Category Archives: Investing

Investing Outside of Wall Street – Scams and frauds: Part 1 of 3

For the remainder of this year, I’ll be covering a three-part series on scams and frauds.  This month, it contains short blurbs on email spams, Internet scams, and real estate scams. There is a saying in Japan, “Consider every human … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Business and pleasure

Ever since I have chosen the path to become an entrepreneur since the market crash of 2000, most of my waking hours are being spent on running our businesses.  Consequently, aside from some family gatherings, the only other event for … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – On the (new?) rule on legal aliens

As some of you may have noticed, I have been posting blogs monthly on two independent categories: Investing Outside of Wall Street War, Peace, and Gratitude Today, for the first time since my inaugural blog in 2012, the “Investing Outside … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Getting serious about publishing book #2

I’m facing a fork in the road.  I used to say, “My book #2 is not going to be published until and unless I will have met my goal.”  And I’ve stuck with it – so far. My stubborn self … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Words of wisdom from Winston Churchill

Do you sometimes feel like a gerbil on a spinning wheel – working hard every day, yet getting nowhere?  I sure do.  I like the business that I run and what I do to make it work.  In terms of … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Sugarcoating the real issue; i.e., the underfunded liabilities

Imagine, first, that you have been devoting every waking moment of your life to be financially self-sufficient in your retirement since when the dot-com bubble burst.  During that same period, one of the worst financial disasters happened in the market, … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – A cash-flow refresher course

In February, I wrote about how our new business venture, selling on Amazon, was put on hold.  The fact that I ran out of cash – to keep the business running – bothered me a lot.  I did all the … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – A shiny-object syndrome

When I decided to become my own boss in late 2004, I knew exactly WHY I chose to go on this journey and where the destination was.  What I did not know was HOW I was going to get there.  … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Pausing, not giving up on, Amazon business!

Sometimes, it’s tough to swallow being equity rich and cash poor.  How our household finances became this way is a whole different topic.  Let’s just say that, for multiple reasons, the year 2008 had a lot to do with it … Continue reading

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Investing Outside of Wall Street – Health Savings Account

***Disclaimer: I am neither an attorney nor an accountant. Before choosing to implement any investment concepts, you must seek the advice of professionals who understand the specific investment tool you intend to incorporate. This is equally true when using your … Continue reading

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