Chicago Investment Club Leaders - Feedback needed

[Dale Stevens]

So I have been going around and attending many different networking and REI Clubs in the Chicago area. Some I have found useful, others I wouldn't call a club but more an infomercial for the guru pitching a product. Some I would caution you to put your wallet into a safety deposit box before attending.

There is one, I have yet to attend, but I wanted to ask for feedback here. I have asked everyone about all clubs. There is one called the "Chicago Wealth Club".  They are marketed, I think, by a guy from Texas, but run by two local guys. 

Has anyone attended this group?

I have met multiple people that claim the two guys running it, have a history of bad deals and still owe them money from as recent as a bad deal 2-3 years ago, to one guy saying he is still owed money from them from a deal done about a "decade ago" (his words).  I don't want to miss out on a good opportunity if it is just sour grapes.

Has anyone else been left holding the bag by Robert Bock or GD Chaplin that run this group? I want to see if it is worth going or yet another person that just started their own club so they can find a new audience of people as they aren't allowed at other groups due to past dealings.

[Dale Stevens]

Well, I not only post here, but also contacted many others. It seems that yes indeed, these two have done several deals. If you can call them that. With peopel that went bad. they have yet to make good on them.

I have at least 12 people that are what I could call victims of these guys committing fraud by stating they are experts in the arena. 

take this information for what it is worth.

A few of the people that got back to me, state that these two still say they will return their money and have new "deals in the works". But none feel they will ever see their money again. Some have even had to file Bankruptcy because they were left responsible for a mortgage that was called due, etc. 

Do your research on any person offering advice. that is my take away from this.