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Let’s learn about finance and investing topics together. We rotate through different types of books with some more historical or about current events and other more practical about how to do X. Come have fun and learn together - no one had it all figured out so no worries if you are a complete newbie 🙂
Upcoming events
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Read & Discuss – The Little Book of Common Sense Investing by John C. Bogle
Fortnight Brewery, 1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary, nc, USDuring this meetup, we will discuss The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns by John C. Bogle.
The best-selling investing “bible” offers new information, new insights, and new perspectives.
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing is the classic guide to getting smart about the market. Legendary mutual fund pioneer John C. Bogle reveals his key to getting more out of investing: low-cost index funds. Bogle describes the simplest and most effective investment strategy for building wealth over the long term: buy and hold, at very low cost, a mutual fund that tracks a broad stock market index such as the S&P 500.
A portfolio focused on index funds is the only investment that effectively guarantees your fair share of stock market returns. This strategy is favored by Warren Buffett, who said this about Bogle: “If a statue is ever erected to honor the person who has done the most for American investors, the hands-down choice should be Jack Bogle. For decades, Jack has urged investors to invest in ultra-low-cost index funds… Today, however, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he helped millions of investors realize far better returns on their savings than they otherwise would have earned. He is a hero to them and to me.”
Bogle shows you how to make index investing work for you and help you achieve your financial goals, and finds support from some of the world's best financial minds: not only Warren Buffett, but Benjamin Graham, Paul Samuelson, Burton Malkiel, Yale’s David Swensen, Cliff Asness of AQR, and many others.
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See the Google Sheets list of past, present, and future meeting books / topics here if interested. We also have a Google Doc here with some details / descriptions of upcoming meetings.
Please note that everything listed in both of those is tentative – nothing is final until the event is scheduled, since we take in suggestions during meetings.
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Some more general notes about the book club:
- We rotate through different types of books, with some covering historical or current events and others more along the lines of practical advice about how to do something.
- No specific ideas are necessarily endorsed – we try to read a variety of topics to expose ourselves to new ideas and ways of thinking.
- We try to grab the room to the back-right of Fortnight Brewing Company's main inside seating area (coming in the door on the front of the building, facing Maynard Road), but will get a table nearby if the room isn't available.
- No worries about coming in mid-discussion ― we usually manage to get off-topic anyways ― and feel free to come even if you didn't manage to finish the book. Also, no shame if you listen to it on Audible!
32 attendees
Think & Discuss – Defining "Enough"
Fortnight Brewery, 1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary, nc, USDuring this meetup we're having an open discussion format (even more so than usual), with a suggestion of Defining "Enough" to spur discussion if needed.
Investopedia Article – “How Can I Define ‘Enough’ In My Financial Life?”
Some AI-assisted topics:
- What does “enough” represent for you? Has that changed over time?
- Do you think people tend to overshoot or undershoot their real “enough” number?
- How much would you have to pad your “enough” number for the unknown – e.g., healthcare, market downturns, longevity, etc.
- Does your "enough" number include leaving something behind for kids/charity, or is it purely self-focused?
- If you already have "enough," does anything change about how you think about continuing to work?
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See the Google Sheets list of past, present, and future meeting books / topics here if interested. We also have a Google Doc here with some details / descriptions of upcoming meetings.
Please note that everything listed in both of those is tentative – nothing is final until the event is scheduled, since we take in suggestions during meetings.
***
Some more general notes about the book club:
- We rotate through different types of books, with some covering historical or current events and others more along the lines of practical advice about how to do something.
- No specific ideas are necessarily endorsed – we try to read a variety of topics to expose ourselves to new ideas and ways of thinking.
- We try to grab the room to the back-right of Fortnight Brewing Company's main inside seating area (coming in the door on the front of the building, facing Maynard Road), but will get a table nearby if the room isn't available.
- No worries about coming in mid-discussion ― we usually manage to get off-topic anyways ― and feel free to come even if you didn't manage to finish the book. Also, no shame if you listen to it on Audible!
