West Cypress Hills - July 2015

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WELCOME TO THE WEST CYPRESS HILLS NEWSLETTER

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Official Newsletter of the West Cypress Hills HOA

Seventh Annual Huddles &Heels returns on Aug. 13, 2015 Join Lake Travis High School Head Football Coach Hank Carter and the Cavalier Football Coaching Staff for a fun evening of dinner, football and prizes. Open to all women who are interested in learning more about the Lake Travis football program. This is a fun opportunity to get to know other Lake Travis Football moms, have dinner with the coaches, and win fabulous prizes.

Hosted by the Lake Travis High School Football Booster Club, this year’s Huddles & Heels event will be held on Thursday, August 13th at 5p.m. in the Lakeway Resort and Spa Vistas Ballroom overlooking beautiful Lake Travis.

Tickets are $55 and include a buffet dinner. The event will also feature Lake Travis Football spirit wear and merchandise for sale, a silent auction and prize chance drawing tickets available for purchase.

Invite your Moms, Grandmothers, Aunts, Sisters, and Girlfriends! Tickets on sale July 1 through August 10, 2015. Pay by credit card online at: www.laketravisfootball.com or in person via check or cash at the LTHS Cavalier Activity Center located at 3324 Ranch Road 620 S, Austin Texas 78738 (M – Th 8am to 5pm).

Proceeds from the event benefit the Lake Travis High School Football Program. Attire for the evening is “tailgate chic” and this promises to be a fun event to help kick off our “LEAVE A LE6ACY” 6A Football season.

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AMENITY CENTER RULES OF WCH MASTER COMMUNITY, INC. Use of the Amenity Center is restricted to Members of the WCH Master Community, Inc. (the “Association”) and their accompanied guests. Guests must be accompanied by at least one Member at all times. Daily operating hours are 6:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. unless otherwise posted. The Pool is closed every Monday for cleaning.

Pursuant to the terms of the Master Declaration, the Association has the right to suspend any Member’s right to use the Amenity Center or other Common Area for any period during which any Assessment against such Member’s Lot remains past due and for any period during which the Member is in violation of any provision of the Master Declaration.

Users are required to observe the following rules for everyone’s safety and enjoyment: 1. Warning. No lifeguard on duty. Swim and use of all Amenity Center facilities is at your own risk.

2. No diving, somersaults, back dives, cannon balls, preacher seats, can openers, or similar type of entries from the edge of the pool.

3. Children under the age of 15 are prohibited from using the pool without adult supervision.

4. Proper swimwear must be worn at all times.

5. Sealed swimming diapers are required to be worn by children who are not toilet trained.

6. The gates to the pool area must be closed and latched at all times. Do not prop the gates open.

7. Adults are encouraged not to swim alone.

8. Absolutely no glass containers are allowed within the fenced area.

9. No alcohol, tobacco, drugs, fireworks or weapons of any kind whatsoever allowed.

10. No running, horseplay, or other unsafe and disorderly activities allowed.

11. No pets (other than guide dogs), bicycles, skateboards or in-line skates allowed within the pool fence.

12. Nuisances, such as loud music and inappropriate behavior, are prohibited.

13. Open fires and cooking are strictly prohibited in the pool area.

14. The pool furniture is to remain in the fenced area and out of the swimming pool and splash pad area.

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tables and benches). Absolutely no food or drinks allowed in the swimming pool or splash pad area.

16. Dispose of all litter! Keeping this area clean is everyone’s responsibility. Members are required to remove all trash and clean any messes caused by their party.

17. No one shall knowingly enter the pool and fenced area while suffering from any contagious diseases.

18. Report any pool contamination immediately to Southwest Management Services, by calling 512-266-6771.

19. No more than 5 guests per resident without written authorization from the Association.

20. Reservations of the Amenity Center for parties or events (in which one household invites a total of 10 or more people to the Amenity Center, including members of the household) are allowed only with prior written authorization by the Association and in accordance with its rules. Please see Amenity Center Party Request application.

21. Damages to the Amenity Center and/or any other Common Area may result in the assessment of repair and replacement costs, or other penalties.

22. No sign, banner, or decoration will be allowed to be affixed to any surface. Signs and decorations displayed in connection with an event at the Amenity Center must obtain prior written approval of the Architectural Committee.

23. Residents are responsible for any damage they, their guests, or their children cause while using any of the Amenity Center facilities and for cleaning up any mess or trash created by them prior to leaving the area.

