I bought and sold a bunch of stuff like computers, speakers, niche hobby rc cars and helicopters, etc. and that experience showed me how to price and value things that you have never had any exposure to.

I've really enjoyed my membership, and I'm usually impressed by the speakers they choose for each meeting.

The intro speaker mentioned they had a mentoring program and I had chance to grab a private word with him afterwards.

In one of my senior economics classes, we had a guest speaker who was an Air Force Major, a CFP, a Realtor, and an investor.

Using speaker wire for electrical.

The speaker was excellent and I gained some knowledge of insurance.

Speaker at my meeting said he sold them a deal that netted him $40k wholesale.

Marie PoeI suspect REIC hasn't changed much except that Phyllis while still around has decided to focus more on her investing so Steve & Robyn Love book the speakers and run the general meetings for both clubs right now.

We meet the third Saturday of the month from 9:30 till about noon with a unique guest speaker every month and a time dedicated to deals and networking.

I've watched millionaires created and watched some of them become broke.I went to a symposium some 6 or 7 years ago and the keynote speaker was projecting that the baby boomers would drive the stock market over 20,000 by now as every boomer would be investing their money for retirement into the stock market.The Fed isn't helping.