February 2018 Monthly Letter

George Washington gave some great advice that we can still use today, in his farewell address of 1776: “Don’t blow the tax payer’s cash on tanks, don’t elect the same guy more than twice and don’t let the nations politics

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January 2018 Monthly Letter

“The reason that guru is such a popular word is because “Charlatan” is so hard to spell.” ~ William Bernstein The word “Charlatan” is derived from the Italian word ciarlare which means “to babble”. One of the benefits of keeping

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December 2017 Monthly Letter

The four stages of life: You believe in Santa Claus. You don’t believe in Santa Claus. You are Santa Claus. You look like Santa Claus. As commercial real estate brokers, we are asked to wear a lot of hats and

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November 2017 Monthly Letter

The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. Today, Plymouth Rock is only the size of a car engine. It has cracked three times over the years getting smaller each time…the effects of time. We have all heard the adage that

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Monthly Letter for October 2017

Zen teaching: “Always remember you are unique just like everyone else.” We seem to be living in a divided time unless you have just faced a natural disaster, then we seem to all band together regardless of color, politics or

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September 2017 Monthly Letter

As many of you know or remember, I had a bit of a health scare last year at this time. I’m thrilled to report that a year later, the doctors have given me a clean bill of health, we’ve closed

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August 2017 Monthly Letter

You have all probably heard the story of the infamous space pen. You know that one that taxpayers spent millions on so astronauts could write upside down and in weightlessness. Meanwhile, the Russians simply handed their cosmonauts pencils. More on

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July 2017 Monthly Letter

It seems that Jeff Bezos has experienced the same problem as many Amazon customers with having Echo ordering inappropriately: Scene: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ trendy home earlier this month. He’s talking to his Echo. Bezos: “Find me something to buy at

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June 2017 Monthly Letter

According to her biography, Barbara Millicent Roberts grew up in the mythical town of Willows, Wisconsin. For a period of time she attended Willows High School but later moved on to Manhattan International High School in New York City. Over

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May 2017 Monthly Letter

Customer service is always a tricky thing. In today’s world of instant communication and streaming video it is increasingly challenging – take the United Airlines debacle as an example. That was tough to see but especially for me who grew

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