How to Start a Successful Investment Club
Investment clubs are organizations in which members come together to invest funds in financial ventures. Investment clubs may invest in securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities or in promising small businesses. Investment clubs are often formed within a particular community, such as in a city, neighborhood or school. Participants will generally each contribute a certain amount of money and then decide as a group how to invest it. According to the website The Motley Fool, tens of thousands of investment clubs are active in the United States today. Those seeking to start a club should follow some basic rules.
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Start a club with people you know. All members of an investment club should hold a baseline level of trust with each other. For this reason, when starting the club, recruit from a pool or friends or co-workers. Before formally founding the club, introduce all members to each other and let them get to know each other.
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Draw up a charter. According to the website Better Investing, most clubs operate under a General Partnership agreement that outlines the specific rules that the club must follow. Many clubs will also choose to outline a statement of principals or goals, to make sure that all members are working towards a common purpose and hold a similar investment philosophy.
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Elect officers. While some investment clubs do not have officers, most clubs choose to delegate specific responsibilities to various members, who are often given titles. For example, the person responsible for managing the club's account is generally called the treasurer, while the person who runs meetings is called the president.
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Register with the state. Investment clubs are profit-making business entities. For this reason, clubs must register with both the state and the federal government. Investment clubs will need to submit IRS form SS-4 to the Internal Revenue Service to receive an employer identification form, as well as contact their local secretary of state for information on the appropriate state tax forms to fill out.
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Open an account. Depending on the types of investments that the club is making, the club make need to open a checking account, a brokerage account or both. One member should be placed in charge of managing these accounts, including depositing and withdrawing money, and placing orders with the broker.
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Meet and invest regularly. According to the National Association of Investors Corporation, club members should meet regularly to vote on investment decisions. In addition to voting, these meetings should provide an opportunity for members to educate themselves. In some clubs, a different member is assigned the responsibility of making an education presentation at each meeting.
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