| If you sincerely want to learn about the stock | | | | possible. With PICs, patience is always a virtue. |
| market-how it operates, how you join and how you | | | | Goals. Most private investment clubs only have two |
| profit-and other sort of investments, then you might | | | | goals: to lean the dynamics of investing, and how to |
| want to set up your own private investment club | | | | eventually profit from these investments. |
| (PIC). This "club" is often made up of a small band of | | | | Learning the dynamics of investing can be learned |
| people who joined together to delve into investment | | | | through the process of fulfilling tasks that is assigned |
| plans and make small profits with their investments | | | | to each member like researching or tracking the |
| together. | | | | movement of specific stocks that your PIC has tried |
| Club Organization. PICs are often made of not more | | | | to invest in, or might be considering as an investment. |
| than 15 people who seriously want to learn about | | | | All information should be shared with the rest of the |
| investments together. To keep the club alive, | | | | group during meetings, including all the process |
| members have to pay regular obligations either | | | | involved on how the information was acquired. It is |
| monthly or quarterly. As there are not a lot of | | | | only through this that all the members of the group |
| members, each member is expected to contribute or | | | | will benefit from the effort of each member and, in |
| participate in every activity of the club. | | | | turn, everyone will learn altogether without having |
| Investments. Whatever investments your private | | | | one being overtaken by the other. |
| investment group decides to take in, it should be | | | | On the other hand, the second objective is achieved |
| decided by the whole group. Do not expect financial | | | | through time. Your private investment group should |
| yield in the first few years of the investment. Just | | | | have improved their investment skills and should be |
| like any investment tools, each member should be | | | | able to choose stocks that have great financial yield. |
| prepared to invest long term. It may not help your | | | | Again, it is not wise to expect immediate financial |
| club if there will be members who seek immediate | | | | gain unless your group is savvy and lucky enough to |
| financial return on their investment or simply wants | | | | discover the next Yahoo. |
| to cash out of the investment club the soonest time | | | | |