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VIDEO! At Sea — The One that Got Away (06-14-07)

Posted by Keith on June 19, 2007 at 4:48 am | Leave a Comment

VIDEO! Pacific Sunrise While at Sea (06-12-07)

Posted by Keith on June 19, 2007 at 4:46 am | Leave a Comment

VIDEO! May 14 Arrival at Majuro

Posted by Keith on June 19, 2007 at 4:44 am | 1 Comment

FROM PALAU: Keith’s June 17 Radio Show

Posted by Keith on June 18, 2007 at 12:30 pm | Leave a Comment

Palau – A Brief (Revised) Introduction

Posted by Keith on June 17, 2007 at 5:20 am | 3 Comments

Palau is a single-island nation about 450 miles east of The Philippines.

Here are some statistics offered by Dermot Keane, Manager of Sam’s Tours, on Palau:

Palau Population 2006 per Palau Min. of Health: Total: 19,907
5,469 Non-Palauan = 27%
5,152 below 15 years old
13,619 between 16 and 64 years old
1,136 Palauans over 65
Annual growth is 1.3

Life Expectancy: M = 68.08; F = 75.95

ENGLISH SPEAKING: Almost everyone speaks English except some senior citizens.

This spectacularly beautiful island nation has a land mass (a series of islands in close proximity) of 177- square-miles.

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Seven Wonderful Days at Sea: Pohnpei to Palau

Posted by Keith on June 17, 2007 at 5:13 am | 3 Comments

It is with great pleasure that I share with you my log of the most pleasant seven days I’ve ever spent at sea. We are working diligently to download all four videos mentioned in the article. Connections from Palau are very slow, so please be patient!

Sunday, June 10, 2007

At 10:00 we hoisted our 5×8’ American flag up the rear halyard on our stack, and departed the dock at Kolonia Harbor, Pohnpei, bound for Palau, about 1450 NM away. A large container ship had just docked nearby and we powered past her in our beautiful Nordhavn. The ship’s Chinese crew waved, admired our boat, looked at our flag, and gave us the thumbs up.

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What an RLT Can Do And NOT Do

Posted by Keith on June 17, 2007 at 5:01 am | Leave a Comment

Keith,

What type of trust should I set up to (a) let the children avoid probate, and (b) protect the house, bank accounts, personal property from legal actions now and after my death?

My husband listened to you every Sunday. I have a new appreciation for that! Thank you so much

Linda

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Real Estate Investing in Your IRA?

Posted by Keith on June 17, 2007 at 4:51 am | Leave a Comment

Keith,

Several local radio shows/advertising hours tout the concept of self-directed IRAs aimed at real estate investment.
Is this a reasonable idea? I’m below 40 and have about 190K with my wife in retirement
accounts. I could look to put in roughly 10K next year is this enough to make it worthwhile?

I don’t want to have to do a lot of management. I want a few options and then I want to be able to let someone work on implementation. Are there firms you would recommend over others or keys to look for in considering various firms?

Thank you for your time.

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Divorce 101: Splitting IRAs

Posted by Keith on June 17, 2007 at 4:42 am | Leave a Comment

Keith,

In a divorce how are the IRA’s dealt with? They are all in my name. My wife had no earned income. Do they have to be sold and then renamed. What is the best way to handle them with the least tax consequences?

Jim

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