat your investments the same
way? Do you seek out the very best investment minds in
the business and hire them? If not, why not? Are you acting
as your own Coach? Are you the star Quarterback? Would
you hire yourself if you were building an all star investment
team? Are you serious about your investments? If so, you
would hire the Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods of Wall Street to manage
your money.
That's what I do, and that's what you
should be doing. I'll help you hire the best Money Managers
in the business, so you don't come in a poor (pun intended)
second.
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Week
of 10-24-05 |
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The 8th Wonder of the World - Compound Interest |
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Compounding
We've all heard that doubling a penny every day for a month grows to
$10,737,418.24 but the same thing happens over 20, 30, and 40 years
in real life. By using what has been referred to as the 8th Wonder of
the World - Compound Interest, you can achieve the same result in
your net worth and there is still time to do it!
One way to do so is dollar cost averaging. If an investor dutifully
invested $250 per month every month with a pension fund quality
Money Manager through up and down markets and averaged a
12% annualized return for 30 years the value of their account would
be $882,478, in 40 years it would be $2,970,605.
Up the monthly investment to $300 and in 30 years the investor will
have $1,058,974 and in 40 years $3,564726.
The stock market has averaged about 12% since inception so basing
your expected return on 12% annualize is a realistic scenario. Thirty
and forty year time frames are also realistic as you will discover next!
Life Expectancy
In 1900 the average life expectancy for an American was 47.3 years.
In 1998 the average life expectancy for an American was 76.7 years.
A woman today who reaches the age of 50 can expect to see her 92nd
birthday.
Bottom Line
We all have a lot more time than we might have thought to invest and
grow rich. The key is consistency of investing, quality investing, and time.
I can help you with quality investing. The other two are up to you!
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Week
of 10-17-05 |
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Last week’s Soiree experience at the newly remodeled Hyatt Regency on Gainey Ranch was terrific. The weather was perfect and the new facilities and décor served our group well. Plans are to stay at the Hyatt until the weather turns cold.
If you know of a company planning to install a 401k plan or unhappy (often the case) with the 401k plan they already have please let me know. I work with the best of the best providers in the 401k arena as my current 401k participants will be happy to give testimony to.
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Check out
October 20th’s “Sing For Life” Breast Cancer CD 2000,
Inc.’s 2005 Breast Cancer CD Release Party:
<- Click on the Singing Ladies to download the Adobe PDF Flyer.
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As
many of you know James Linton's music is positive and uplifting. He seeks
to reach the masses with a message of hope, unity, and renewed awareness
of spirituality.
Downloading James' 4 song EP from ITUNES is the first step in his plan
to bring real talent and a positive message back to the listeners. Many
of you have been waiting for the official word to download and THIS IS
IT!! Here is the link: first go to apple.com/itunes then
search for James Linton.
GO FOR IT! PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO TRY TO GET AS MANY FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, & RELATIVES
AS POSSIBLE TO DO THE SAME.
In the next week, James' good friend, Andrea Hood, is delivering James'
bio and music to a huge connection At SONY records. GO ANDREA!!!! Our
goal is to achieve 10,000 downloads in the next 4 weeks to prove his
sales potential. Our deepest thanks for all your support!
Stay tuned: http://www.jameslinton.com
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Week
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While Baron Capital Management covers the spectrum of investments and services our major focus is on Professional Money Management.
Unlike stocks that exhibit great risk
individually (recall Enron -7th largest company in America
by capitalization at the time of it's demise) Professional
Money Managers are all about maximizing returns while minimizing risks.
They do this through diversification much like mutual funds. However,
there are many advantageous to using a Professional Money Manager Vs.
a Mutual Fund.
Here are three advantages to focus on for now.
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Performance - Professional Money Managers as a group have out performed Mutual Funds as a group.
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Risk Management -
I constantly hear from folks how much they made from
this or that investment but virtually no one has been
able to define to me the risk they took to achieve
the results they got. Risk matters. At the end of the
day you not only want to make money but KEEP IT!
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Time Value - I'm
amazed how many people want to trade the market themselves.
Why? I hope it's for entertainment value because to
be even good you will have to make it a career--very
time consuming. The Professional Money Managers I use
are what I refer to as the Michael Jordan and Tiger
Woods of my industry. So much better than the other
pros they define their own league and the management
fees they charge are a screaming deal! I wouldn't think
of going one on one against Michael Jordan--why should
you?
When it comes to investing think about
the fact that you are going up against the greatest pros
in the industry in the most competitive game in the world.
Wouldn't you rather hire the pros to play the game for
you versus taking them on? If that isn't enough of a
reason then consider your time. While you are doing what
you do best or enjoying what you like to do your Professional
Money Manager is working for you. Now that's leverage
One last word. Anyone
can make money in a bull market. You discover who really
understands investing during a bear or flat market. You'll
know who the real pros are when everyone else is melting
down around them. I've spent the better part of my 18
years identifying Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Let
me help you put them to work for you!
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Special
Message from Baron Benham
Week of 10-03-05 |
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New Information Format |
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Welcome
to Baron Capital Management’s new information format
designed especially for the clients and friends of Baron
Capital Management.
As part of this new
format you will receive links to this"Special Message" page
where you will find pertinent information regarding
investments, the Soiree’s,
and other topics of general interest.
As this week’s "Special Message" I
want to thank everyone who joined us at the Soirée
last week to celebrate my birthday, and to thank
all of you who couldn't make it who called, emailed,
and sang me happy birthday! I had a great birthday
to be sure! Thank you all.
You will also find
a link to this weeks “Soiree Invitation” and
a link to the “Soiree Archives” including
photos. By the way, the 2005 Soiree archives are now
up-to-date! Check them out by clicking
here
You will also find
links to this months “Private Meeting Schedule” for
those of you who would like to sit down directly with
Baron Benham and a world class Money Manager. Baron
Capital Management currently works with only three
out of thousands. They are the best of the best and
usually about once a month one of their representatives
are in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. While in town
they are available to meet with potential investors
as well as current investors who may have questions
about the management of their funds. To schedule a
meeting simply go to the “Private Meeting Schedule” page
and complete the short form.
Finally, a new link
called “Wants and Needs” has
been posted. It is here that you may post your unique
wants and needs. Over the years hardly a day has gone
by that someone hasn't
ask me for help finding something or wanting me to
help them sell something – like a Jaguar sports car!
Now whether large or small and pretty much regardless
of what it is, you may post your wants and needs. My
data base is growing every day and today reaches out
to over 3,500 successful people. Most are local but
many are spread out all over the globe. Now everyone
can quickly click on the “Wants and Needs” link
and check out what has been posted. To cover the cost
of this service there will be a small posting fee.
The fee will vary depending upon the scope of the work
in posting. Those interested should contact Baron Capital's
web master directly. Email trey@baroncapital.com,
Trey will be happy to assist you.
I want to thank all
of you for your continued friendship, business, and
fun times at the Soiree. Over the years Baron Capital
Management and the Soirees have grown and evolved.
The introduction of this new format is one more example.
Thank you again for your continued
support and friendship
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