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Keith's Blog Continued...

By Keith DeGreen, J.D., CFP

Large and Small. Rich and poor. Abundant and scarce.

These adjectives all describe the 1800-mile archipelago of the Caroline Islands that run east-west along about the seventh parallel, known as Micronesia, or more formally as the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

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-From Chagrin Falls, Ohio to Pohnpei, Micronesia
-Low Growth vs. High Growth Local U.S. Economies
-A Visit to Pohnpei, Micronesia
-Using ETFs to short the market
-New accounting rules may hurt your stocks
-Hedging oil with ETFs
-New 401(k) options and challenges
-The turnaround at Ford
-The Clean Energy Industry
-Crew Update

The drop-dead beauty of Pohnpei and its people, the island capital of Micronesia, has attracted mariners for centuries. It’s a place that absolutely positively makes sailing across the Pacific worthwhile.

The eco-tourism opportunities, deep sea diving, or fishing, and the friendliness of the people is supplemented by colorful places such as the Tattooed Irishman Bar at the thatched-hut Village Hotel, or the Rusty Anchor Lounge, frequented by ex—pats from around the globe.

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There is a village where normal is everywhere.

Families live in two and three story pitched-roof homes with gables and porches, some older than a century, and they work in town or in the nearby city which seems a thousand miles away and they mow their lawns and trim their flower beds in the spring and summer and buy or cut firewood in the fall and keep shovels and snow blowers ready for winter and in the summer the forests with their huge old trees hang over the roads and are a deep green and flowers of all colors are everywhere.

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* Where in the world is Keith DeGreen?
* Are you dizzy yet? The conflicting data on the U.S. economy and markets
* Are you earning a sufficient risk premium on your bonds?
* What the Wachovia-A.G. Edwards merger means to you
* Morgan Stanley: Global real estate juggernaut
* Understanding Iran : Follow the money!
* Antwerp’s diamond disaster
* Mexico’s Pemex vs. Brazil’s Pertrobas – How private enterprise prevails again
* Latin American currency gainers vs. the U.S. dollar
* China update: The shakeout has begun

Keith,

I would like to buy a Nordhavn and cruise inland up the Alaska coast.

I would also try to charter the ship to help with taxes, etc. I have real estate — vacant land — and wonder if I could do a tax-free 1031 exchange — the land for the boat. I would use the boat as my primary residence, and would also charter it.

I enjoy reading of your adventures and financial information. Thanks for your help.

Mike

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Keith,

For medical reason I had to have my father’s house deeded over to me. I have talked to two accountants who have told me 1) I have my father’s tax base and 2) I have a new tax base. What say you mate.

Bill

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How do you take a vacation from a perpetual vacation?

You fly from Majuro, The Marshall Islands, swing through Phoenix to pick up your family and head to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, for a high school and family reunion.

I’ll be back on the ship — in Pohnpei, Micronesia — June 2 their time, June 1 stateside.

We’ll broadcast the radio show live from Chagrin Falls this Sunday!

–Keith

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