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.

World Wealth Report 2008

I found the World Wealth Report 2008 + other viewpoints @ www.us.capgemini.com/worldwealthreport08 interesting. The perception is the luxury sector is there and powerful. With millionaires and billionaires losing millions/billions in current economic meltdown + more than half the world experiencing double-digit inflation, it would be interesting to see how the millionaires/billionaires will be spending their net worth on luxury.

International Diamond Cut Conference 2009

The 2nd International Diamond Cut Conference (IDCC-2) will be held in the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland 22-25 March, 2009. I think it will be an interesting event on innovation, branding and new cutting styles for the new diamond consumers.

Useful link:
www.idcc2.octonus.com

Family Business

BDO Stoy Hayward Guide to the Family Business by Peter Leach is an insightful book on family business issues and solutions.

Useful link:
www.bdo.co.uk

Dia:Beacon

Dia:Beacon is a must-see spot on the contemporary-art circuit. Go to www.diabeacon.org for further info.