If this interests you at all, I'll talk to my Black Diamond partners tomorrow night: What if you had a separate BP meetup before the Black Diamond event in Waltham?

If you look at how a lot of people have escaped countries in the past during political turmoil, they use things like gold, silver, diamonds, etc. 

Look for a book called "Getting More" by Stuart Diamond.

It reminds me of that book, "Acres of Diamond or "The richest man in Babylon" where some guy sold his house to search the whol world for Gold, only to discover that the house he sold contained the Gold he was seeking.

Recommendation #1 - Bob Diamond's Bankruptcy course.

“Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their job.” ~ Malcolm Forbes

They are already dirty and the second they come home you will have problems with the cleaning service having stolen 17 of their precious diamond rings that were right on their dresser before they came.

It is a little more of a hike but I like the Black Diamond meeting in Waltham (Alternates each month with their Worcester location, which is tonight, with July being in Waltham).  

Besides those groups check out the Black Diamond meeting in Worcester (2nd one in Waltham) as it will give you a broader RE base and great networking.  

HD is switching to lower end Chinese made products, plus they charge for kitchen design (Lowes doesn't) Love to see Lowes start stocking a higher grade Diamond cabinets in the stores for fast fix/flips, etc.