MEETING DETAILS
September 20, 2016
7pm – 9pm
MEETING AGENDA
A review of a few of our major investment by club members with focus on Fitness Investment Group and Adventure Combat Ops. See the LVIC Portfolio for info about each.
The September 20th, club meeting will be open to your guests
Please invite a friend to come to the meeting as we are hoping, over the next 12 months, to double our club membership.
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- The Stock Market collapsed today – Here is what I should do next. May 13, 2020
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As presented by Bill at EconoSummit 2017 view Bill’s complete Economic Outlook presentation via PDF here. link: http://lvinvestmentclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Bill-Strauss-Economic-Outlook-EconoSummit-2017.pdf
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Here are some photos of company founder with Dana White and Bruce Buffer. There are perks to being so involved in the Fitness Investment Group.
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- Bernie Sanders Las Vegas Investment Club February 5, 2016
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Steve Hawks at the Las Vegas Investment Club Economic Overview.
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We ask that those who support this initiative takes one minute to send an email the CEO of Caesars and MGM re: Paid parking. Thank you. We wanted to update you on one of our recent efforts. On February 15, 2019, the…
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- PRESS ADVISORY
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