Christian Boros

Christian Boros has turned Berlin into an art laboratory. Go to www.sammlung-boros.de for further info. It's a real showcase for art. A must visit.

Useful link:
www.boros.de

Payback

Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth by Margaret Atwood is an insightful and remarkably timely book on debt management. A must read.

Useful link:

www.owtoad.com

I think debt is as old as human civilization.

Lucio Fontana

The Economist article on Lucio Fontana and his artworks @ http://www.economist.com/daily/columns/artview/displayStory.cfm?story_id=12448338 was educational and insightful.

Useful link:
www.fondazioneluciofontana.it

Toshiyuki Takahashi

Chris Kohler's article on Toshiyuki Takahashi + other viewpoints @ http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/meet-takahashi.html was interesting.

Useful links:
www.16shot.jp
http://tgs.cesa.or.jp

He is a legend.

Heard On The Street

Whenever the stock market gets rocky, jewelry and diamonds does very well. It's portable and reassuring than assets sitting in stocks.

Hard to believe, but true.

Random Thoughts

The majority of unskilled investors stubbornly hold onto their losses when the losses are small and reasonable. They could get out cheaply, but being emotionally involved and human, they keep waiting and hoping until their loss gets much bigger and costs them dearly.

- William O’Neil
www.williamoneil.com

How true!

Warren Buffet Viewpoints

Warren Buffet's opinion piece in the New York Times @ www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17buffett.html?_r=1&ref=opinion&oref=slogin was brilliant. He was spot on.

Zultanite

Zultanite is an interesting color-change gemstone mined in Turkey's Anatolian Mountains (Milas county of Muğla). Go to www.zultanitegems.com for further info.