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Journal Club 04-21-23 – Passive Income MD

Here’s Journal Club 04-21-23! Every week, I hold a JOURNAL CLUB. After filtering through the articles on the web, I present a few that impacted my life this week. Be safe and stay well!


  • Target date funds are often viewed as an attractive option by many investors mainly for their simplicity and ease of investing. Are you looking to add these to your retirement portfolio? The Physician on FIRE shares key pointers for you to consider before investing in them in the article – 7 Reasons I Don’t Use Target Date Funds. Check it out.
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Florida realtor found dead in home, sister arrested for second-degree murder

A Florida community is devastated after a well-respected realtor was found dead in her home and police charged her younger sister with a second-degree murder.

according to the St. Petersburg Police Department, 54-year-old Sherry Lynn Howard was found dead in her home on in St. Petersburg. Petersburg, Florida on Tuesdays.

Sherry Howard was found dead in her St.  Pete home.

Sherry Howard was found dead in her St. Pete home. (Sherry Howard)

Police said Charee Howard, a licensed osteopathic physician, called 911 at about 3:30 pm saying that she had choked her to death. The sisters lived together at home and no one else was home at the time.

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Thanks to a mailing mix up, a local realtor’s dream of attending the Masters has come true

An Atlanta man is enjoying the Masters for the first time in his life, and it’s not because he won the lottery ticket.

Channel 2′s sports anchor Alison Mastrangelo was live at August National on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m on how one mailing mistake turned into his golden ticket to the Masters.

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Scott Stallings is a realtor in Atlanta and he’s been trying to get tickets to the Masters for 15 years. He just had no idea that receiving the wrong piece of mail would help

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Selling a House Without a Realtor? Here’s Tips for Success

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If you need to sell your house, you might want to skip hiring a realtor and save money. Here are tips for selling a house without a realtor.

By Anya Binx

Mar. 29 2023, Published 4:43 pm ET

Selling a house can be scary. Selling a house without a realtor can be even more intimidating. When it comes time to move and you’re ready to sell and have decided to forego using a realtor, there may be a few questions about the process. Where do you begin? How do you know you’re getting the best deal?

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California man turns the tables on home squatters

A Nevada handyman turned the tables on squatters who invaded his mother’s California home, after local officials said they could offer no assistance getting them out.

Flash Shelton, executive director of the Las Vegas-based United Handyman Association, said in a YouTube video that the trouble began after his father died and his mother could no longer live in the family home — which was then put up for rent.

A woman who identified herself as a prison guard reached out to Shelton looking to rent the Northern California house, but couldn’t offer any money or credit.

Shelton turned the woman

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Searching for two years, an Oak Creek veteran struggles to become a home owner

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. — The Wisconsin Realtors Association released its February report. It shows home sales are down nearly 30%. But that doesn’t mean they are falling. However, a Redfin report shows Milwaukee is the city with the highest home sales prices in the country.

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Sold sign outside a home in Wauwatosa.

An Oak Creek veteran knows that all too well. To say it has been a struggle for Bennie Brown to find a home is an understatement.

“Looking for over two years,” said Brown.

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Bennie Brown speaks to reporter Rebecca Klopf about his two year search to