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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 – Becoming certified private-money brokers
Since I began my journey to remain financially independent, I have been exposed to a number of real-estate-investment techniques. In recent years, the need to stabilize our cash flow led us to the business of wholesaling. During the process of … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Whatever it takes!
The deeper I got into real-estate investing, the clearer it has become that this was, is, and will always be a people business. The better we understand human nature, the easier it is to understand how different people behave differently … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 4 of 4: Human nature
I lived in Japan for the first 23 years of my life. Thereafter, by choice, I have been living in the United States for the last 42 years. Culturally, the two countries could not be more different from each other … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Paradigm Shifts
Since I began investing in real estate, I have had to overcome many prejudices I held about how it is done. In retrospect, every single one of these prejudices was based on my own ignorance. It is easy to dismiss … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 3 of 4: A different path
Having gone through the Japanese educational system from kindergarten through junior college, and with some work experience under my belt in a Japanese company, in 1971, I began working for my first American boss, Bernard Krisher. Bernie was the Bureau … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 2 of 4: Truth or fiction
I could not help but recognize so many of the names and characters in Bix’s book. This, in and of itself, is not unusual at all because I lived in Japan since birth in 1949 – nearly 4 years after … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The essence of freedom
Almost a year ago, Jesse, our son, asked if we wanted to go on a cruise to Alaska with his family. I instantly said, “yes,” and David began working out the details with Jesse right away. David wrote a wonderful … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – An overnight success? Not!
April 2014 was a wonderful month in more ways than one. First, both David and I celebrated our 65th birthdays. Accordingly, effective the first day of the month, we had our health-care coverage switched from our former-employer-sponsored one to that … Continue reading
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“Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix – Part 1 of 4: Deception
Have you ever read a book that made you feel angry and betrayed? I never have – until I read the book, “Hirohito” by Herbert P. Bix. As of this writing, I’m only 40% into the book. With so many … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Money and freedom
What is freedom? At what price is freedom worth it? I recently had an aha moment about freedom. Freedom is a concept that exists only because each of us is a human being and lives in a society made up … Continue reading
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