January Breakfast Meeting: Sports Collectibles with Ted Taylor

The January Breakfast Meeting will be held on January 18, 2012 at 8:00 am at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The guest speaker will be sports enthusiast, educator, writer, and collector Ted Taylor, who will talk about “Sports Collectibles.”

A life-long baseball fan and collector of baseball cards and sports memorabilia, Ted Taylor is a Philadelphia phenomenon known for his frequent radio and TV appearances and for the magazine articles, newspaper columns and books he has written about his passion for over 35 years. His books include The Ultimate Philadelphia Athletics Reference Book, 1901-1954 and Philadelphia Athletics by the Numbers: Let's Give Skeeters #2. The first President of the Eastern Pennsylvania Sports Collectors Club and co-founding President of the Philadelphia Athletics Historical Society, Ted was an expert witness in the Federal Anti-Trust suit (Fleer vs. Topps) that revolutionized the baseball card industry. A career educator, he has been a college teacher, baseball coach, administrator and athletics director at Philadelphia-area schools. A co-promoter of the Philadelphia Baseball Card & Sports Memorabilia Shows, Ted currently operates TTA Authentic LLC, an Abington, PA "full service hobby organization" providing sports and celebrity authentications, acquisitions, liquidations, marketing and public relations.

Ted Taylor’s talk about sports collectibles, including price fluctuations, and rampant forgeries, is sure to be illuminating, and qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit.

The Breakfast is FREE for ASA Philadelphia members and $25 for guests. Family members, colleagues, and associates are welcome! To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by January 13 to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).

November Meeting: Personal Wealth & Estate Planning

The November Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at the The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, 300 W 2nd St, Essington, Pa 19029 (610-521-4705).  Please note the special venue! The Board of Directors will meet at 5:00 pm; all ASA members are welcome. The general meeting starts at 6:30. The guest speaker will be Robert H. Louis, Esq., a Partner in and Co-Chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Practice Group of Saul Ewing LLP.  Mr. Louis will talk about “Estate, Tax and Retirement Planning.”

Designated a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyer" by Philadelphia magazine and Law & Politics magazine, Mr. Louis is is a frequent lecturer and writer on topics relating to employee benefits, estate planning, asset protection planning, and business succession planning. He did his undergraduate work at The Wharton School, took his J.D. at Harvard Law, and earned an LL.M. in taxation at Temple University. Mr. Louis says his practice is devoted to helping “individuals, families and family businesses find ways to transfer wealth efficiently” and harmoniously. The Editor of Personal Wealth Law News, a law blog hosted by his Firm, he podcasts on Roth IRA Conversions and the Basics in Estate Litigation, topics he also covers in his Twitter posts. Mr. Louis is also active in bar association and civic activities and in the arts, serving on numerous Boards and Committees.

Please register early for this educational and productive evening which qualifies for one hour of ASA Continuing Education Credit.

Dinner is $35 per person for members and guests. To pay online with your major credit card or PayPal go to the ASA Philadelphia Members Page, otherwise please make checks payable to ASA Philadelphia Chapter 35. Please RSVP by Monday, November 14, to Executive Secretary Joanne Paciello by mail to 8 Terrace Rd, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, email, phone (610-277-1366) or fax (610-277-1366).