Thursday, November 6, 2008
I’m happy that so many of you like the mushroom necklace featured in the post below. This photo is larger than life. See here for measurements. This is your lucky day, because my manufacturer accidentally made my sample ‘shroom in 14K gold instead of 18K. I’d like to sell this one quickly because I prefer [...]
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Friday, October 17, 2008
Continuing my thoughts from a week ago…. Gold is down below $800 an ounce (yay!) and headed for a big weekly loss. Naturally, I haven’t heard from any would-be gold investors today, because THIS would be the time to buy gold. I only hear from them when gold is at a high. Speaking of investing, [...]
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Friday, October 10, 2008
I always thought Dick Fuld, the chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers (my former employer), was an arrogant S.O.B. But I’m not really taking any pleasure in his being scapegoated for the current financial crisis. Lehman wouldn’t have failed if the government hadn’t decided to stick to a “tough love” approach for all of 24 [...]
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Last month, I bought 16 inches of heavy 18K chain for $444. The same chain cost me $255 in 2006.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008
Gold prices hit a new high this week, topping $1,000 an ounce. Global economic and political instability increases demand for gold, which is seen as a safe haven. I’m always amused the people who take it a little too far — the ones that truly believe the apocalypse coming and that gold will be the [...]
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
I last posted about record-high gold prices about two weeks ago. Today gold went up another $25 an ounce to about $990, a new record. Here’s the chart that shows how earlier this decade, gold was under $300 an ounce. Gold prices from 2000 – present Source: Kitco I will give y’all two pieces of [...]
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Remember how Gollem got so worked up when a couple of hobbits ran off with his gold ring? Well, I empathize. I complained about the price of gold back in the good old days when gold cost a mere $700 an ounce, instead of $900-plus. For a little while at the end of last year, [...]
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Friday, February 1, 2008
In the movie Working Girl, Tess (Melanie Griffith) says, “I have a head for business and a bod for sin. Is there anything wrong with that?” No, there isn’t. Unfortunately, I don’t have those qualities. As this video will prove, I have a face for radio and a voice for silent movies. You need to [...]
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Sunday, January 13, 2008
I love this scene from The Sopranos. Tony and his murderous mother Livia are fighting about her future, including the dispensation of her good jewelry. My Livia Poison Ring wasn’t inspired by Livia Soprano, though I’m sure she would have found it useful. Livia Poison Ring in 18K yellow gold and diamonds© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photo [...]
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
because watching gold prices is killing me! It’s now around $713 an ounce. I feel like we’re going to crash through last year’s high this week. Save me, Jebus!
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