In Memory of Doctor Don Gimpel

AN ARCHIVE IN MEMORY OF THE INIMITABLE DOCTOR

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Don Gimpel, Ph.D.
Distinguished Member: Los Angeles Chapter
Doctor Gimpel is fondly remembered as Past President (multiple times), as an outstanding resource and presenter, and as a major backbone of the Chapter.

B e l o w: F i l e s f r o m D o n' s T o o l b o x

“KEY MARKET QUESTIONS” Don Gimpel’s 8-page Word document handout with links to the Answers…presented at the Investing Strategy SIG meeting on December 2, 2017. Don, in his inimitable manner, gives you key market questions along with Internet sources for qualified answers.

“DONS LINKS” Don Gimpel’s amazing collection of Internet links, a Word document with live links to hundreds of astounding pages of fractals, mountains, trains, sopranos, stars and many more…a masterful collection! Described in his Skirball ‘5 Minute Talk’ September 2017.

“20 20 20” presentation on June 6, 2015 by Don Gimpel at the Investment Strategy SIG meeting. Here’s the proof! Some 20 Strategies that have returned at least 20% Compound Annual Return for the last 20 Years. Help your self!…some return significantly more than 20%.

“THE BOTTOM LINE” a slide presentation summarizing an article from the Wall Street Journal mentioned by Don Gimpel at the January 16, 2016 Skirball meeting. The article addresses the market and conditions following major declines in the first two weeks of 2016.

“CONCORDANCE” presentation on November 15, 2014 by Don Gimpel at the Skirball Chapter meeting. The finely crafted and diligently researched document that Don introduced has the route to valuable answers on economics and the market clearly laid out for you…don’t miss out on this one-time chance to be in the know!

“All I know about the market I learn from Barron’s” presented by Don Gimpel to the LA Chapter, July 23, 2011.

Don Gimpel’s presentation to the Computerized Investors Group on February 6, 2010 entitled “Talk to Me” in which he described how to find and interpret the information that you need to make up your own mind about the market. He showed where key investment information can be found on the WEB and what it means. Some of the issues he addressed are:
– What information is the most important for predicting the market?
– Should I be in Junk Bonds right now?
– Should I panic and sell everything and then buy gold?
– Where are short-term rates going?
– Which are today’s “Hot Markets” and how can I figure it out for myself in less than two minutes?
– Should I worry about inflation?
– Has the price of my home gone up or down in the last two months?
– What strange thing is happening now to the housing market?

Infinite Guru of All Things Financial…and More

Don led the Chapter and the Strategic Investing Special Interest Group (formerly Computerized Investing) competently delivering. in his sometimes gruff manor, countless cogent presentations regarding the many aspects of investing and finance.

[You may access some of the files from Don’s Toolbox listed below by clicking the green link. Note: Some of the material may be outdated and some links may no longer be valid.]

B e l o w: F i l e s f r o m D o n' s T o o l b o x

“WHERE WE STAND” Presentation slides by Don Gimpel at Investing Strategy SIG meeting on October 7, 2017. Don masterfully gives you the tools to predict trends and timing of the market. In this lecture you can get a good look at many of his personal investing criteria. See his handout below.

“MARKET TRUTHS” From Don Gimpel: a Word document table consisting of a list of macroeconomic indicators, their evaluation and location. October 7, 2017.

“READING THE FUTURE” Presentation slides by Don Gimpel at Investing Strategy SIG meeting on February 4, 2017. Don, in his sly manner, gives you the tools to predict future trends and timing of the market. A peek at the treasure trove of data offered monthly by the Royal Bank of Canada.

“KEY RATIOS” a presentation on December 6, 2014 by Don Gimpel at the Investment Strategy SIG meeting. The power of Key Ratios, where to find them and how you can use them to look within a corporation for those critical values that tell you the real inside story!

“GOING UP, GOING DOWN, GOING NOWHERE” presentation on June 1, 2013 by Don Gimpel at the Computerized Investing SIG. Great caution is needed when you are looking for reliable directions in guidance for your portfolio.

“Lesson 1 – Be Your Own Guru” by Don Gimpel, presented to the Computerized Investing SIG on December 4, 2010. Don describes the 10 most important market indicators and how to access and interpret the information.

A document providing descriptions of and links to IMPORTANT INTERNET ECONOMETRIC RESOURCES prepared by Don Gimpel.

CLUELESS IN LOS ANGELES – NOT ANY MORE.
This presentation by Don Gimpel describes internet sites that will provide clues to future market behavior. It provides detailed information about where to obtain answers to serious market questions and how to interpret the information. It was presented to the Computerized Investing Sub-Group on October 4, 2008.

“The Best Internet Investment Sites” by category, edited by Don Gimpel.

“NOTE 194” Don’s presentation shedding light on the topic of High Yield Bonds given to the group on February 20, 2016.

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