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I was born on 6 August 1956 in San Francisco, California to Janet and (the late) Richard Hovis.
I grew up in Santa Monica, California where I attended elementary, junior high school, and high school (graduating in 1974), in addition to involvement in sports and recreation (Little League +, the Boy’s Club ++). Further, it was in elementary school – St. Augustine’s By-the -Sea Parish School that I found, and made the choice to truly journey with God.
I attended Arizona State University from 1974 to 1977 – seeking to become an architect, however, I was not accepted, and, as such, I graduated with a Liberal Arts degree.
Upon graduation from Arizona State University, I attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and studied City and Regional Planning at the Master’s level. I successfully completed one (1) year in a two (2) year program – I did not complete the Master’s degree in City and Regional Planning – due to personal reasons.
I returned to Santa Monica where I started (October 1979) my career as graphic designer with Exxon Company, USA. I spent five years with Exxon Company, USA.
While working with Exxon Company, USA I was accepted into architectural school – Sci-Arc in Southern California, however, I did not attend preferring to stay with Exxon..
In 1982 I married Laura Flosi and in April 1983 we had our one and only child – Lauren Alain Hovis – a gift from God.
We moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 from Los Angeles, where I went to work as a graphic designer with Kitchell CEM (from 1985 -1987).
From 1987 – 1995 I was an independent contractor, and a registered representative in mortgage finance, financial management, graphic design, and drafting.
Further, I attended the University of Phoenix and successfully obtained a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) in 1982.
I was also a member of the Scottsdale Jaycees, where I became very involved in community events and projects.
In 1994, I accepted a cartography position with the Defense Mapping Agency in Reston, Virginia. As such, I relocated from Phoenix to Reston.
In 1998, I was accepted and worked as a Visual Information Officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. In 2002, I worked as a Support Officer until my retirement (due to a need for shoulder surgery) in September 2018.
Away from my Federal Government service, I have been involved in various organizations and activities in Northern Virginia.
In November of 2011, I married Rebecca Ouellette in Santa Monica, California. I reside in San Tan Valley, AZ with my two hamster - Jess and Timothy, our fish, our lizard - RJ Lizard., and our cats - Pearl and Grey.
As to hobbies, I enjoy playing sports, attending sporting events, mentoring individuals from financial management to hamsters, building models, photography, travel, multimedia design, managing partner for RJ Hamster, and jazz – smooth jazz to a samba or a bossa nova.
Love and God Bless,
Peter – aka RJ Hamster Jo hi
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Chris Graebe has done it again.
This morning, Chris rang the Nasdaq opening bell with Eagle Nuclear Energy (NUCL).
Chris helped Weiss Members get into an early pre-IPO funding round for this uranium & nuclear energy tech company (formerly called Eagle Energy Metals) …
That means these readers were able to get in at a much lower valuation … and they were already way up long before most investors had a chance to get in.
This comes fresh off the heels of the Starfighters Space IPO, where Weiss Members saw peak returns so far of 777% … more than 3.6x greater gains than IPO investors.
(Chris rang the opening bell with them too, on the NYSE).
If you missed those amazing pre-IPO deals, I have great news:
In a few days, a new pre-IPO opportunity is opening to Weiss Members … and we believe the rewards could far surpass anything we’ve seen, for three reasons:
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- Second, they’re using this tech to unlock a new source of high-grade metals valued at up to $60 BILLION per year … just as prices for these assets are reaching all-time highs, and record demand is pushing prices even higher.
- Third, this is not just any pre-IPO funding round … it’s an “Alpha Round” deal. This is one of the earliest and most lucrative private investment rounds. At Chris’ Weiss Member briefing, he shared the proof of how Alpha Round investors in one company could have seen returns as high as 552,322% … enough to turn a $1,000 investment into $5.5 MILLION.
This new deal opens in just a few days, but you’ve got to reserve a seat at the table now.
Because pre-IPO funding rounds are first-come, first-served. Once the legal funding limit is reached, the round is closed, and it’s no longer possible to get any shares.
This is not like regular stocks. You can’t just go back the next trading day and try again. If you miss it, you’ll be stuck on the outside looking in.
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