February 2022 Main Event

Preferred Stocks: A Relatively Low-Risk Way to Earn 4%-7% Annually
Harry Domash, publisher of DividendDetective.com and WinningInvesting.com
Harry Domash, known for his lively and highly interactive presentations, will tell you what you need to know to profitably invest in preferreds stocks and their cousins, "Baby Bonds." You will learn the advantages and risks of owning preferred stocks, how to identify the safest preferred stock plays, when to buy, and equally important, when to sell to maximize your total returns. The presentation will provide insight into:
  • How to maximize Preferred Returns (10% - 12%)
  • How to minimize Preferred Stock risks
  • Preferred Stocks tax issues

Biography: Harry Domash publishes DividendDetective.com, a website specializing in high dividend investing, and WinningInvesting.com, a free site featuring how-to investing tutorials and other resources focused on helping you be a better investor . A seasoned analyst, Domash's investing tutorials have appeared in newspapers such as the San Francisco Chronicle and on investing websites such as Seeking Alpha and MSN Money. His bestselling stock analysis book “Fire Your Stock Analyst, Analyzing Stocks on Your Own,” has been translated into Chinese and Japanese. Download Presentation here
Dividend Investing: A Personal Journey
Andy Prophet, Long-Time AAII Member & Income SIG Leader of AAII Portland Chapter
  • Join us in a sharp departure from traditional investing to learn about investing for a steady income stream. Andy will walk through common tools and techniques to build and manage a portfolio. Since most AAII members are self-directed investors near or in retirement, learning how to set up a portfolio, minimize risk and grow income can be critical to a comfortable retirement. This presentation is a personal journey in managing a dividend Income portfolio and exploring guidelines for managing risk.
  • What the audience will learn:
  • Learn about investing for a steady income stream
  • Learn common tools and techniques to build and manage a portfolio
  • Explore basic guidelines for managing risk
Biography: Andy Prophet is a long-time student of investing, a retiree and a member of AAII for over 30 years. Before retiring and moving to Portland, he was a member of our chapter board and presented and organized income investing programs for our chapter. He has been on a 18-year journey to build a steady growing stream of dividend stocks. To help, he draws on his management experience in business and engineering to construct a plan. By sharing this personal endeavor, he hopes to educate our membership on how he uses dividends for retirement income. Prophet spent 45 years in the high-tech industry, first as a design engineer and later as a senior manager. His final position was as the executive director of a trade association. He holds an MBA and advanced degrees in electrical engineering. Download Presentation here

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