West Cypress Hills - August 2015

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WELCOME TO THE WEST CYPRESS HILLS NEWSLETTER

A Newsletter for the West Cypress Hills Community The HomeFront is a monthly newsletter mailed to all West Cypress Hills residents. Each newsletter will be filled with valuable information about the community, local area activities, school information, and more.

If you are involved with a school group, play group, scouts, sports team, social group, etc., and would like to submit an article for the newsletter, you can do so online at www.PEELinc.com.

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ISSUE 2

Official Newsletter of the West Cypress Hills HOA

UPCOMING EVENTS

Annual Pool Party!

Saturday, August 8, 6-8 p.m.

Join your neighbors at the pool for complimentary pizza from Papa Murphy's (grilled on-site!) and sno-cones from Bahama Freeze! Kids will enjoy a water slide and other fun activities.

Please bring your pool key for admittance to this neighborhood event.

Christmas in July After last year's Lighting Contest, the Social Committee received several great ideas to include into this year's event! To get everyone's input, would like to schedule a volunteer meeting for those who would like to help plan the festivities for the Lighting Contest, a Golf-Cart Parade and a Park Meet & Greet for the start of the Christmas Light season. If interested, please send a Facebook Message to Angie Vallejo or email to amvallejo@austin.rr.com so we can schedule a meeting date.

Planning Ahead:

The Annual Chili Cook-off and Fall Fest is returning on Saturday, November 7th! We will again have the cook-off, activities for the kids and a vendor show to support our business owners in the West Cypress Hills. We will be scheduling a volunteer meeting in August to collect ideas and help from residents. (Entry forms and other information will soon be on the Facebook page, Files tab, in PDF form.)

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Calling all journalists!

We have started a new newsletter strictly for the West Cypress Hills community and we are in need of a volunteer!

We have partnered with Peel Inc to produce this newsletter that is all about promoting community events and bringing the residents of WCH together.

This volunteer position would be the point of contact and responsible for collecting/ writing articles for the West Cypress Hills— The Home Front newsletter.

If interested and would like more information or you would like to submit an article please contact: Jessica—jessica@southwestmanagement.net

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SEASON SIXTEEN What’s at Stake?

IN SPICEWOOD

Spicewood Arts Society, The Home of the Arts in the Hill Country, is geared up for its 16th year of bringing live music to the residents in the Spicewood area by presenting a fresh, exciting line up of some of the best musicians around.

Season tickets are $180 for all 6 concerts which will be held at the beautiful Spicewood Vineyards Event Center, 1419 County Road 409 in Spicewood, Texas 78669, are available now.

Diversity is what this new season is all about as The Warren Hood Band starts things off in September with its bluegrass, country blend while the tribute to jazz great Tony Campise ends the series next May. The performances for the rest of the year will be just as exciting with the sounds of “ rock ‘n roll meets TexMex “ Tejas Brothers, “Texas’ Original Recession Era String Band” Guy Forsyth and the Hot Nut Riveters, Malford Milligan who has been compared to Sam Cook, Otis Redding, and Al Green as well as the Artisan String Quartet who debuted at the Carnegie Recital Hall in March.

Before the concert begins come and enjoy visiting with your friends and neighbors on the veranda of the beautiful Spicewood Vineyards Events Center as you listen to the calming effect of the flowing brook away from the sounds of busy life. Taste the delectable wines from the vineyard which are available for purchase before the show and during intermission.

For tickets and information on other upcoming events go to the website www.spicewoodarts.org or stop by The Home of the Arts Gallery/Office at 9408-B Hwy. 71 West in Spicewood, open Tuesday through Thursday 11:00AM-4:00PM.

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Some experts recommend that you stake trees only for the first year after planting. Other experts recommend not staking at all. Most trees develop strong trunks faster if allowed to move freely with the wind. Sometimes newly planted trees are staked if they have a small root ball compared to their size, are heavily foliaged, or are planted on a windy site. In any case, remove the stakes from your trees as soon as they can stand alone, usually after the first growing season. The sooner the supports are removed, the faster the trees will become stronger.

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back to the basics wITh Josh sTIvERs

With so much going on in the economic world, I want to take a break and revisit some vital principles for successful investing. Potentially rising interest rates, expensive U.S. stocks, Greece’s debt situation, and an upcoming election season are tempting many investors to sell risky assets and flee to safety.

If you can relate, then consider this: Most of what matters in investing involves bedrock principles….not current events. Consider how you can revisit the principles below in your own portfolio.

Diversification is how you limit the risk of losses in an uncertain world.

Diversification can be frustrating because it requires owning some unpopular assets at times, but we all know the future will play in ways we can’t imagine. Owning a little bit of many things is a bet on humility.

You are your own worst enemy.

The biggest risk facing most investors is not the next market correction or interest rate movement…it is their own emotions and biases.

There aren’t many iron rules of investing, but one of them is that no amount of brain power can compensate for behavioral errors. Figure out what mistakes you are prone to make and implement strategies to limit this risk.

There is a price to pay.

Historically, the stock market has offered incredible long-term returns. With that said, the cost of those returns is a never ending flood of unpredictable outcomes, volatility and unexpected downturns.

If you can stick with your investment through these times, the cost is only mental…though very real. Not everyone is willing to pay this cost leaving opportunity for those who are.

It is tempting to try to figure out what the market will do in the short

term, but the reason the long term returns are so good is due to the fact that we can’t predict what stocks will do tomorrow.

When in doubt, choose the investment with the lowest fee.

As a group, investors’ profits always will equal the overall market’s returns minus all fees and expenses. Below-average fees, therefore, offer one of your best shots at earning above-average results.

A talented fund manager can be worth a higher fee, mind you. But enduring outperformance is one of the most elusive investing skills. There are no promises in investing. The best you can do is put the odds in your favor. And the evidence is overwhelming: The lower the costs, the more the odds tip in your favor.

Time is the most powerful force in investing.

If you do the math on 84 year old Warren Buffet’s fortune you will find that $70 billion of his $73 billion was accumulated after his 60th birthday. Mr. Buffett is, of course, a phenomenal investor whose talents few will replicate. But the real key to his wealth is that he has been a phenomenal investor for two-thirds of a century.

Wealth grows exponentially—a little at first, then slightly more, and then in a hurry for those who stick around the longest. That lesson— that time, patience and endurance pay off—is something us mortals can learn from, particularly younger workers just starting to save for retirement.

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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RETIREBETTER@plaTInumwEalThadvIsoRy.com Securities offered through GF Investment Services, LLC. Member FINRA/ SIPC. Investment Advisory Services offered through Global Financial Private Capital, LLC, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser.

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