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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 – Mission statement
David and I attended an investment workshop on HUD properties in May in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the workshop, before getting into the meat of the topic, we were reminded of the importance of a mission statement and core values … Continue reading
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Muslim attacks and US Marine Corps Hymn
While preparing last month’s blog post, which talked about “the two attacks on USA – similarities and differences,” I learned that 9/11 was not the first attack by Muslims against Americans. The history goes back to the time of Thomas Jefferson … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Cameron’s Program Rocks!
When I was entrenched in Corporate America, earning good income and diligently saving much of it every month, I was all set financially for an eventual, comfortable retirement through my 401(k) account. Or so I thought. Then in 2000, the … Continue reading
Investing Outside of Wall Street – Teenage entrepreneurs
About a year ago, we received a flyer that was created by three, then-14-year-old girls who live in our neighborhood. In fact, from my office treadmill, on which I conduct almost all of my business each and every day, I … Continue reading
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The two attacks on USA – similarities and differences
In 1941, the United States of America was attacked by an enemy, galvanizing the entire nation to fight against evil. Within less than 4 years, the then-figurehead of the enemy chose to surrender unconditionally. Evil was crushed. Goodwill by the … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Technology culture shock
The technology-stock bubble burst in 2000, during which I lost a huge portion of my retirement funds. Four years later, after much pondering, hemming and hawing, I finally dared to leave my 20-year career in Corporate America – to devote … Continue reading
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Atrocities
This year marks the 70th anniversary since the end of World War II. For slightly over half a century since 1945, the Western hemisphere seemed to be a relatively safe and peaceful place – until the 9/11/2001 attack by Muslim … Continue reading
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Movie reviews – Part 2 of 2: “American Sniper”
This is a sequel to my last month’s blog post, Part 1 of 2: “Unbroken.” The reason I wanted to watch both movies on the same day is simple. Several decades separate the two actual events: (1) World War II … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – My big why
Recently, David forwarded me an email from my brother with a subject line indicating, “Urgent.” You see, David is very much a people person. In stark contrast, I am all about business. I learned that my brother and one of … Continue reading
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Movie reviews – Part 1 of 2: “Unbroken”
On Saturday, January 17, 2015, David and I went to see two movies at the new MJR Theater in Troy, MI. This theater is located at the south-east corner of Maple and Livernois, where the old Kmart building used to … Continue reading
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