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"To America – With Profound Gratitude: My Journey to Freedom and Independence" by Reiko McKendry
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Writer’s block – that was meant to be!
For the first time since I started my monthly blogs a little over a decade ago, I was facing writer’s block. Then, the following lecture showed up in the Epoch Times: ‘How Evidence-Based Medicine Became an Illusion’ by Dr. Aseem … Continue reading
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Things for which I am grateful
How I think about life has often been based on “War, Peace, and Gratitude.” One of the daily tasks to which I have been committed for quite some time has been to write three things for which I’m grateful. I … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – What is the safest investment?
Hindsight is 20/20. After all the mistakes I could have possibly made, the safest investment would have been the bank certificate of deposit, albeit the lowest in terms of return on investment. Most investors would laugh at me and think, … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – The last push
I have retained a private coach to help give my final push before retiring from the investment business. The objective is to accumulate 20 additional, cash-flowing properties by the end of 2024. Roughly, this translates to an average of one … Continue reading
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Noah’s Ark
Recently, David and I were supposed to have been enjoying a cruise around Japan, celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary with dear friends, Karen and George, who were also celebrating their 45th. Karen and I have known each other since 1978 … Continue reading
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Double rainbows
Double rainbows are rare, stunningly beautiful, and can be ominous. Queen Elizabeth II has been the Queen of England for seven decades, or for as long as I can remember. No matter where I lived, even halfway around the world … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Inflation
Today’s post is written strictly as a consumer, not as an investor. Inflation happens. For the most part, most of us don’t pay much attention to it until such a time when the rate of increase is out of the … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – What are the Democrats up to?
As a taxpayer, I have been seriously concerned about the Democrats manipulating the government entities, such as the IRS, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These entities are all supposed to be politically neutral, but are … Continue reading
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Reflections on marriage
Each of us, upon birth, is dealt a certain set of cards. I was born and grew up in Japan in – what I now know as – a dysfunctional family. It was headed by an alcoholic father who often … Continue reading
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Investing Outside of Wall Street – If I knew then what I know now, I would… (Part 2)
Nine years ago, I used a nearly-identical title as this month’s post. If I knew everything I have learned since when I started on this journey, I would do the following instead: Focus on the passive income instead of earned … Continue reading
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