November 15th review

There were four guests today including our guest speaker. We would like to welcome them, and invite each of them back next week to see a more normally run meeting.
The Toastmaster of the day was Brian, who lead our Financial Outlook After the Elections event. He was evaluated by Christa, who said that the meeting went very well. Christa talked about how our table topics were able to lighten the meeting's intense topic of finances. She complimented the Toastmaster for being flexible, as well as our guest speaker Richard.
Richard talked about how it is important to remember the market is is resilient, has survived and recovered from many setbacks. He suggests spending time in the market instead of timing the market, and investing in domestic stock, because he thinks they will do well. When he talked about which type, he said the less risky stocks were better, but what is important is to set up your portfolio for your life which is a lot longer than the new administration will. Laimons was his evaluator, and said his gestures got more comfortable throughout the speech, starting to use his hands instead of leaving them at his sides. He also said that Richard looked at the audience at the table, but to remember his audience was also off to the side of the main table too.
Anjanette was in charge of table topics and decided to ask fun questions to keep the meeting light. Laurie talked about her adventure paddle boarding with her dog who does not like the heat. She chose that sport because her dog prefers the water and they had an enjoyable day escaping the heat. Peter was asked about a family member that lights up the room, and he talked about his brother in law. He said that his sister's husband who used to be an officer, but still believes that everyone is a good person until proven otherwise. Pen was asked about her favorite concert, and she talked about how she had gone to a concert with the Kinks. They had sang Lola at the concert, which she demonstrated a line from, and said that was her favorite because of her proximity to the time of the concert. After voting, table topics award ended in a tie, between Laurie and Pen.
Paul was the grammarian of the day, whose word was fiduciary, fitting the day's financial theme perfectly. Dave was the timer of the day helping us stick to our schedule.
Have a great day and see you next week!!