Gain the motivation and knowledge required to become
personally involved with your investments, whether you self manage or use a financial advisor, by learning core investing topics that will empower you to act with confidence
regarding your money.
Camille’s
passion for investing began when she saw her father successfully time the
purchase of municipal bonds in the early 1980’s when interest rates on the
bonds were as high as 20%, and municipal bonds were selling at deep discounts.
Her father’s theory was that “the last thing to go out would be the lights”. He
was right. Those same municipal bonds appreciated in value and paid tax free
interest up to 20% over the next decade, allowing her father to take an early
retirement and enhanced her parent’s lifestyle. Isn’t that what investing
wisely is all about? His success came from doing research by reading a few financial
publications regularly, looking at the big picture, and not following the
crowd.
An early
career in energy trading accounting and work as a commercial real estate broker
gave Camille a foundation for her quest as a personal investor, which began in
the late 1980’s. Over the past twenty years, this quest has included numerous
courses and seminars, hundreds of books, and many hands on and hard knocks
lessons.
She has had
the fortunate opportunity to buy and sell thousands of stocks, stock options,
closed and open end mutual funds, hedge funds, oil and gas partnerships, and investment
real estate. She has worked with CFP’s, CPA’s, stock and bond brokers and
numerous investment advisors and financial professionals. Camille has studied
extensively portfolio management using exchange traded funds and indexes, which
can be either outsourced or self managed, and also technical market timing
strategies to lessen exposure to major market corrections. She currently implements
a covered call strategy she has developed over several years to generate income
from stock holdings. Camille holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and
a Texas Real Estate Broker’s License.
Hobbies
include reading, swimming, boating, hiking, travel, nutrition, snow skiing,
self improvement, life long learning, and antiquing. Most of all, she enjoys
spending time with her husband of 22 years, their teen sons and their yellow
lab in the Texas Hill country. She is actively involved in the Episcopal
Church. Camille would like to share what she has learned with you, and guide
you to a place of empowerment surrounding your financial management.