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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 – Mobile office
My husband’s passion is traveling. Mine is investing. Actually, to be more precise, investing became my passion AFTER the first wave of market crashes which, in recent decades, started around 1999 and 2000. From the very beginning, accommodating both of … Continue reading
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Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kitty Hawk, NC
Last month, March 2016, Jesse and Kathy, our son and daughter-in-law, invited anyone in the family who could join them for a vacation at a beach-front property they rented for a week in Duck, North Carolina. First, the interior of … Continue reading
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Power outage
Sometimes, what happens in life throws you completely off guard. Last month, on the 20th, after a couple of days of very strong and unrelenting winds, a tree fell down on a power line in our neighborhood at 11:05 a.m. … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Refusing to be a slave to someone else
An unknown author once said, “We too often love things and use people when we should use things and love people.” On a broad scope, there are two types of people in this world: Those who are respectful of your … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – A great opportunity in disguise
Japanese is my first language. About 30 years ago, I was researching in depth in my native language about Toyota and Honda to help make Chrysler, my then employer in Detroit, more competitive vis-à-vis its Japanese competitors. There is one … Continue reading
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“One Nation under God”
In my December 2015 blog post, I mentioned about a book called, “Son of Hamas,” written by Mosab Hassan Yousef. It was one of the most memorable books I have ever read – with a possible, viable solution proposed by … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – My first bid on a HUD property
** On 02/01/2016, this post was updated. I thank Ms. Amy Beltz of BLB Resources for her valuable input. On 01/28/2016, I took the class she taught on “Comprehensive HUD Training.” ** HUD is short for U.S. Department of … Continue reading
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War, Peace, and Gratitude – Japan’s post-WWII Peace Constitution
In October 2015, after I completed my presentation on “Japan’s Gratitude for America” at a local church, a lady came up to me and asked if I had read a book called, “The Only Woman in the Room” by Beate Sirota Gordon. … Continue reading
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Nature and human nature
The natural world never ceases to fascinate me. The suburb in which David and I have lived since 1984 has plenty of trees. Every morning, as I wake up, I see various birds, many of them with beautiful colors. I … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – What gets measured gets done
I have known the importance of setting goals: annually, quarterly, monthly, and weekly. After all, I used to be part of corporate America where numbers ruled supreme. Each year, Cameron Dunlap also reminds his students, myself included, the importance of … Continue reading
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