Author Archives: Reiko

Investing Outside of Wall Street – What is the safest investment?

Hindsight is 20/20. After all the mistakes I could have possibly made, the safest investment would have been the bank certificate of deposit, albeit the lowest in terms of return on investment. Most investors would laugh at me and think, … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The last push

I have retained a private coach to help give my final push before retiring from the investment business. The objective is to accumulate 20 additional, cash-flowing properties by the end of 2024. Roughly, this translates to an average of one … Continue reading

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Noah’s Ark

Recently, David and I were supposed to have been enjoying a cruise around Japan, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with dear friends, Karen and George, who were also celebrating their 45th. Karen and I have known each other since 1978 … Continue reading

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Double rainbows

Double rainbows are rare, stunningly beautiful, and can be ominous. Queen Elizabeth II has been the Queen of England for seven decades, or for as long as I can remember. No matter where I lived, even halfway around the world … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Inflation

Today’s post is written strictly as a consumer, not as an investor. Inflation happens. For the most part, most of us don’t pay much attention to it until such a time when the rate of increase is out of the … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – What are the Democrats up to?

As a taxpayer, I have been seriously concerned about the Democrats manipulating the government entities, such as the IRS, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These entities are all supposed to be politically neutral, but are … Continue reading

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Reflections on marriage

Each of us, upon birth, is dealt a certain set of cards. I was born and grew up in Japan in – what I now know as – a dysfunctional family. It was headed by an alcoholic father who often … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – If I knew then what I know now, I would… (Part 2)

Nine years ago, I used a nearly-identical title as this month’s post. If I knew everything I have learned since when I started on this journey, I would do the following instead: Focus on the passive income instead of earned … Continue reading

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A simple pleasure

Recently, in the middle of the week, first thing in the morning, I said to myself, “I’m going to finalize my kitchen organization today.” This was a spontaneous decision. In the previous home, I had no problem keeping various items … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Property management

There is no right or wrong way to tackle the issue of managing investment properties. Most of our investor friends manage their own. We don’t. If you have the time and patience to deal with all aspects involved, enjoy the … Continue reading

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