24. The community manager may deny access to the Amenity Center at any time due to occupancy limits, weather, pool condition or if maintenance is required.

25. At the discretion of the community manager and as approved by the Board of Directors of the Association, certain periods of the normal open swim hours may be set aside for specialized activities. These activities will be open to all interested residents. Scheduled times for these activities will be posted.

26. Violations of these Rules and interference with the enforcement of these Rules may result in (a) temporary revocation or suspension of Member privileges, (b) fines, assessments and other penalties, and/or (c) legal action against the violator.

Rules and policies are subject to change without prior notice.

In case of an emergency, dial 911 on the emergency phone located on the wall closest to the swimming pool entry gate.

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Hosting An Exchange Student Ayusa is a non-profit based in San Francisco that promotes global learning and leadership through foreign exchange and study abroad programs for high school students from around the world.

For more information about hosting a high school foreign exchange student, please contact your local representative Vicki Odom at 832.455.7881 or vodom@ ayusa.org or Ayusa at 1.888.552.9872 or by visiting the website at www.ayusa.org.

Did you ever wonder what hosting a foreign exchange student is about? Well here it is in a nutshell….

Hosting an exchange student is a great way to learn about another country and culture without leaving your home town.

It provides a cultural exchange experience for the entire family while providing a student from another country with a slice of American life.

Hosting an exchange student is like adding an international branch to your family tree. Many host families develop lifelong friendships with their exchange students and keep in regular touch with them. Some even visit them in their home countries, or invite them back for weddings and graduations Hosting an exchange student provides your family, your high school and your community with a direct window into another country and culture, providing an opportunity for life-long learning.

Families of all shapes and sizes can host an international exchange student. We’ve had host families with young children, no children, high school aged children – as well as empty nesters and single parent households.

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3’s a crowd wITh Josh sTIvERs

When considering possible savings and investment options there are three basis characteristics to take into consideration. These 3 primary components are Liquidity, Safety, and Growth.

The quintessential perfect investment provides for complete access to funds (liquidity) while providing higher than average returns (growth) with absolutely no risk of loss of capital (safety). In case you haven’t heard....this investment does not exist. In most cases, it is necessary to pick from two of the three characteristics. Let’s look at a couple of examples.

A savings account at the bank guarantees your deposit and offers complete liquidity. The trade-off is banks are currently offering extremely low interest on your savings. If someone would like to make higher interest, they can place their money into a certificate of deposit (CD). Depending on how long they are willing to commit, the interest guarantee will increase with the length of the commitment. Put another way, the longer they are willing to forego liquidity on their money, the higher interest they will receive. In this example, you have to give up liquidity to achieve more return and still maintain absolute safety.

Another example would be a common stock in a publicly traded company.

Due to the efficiency of our stock market, it is possible to sell the stock at any time….Liquidity. There is also the possibility of investment gains if the company does well. The problem is there is no guarantee of the company’s performance. Therefore we give up safety in order to achieve both liquidity and potential for returns.

Most investors looking for more safety than common stocks and more growth potential than bank CDs have traditionally employed the use of bonds. Bonds pay a higher dividend than current interest rates and are guaranteed by the issuing company. Though the underlying price of the bond may fluctuate, if held to maturity the bondholder will receive their original

investment back. Bonds are not as liquid as stocks and savings accounts.

The conundrum for us today is our stock market is continuing to reach all-time highs, interest rates have remained at all-time lows since 2008, and bond values have inflated to very high levels as well. Investors are faced with a difficult task of choosing where to invest their money to achieve a balanced approach.

Low interest rates have forces many traditionally conservative investors to take on more risk in order to achieve higher returns than safe assets are currently paying. Many investors would like to take profits from their high flying stocks, but are faced with the question of where to invest these profits.

We are in very unique times. Now more than ever, investors must properly weigh the balance of liquidity, safety, and growth in their portfolio. Managing expectations and time horizons are some of the best ways to start this process. By properly assessing what you need your money to do for you over the next 1, 3, 5, and 10 years, you can begin to build a plan that will allow you to spread your investments across appropriate asset classes.

Through a proper allocation across non-correlated asset classes, it is possible to balance out your current portfolio without giving up the potential for long term growth. While we all want the market to continue reaching new highs, we still have to plan appropriately for the event things may head the other direction.

If you would like further information on this topic or to receive a copy of our report on retirement investment planning, please send your requests to the email below. As always, we are here to answer your pressing questions and concerns regarding retirement investment planning.

Send your questions and information requests to retirebetter@ platinumwealthadvisory.com

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