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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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“By Dammit, We’re Marines!” by Gail Chatfield
I abhor violence. So, generally, I avoid violent fictional books and movies. The only exceptions I make are when the stories are non-fiction about the atrocities inflicted by Japanese military. Nearly a year ago, I read a book called, “By … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – If I knew then what I know now, I would…
Last month, I let off steam by writing about the federal laws that killed our business model. Once I made up my mind to abandon it, however, there was no turning back no matter how much anyone else tried to tell … Continue reading
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A visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
There are so many fascinating places to visit in Washington D.C. Sometime in the future, I’d like to spend a couple of weeks there just to visit various memorials, museums, and other fascinating places of national significance. On June … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The laws that killed our business model
I have the freedom to choose to invest outside of Wall Street. Or, at least, I still firmly believe this to be the case. As a law-abiding citizen of the United States, however, I cannot choose to operate outside of … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Failure is NOT an option!
As an adult immigrant, I have been driven to prove to myself that I can remain free and independent in this country of my childhood dreams. For nearly a decade, David and I have invested in real estate the conventional … Continue reading
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Article by Ms. Robin Ruehlen in Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle
This month, I’m going to give myself a break and post an article written by Ms. Robin Ruehlen of C&G News about a presentation that I gave at Bloomfield Township Senior Services (BTSS) on Armed Forces Day last month. Please … Continue reading
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Reaching out to World War II veterans
This year, May 18th and 19th are very important days for me. Let me explain briefly about each. May 18: I’m speaking at Bloomfield Township Senior Services Address: 4200 Telegraph Road, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan The third Saturday of May is … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – “Retirement Gamble” on PBS
“Retirement Gamble” aired on Frontline on April 23, 2013. For me, it was an excellent summary and reminder of why I do what I do day in and day out. The market crash of 2000 was the trigger that made … Continue reading
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Nearly 1,000 views on YouTube – thanks to a lucky break
Just last month, I mentioned that it took seven months to reach 500 hits on YouTube with my two-minute video message to WWII veterans. In less than a month thereafter, hits nearly doubled. Whoa! How did this happen? The rest … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – A paradigm shift
In last month’s blog post, I talked about downsizing. It was necessitated primarily by the seismic shifts in both real-estate and capital markets. For those of us who invested our retirement funds into real estate and suffered the severe consequences … Continue reading
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