Stock Blogger Meet & Greet

Yesterday was a fun day. I don't get the opportunity to meet with other bloggers very often, especially those which enjoy playing golf.

Mike Steinhardt has developed his own unique approach to stock selection that he shares at his subscription-based website called HEDGEfolios ($40 per month with a free month trial). Although his proprietary system sends out a lot of buy and sell signals, the benefits include lower turnover and tight risk management which are two key ingredients to any sound strategy.

As many of you know from the blogs I read page, Mike also writes a blog where he shares his market thoughts, often covering stories that the mainstream media has either ignored or simply got the story wrong. Honestly, I expect that Michael will go back into professional money management at some point. However, for the time being at least, his desire to spend time with his kids while they are still young is more important than making boatloads of money. As you might expect, I have a tremendous respect for that decision.

I say all of this not as an some blatant advertisement for Michael or his service (you know I don't do that), but to also bring up something that I think will be an exciting thing to look forward to next year. Over the past couple of months, I've had conversations with many well-known bloggers about starting an annual charity golf tournament and conference next year. So far the preliminary feedback I've received has been very positive. The tournament and conference would invite readers from all our blogs and provide a one-on-one opportunity to meet, greet, and get to know their favorite bloggers (even if you don't want to play golf). As a personal goal, I'd also like the tournament and conference fees to be given completely to charity.

If you have lots of experience in setting up golf tournaments and conferences of this nature and would be interested in volunteering a lot of time and energy, please let me know. As a goal, I would like to set something up for the summer of 2008. And, of course, all of you would be invited!