enterprise writer for CNN Politics , Thomas Lake , and Dr . Michael Gunter , MD / VIP .
INVESTMENTS The Las Vegas Investment Club invests in a broad range of investments , each typically ranging from $ 250K to $ 3.5M in funding .
So far this has included :
• Two tourist attractions
• A factoring company
• An investment into several fitness facilities
The club publicly posts its performance results on its website at http :// lvinvestmentclub . com . Notable successes ( so far ) include an early exit to PayPal founder , Peter Thiel , for a 92 % gain in 10 months , as well as a fully repaid loan to Las Vegas business ‘ Adventure Combat ,’ with subsequent ongoing royalties . The group has also funded several UFC and Crunch gyms , as well as a $ 1M in a sub-prime financial firm , which last year surpassed one million loans . If you compare the club ’ s investment performance to date , it would easily rank in the top 1 % of funds , according to the club website .
TRENDING INVESTMENTS It is currently the club ’ s philosophy that there is a disproportionate amount of risk to potential reward in the stock market . For this reason , members have reduced their exposure to the stock market , and have increased the share of their portfolios held in gold and silver ( now up from 2-3 % to 5 %). This is direct investment in the physical metals .
The only stock LVIC has participated in has been MOGO Finance Technologies . Since getting in at around $ 1 , the stock ( traded on the TSE as ‘ MOGO ’) has become the top performing stock on the exchange . As of May 2017 , it was trading at close to $ 4 per share , or up around 300 % plus .
INVESTMENT APPROACH Several things stand out as being different at this club . The first is the lack of egos . There are certainly many investors , asset managers , and “ gurus ” out there who make a lot of noise , with far weaker track records . Club members here appear to have more of a sense of community , and are far more engaged and involved in decisions and the control of their assets than elsewhere . This applies to the point at which investments are made as well .
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The group ’ s performance , high level information , and savvy management has investors fl ying in each month — even from as far as away as Alaska . That certainly says something about the value members feel they are getting .
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The LVIC only funds projects where one of its senior members takes an active role in the “ day-today ” operations of the funded company . This may be as an officer , or serving on the Board of Advisors or Board of Directors . A reciprocal strategy exists , which can add a lot of value to the business as well , especially given the significant inventory of skills within the group .
The LVIC ’ s approach definitely has some Warren Buffett-like qualities . This shows up when investing in businesses , where they can have influence . Initial criteria demands that a prospect must be producing immediate cash flow , and offer disproportionately low risk to rewards .
The club prides itself on being sure they are over-collateralized every time . They look for a fiveto-one security ratio , or better . That could come in the form of liens on equipment and tangible assets as well as personal guarantees from owners who have significant collateral , and similar structures .
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