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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Bidding on HUD properties
As an investor as well as a HUD-registered bidder, I have always placed each bid based primarily on my assessment about the condition of the house. And each assessment relied heavily on a Property Condition Report, which accompanies each HUD-listed … Continue reading
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The Iran nuclear deal – Why do I care?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan is the only country in the world which was on the receiving end of nuclear bombs, which were intentionally dropped on human beings by other humans. Having spent my formative years through adulthood in Japan, I … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – “When I’m 65”
*****Caveat: I am neither a CPA nor an attorney. Contained within the Investing section of this website are my opinions as a business owner. You must consult qualified professionals BEFORE implementing any suggestions contained here. You, and only you, are … Continue reading
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Prejudice
What is prejudice? According to Google, it is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Where does the preconceived opinion come from? For children, typically, it comes from family, school, and/or society at large. Children … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Changing an LLC name
*****Caveat: I am neither a CPA nor an attorney. What is contained in the Investing section of this website is true from a business owner’s perspective in the state of Michigan as of each posting date ONLY. It is entirely … Continue reading
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Reverend Billy Graham’s Funeral – March 2, 2018
In September 2014, when visiting the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, North Carolina, I bought a book entitled, “Billy Graham: God’s Ambassador.” This book has since been on display on the credenza in our office. In December 2017, when I … Continue reading
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The Nunes Memo
As of this posting, a Democratic rebuttal to the Nunes Memo remains classified by the White House due to concerns over national security. In “The 2016 election – My thoughts,” I wrote about how corrupt the Democratic Party was, as manifested … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Long-term-care insurance, yet another example of good intentions gone bad
Good intentions that “powers that be” devise to “help protect” the public almost always end up having the opposite effect in the long run – and sometimes with disastrous consequences for most of us. We already know what is happening … Continue reading
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New Year – A time of renewal
Thoughts of life in Japan during official holidays for the New Year – January 1st through 3rd – bring back fond memories, getting together with relatives that we did not get to see much the rest of the year. I … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – NOT for the faint of heart
I have been at this game of investing outside of Wall Street full time since late 2004. Thanks to how committed I was about “saving” most of my earned income, back then, I still had plenty of funds left to … Continue reading
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