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Feb 1, 2023
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Littlerich
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No, But I have with my FIL (he is a financial advisor affiliated with a large
Financial Group, Carson Wealth)
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POLL: Have you ever invested money with someone in your Ward?
GRCoug
2/1/23 2:11pm
It's a loss every time
HighHorse
2/1/23 2:12pm
Does car insurance count?
Niiineteeen84
2/1/23 2:13pm
I once realized over a year after moving into a new ward that my bishop was my insurance agent.
cheezedawg
2/1/23 2:32pm
Only for fire insurance.
WizeGuise
2/1/23 2:13pm
Yes, but a good friend/neighbor - real estate flip. Turned out great.
Pollster
2/1/23 2:14pm
Does tithing with the bishop count?
panacablue
2/1/23 2:14pm
Are you kidding me?? No
pink22
2/1/23 2:19pm
I can't believe anyone would do this
2FarGone
2/1/23 2:19pm
I don't see the issue with investing with friend, ward member etc. Would you rather invest with some idiot off the
Baron
2/1/23 2:22pm
Well said
cougfanblue
2/1/23 2:39pm
I feel the same way.
kotacoug
2/1/23 2:40pm
There was a realtor who convinced half the ward to invest in real estate in 2006
DodgerCoug
2/1/23 2:22pm
My wife!
newbee
2/1/23 2:24pm
Yeah. It’s going to bring a HUGE return. Just handed over my life savings
ballen
2/1/23 2:27pm
I think too many are drawing the wrong lesson from this.
Socrates Johnson
2/1/23 2:28pm
For example, you are close friends and in the same ward as the Ensign
Baron
2/1/23 2:30pm
^^^ Good point. The "victims" in schemes like this are often negligent or...
CougaReb
2/1/23 2:50pm
If someone were to approach me at church, it would raise a red flag. I don't
fbguru
2/1/23 2:57pm
I get it. I do business with people from Church all the time though. I just
Socrates Johnson
2/1/23 4:00pm
I feel like 90% of the board has done business with mulletino. Probably in someone's ward.
Baron
2/1/23 4:14pm
I tap the ward fundraising well all the time.
scootsy
2/1/23 2:28pm
I don't think I've ever even been asked/encouraged/approached to do so
fattycoug
2/1/23 2:29pm
Because of this situation. A highly successful investor in the neighborhood
JohnnyC
2/1/23 2:29pm
No, But I have with my FIL (he is a financial advisor affiliated with a large
Littlerich
2/1/23 2:30pm
I’ve only been presented MLM opportunities so it’s been an easy no.
greatbam
2/1/23 2:32pm
Our financial advisor is a member of a ward we were in almost 15 years ago.
cougfanblue
2/1/23 2:34pm
Run from anyone that tries to sell their services to you based on church
VACOUGFAN
2/1/23 3:00pm
This made me laugh... we're on the same wave length here...
VACOUGFAN
2/1/23 3:03pm
SGC!!!!!
cougfanblue
2/1/23 3:40pm
Luckily they stopped coming to church a year or two before we invested so I'm ok
ponys
2/1/23 2:36pm
My investment guy is in my ward but I don't go to him exclusively
VACOUGFAN
2/1/23 2:55pm
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