About Us

 

The Objectives of the Club are:

  1. To provide a forum through monthly meetings where members can improve their understanding of the principles of sound investing.
     
  2. To invest members' monthly contributions in securities (stocks/shares) and/or funds available on the stock markets as agreed by the Club Committee following each monthly investment meeting.
     
  3. To generate returns that are above bank deposit returns (rates) over rolling 5-year periods. In the past, global stock markets have generated annual returns of circa 5% above the equivalent bank deposit returns over the medium- to long-term. The aim of the Club is to benefit from these higher returns over time.
     
  4. To provide a social outlet around investment matters.
     

The Club was established by Rory Gillen in October 2026. Rory has spent 35 years in the investment markets working with NCB Stockbrokers (now Brewin Dolphin), Zurich Life, Merrion Capital and he established GillenMarkets in 2009 (which is now part of the wealth management company, Quilter Cheviot Europe). He has run investment training courses since 2005 and is the Club's current Chairman.

Other Club officers include Patrick Morgan (Secretary) and Alice Marie Vianna (Treasurer).