May 2025
How to Protect against Scams & Diversifying against Market uncertainty
Our next meeting will be held on Friday May 2nd 2025 at Beecroft Presbyterian Church Hall at the new time 10:00 am.
The Investors Discussion group will follow at 11:30am after refreshments.
10:00am: Charles Fellner: Scam Awareness, your best defence against fraud.
A retired IT professional, Charles’ initial focus is on the more common scams. He explains what goes on behind these scams, the steps that one should take to avoid being scammed, and what one should do if they have been scammed.
After this Charles will focus the concerning rise of Financial Scams. He has a strong interest in the psychology of scamming and believe this is a very important and often neglected part of the puzzle.
Charles’s has provided 4 pages of tips against scams. These will be uploaded into the “Articles Section” of this website
Branch News & a delicious morning tea will follow Charles’s talk
11:30am: Diversifying your investments to reduce volatility in today’s share market upheavals
With the recent large fluctuations in share markets in Australia and around the world, Wayne Strandquist will commence this important discussion with an anonymous survey on member’s level of investment diversification. Wayne will then explore the benefits of diversification across various asset classes and also within each asset class, and how that can improve the resilience of our portfolios.
Please note that this information does NOT constitute Personal Financial Advice.
We will adjourn to a local café around 12:30pm for a light lunch.