29 attendees
Read & Discuss – Planet Money by Alex Mayyasi
Fortnight Brewery, 1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary, nc, USDuring this meetup, we will discuss Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life by Alex Mayyasi.
"From the world’s leading economics podcast comes an irresistible guide to the hidden world of everyday economics.
Hello, and welcome to Planet Money! Millions of listeners trust the world’s leading economics podcast to explain the mysterious inner workings of the global economy and the forces that affect nearly every decision we make. Through expert research and delightful stories the Planet Money hosts help everyone see the world like an economist.
For their first-ever book, longtime contributor Alex Mayyasi and the hosts of NPR's Planet Money present brand new stories and insights gathered from more than a decade of reporting that reveal ways AI might help you or replace you, demystify dating markets, and show how pro sports’ 'dumbest' contract holds the secret to building wealth. Taking readers on adventures to a smartphone factory in Patagonia, a raisin cartel in California, and an Indigenous reserve in Canada that might just have a solution for the housing crisis, Planet Money shows how economics shapes our world, and how we can harness key principles to make our own lives a little richer."
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See the Google Sheets list of past, present, and future meeting books / topics here if interested. We also have a Google Doc here with some details / descriptions of upcoming meetings.
Please note that everything listed in both of those is tentative – nothing is final until the event is scheduled, since we take in suggestions during meetings.
***
Some more general notes about the book club:
- We rotate through different types of books, with some covering historical or current events and others more along the lines of practical advice about how to do something.
- No specific ideas are necessarily endorsed – we try to read a variety of topics to expose ourselves to new ideas and ways of thinking.
- We try to grab the room to the back-right of Fortnight Brewing Company's main inside seating area (coming in the door on the front of the building, facing Maynard Road), but will get a table nearby if the room isn't available.
- No worries about coming in mid-discussion ― we usually manage to get off-topic anyways ― and feel free to come even if you didn't manage to finish the book. Also, no shame if you listen to it on Audible!
13 attendees
Think & Discuss – Personal Identity During Retirement
Fortnight Brewery, 1006 SW Maynard Road, Cary, nc, USDuring this meetup we're having an open discussion format (even more so than usual), with a suggestion of "Personal Identity During Retirement" to spur discussion if needed.
Investopedia Article – "From CEO to Volunteer: Reinventing Your Purpose in Retirement"
Some AI-assisted topics:
- How you might answer "So, what do you do?" without a job title
- What gives a sense of purpose or self worth before retirement, and what might replace it?
- Is purpose found, or built intentionally?
- Volunteering, mentoring, hobbies, faith, family, creative pursuits — which feel like real substitutes for work identity and which feel hollow?
- Teachings from earlier instances of reinventing oneself via career change, move, major life event, etc.
- Building and maintaining social circles before and during retirement
- Sense of identity shifting within marriage/family with more time together, different daily routines, etc.
- "Keeping busy" vs. "living with purpose"
- Challenging and/or changing beliefs about yourself
- Ensuring that at the end of your life, this chapter was well spent
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See the Google Sheets list of past, present, and future meeting books / topics here if interested. We also have a Google Doc here with some details / descriptions of upcoming meetings.
Please note that everything listed in both of those is tentative – nothing is final until the event is scheduled, since we take in suggestions during meetings.
***
Some more general notes about the book club:
- We rotate through different types of books, with some covering historical or current events and others more along the lines of practical advice about how to do something.
- No specific ideas are necessarily endorsed – we try to read a variety of topics to expose ourselves to new ideas and ways of thinking.
- We try to grab the room to the back-right of Fortnight Brewing Company's main inside seating area (coming in the door on the front of the building, facing Maynard Road), but will get a table nearby if the room isn't available.
- No worries about coming in mid-discussion ― we usually manage to get off-topic anyways ― and feel free to come even if you didn't manage to finish the book. Also, no shame if you listen to it on Audible!
16 attendees
Past events
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