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Economy boosts gold’s appeal, but is metal a practical investment? February 28, 2009 – Posted in: Press

By MEGAN V. WINSLOW Published: February 28, 2009 Palm Beach Daily News With stocks floundering and the future of the U.S. banking system uncertain, investors are increasingly looking to good, old gold as a security net. In the past few weeks, area jewelry businesses such as Circa and House of Kahn Estate Jewelers and local financial advisers at companies such as Wachovia and Northern Trust have noted a steady influx of customers inquiring about gold…

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Upside to Down Market is Taxes October 18, 2008 – Posted in: Press

By GAIL LIBERMAN Published: October 18, 2008 Palm Beach Daily News There sure is a lot to talk about financially speaking when you hit this season’s first cocktail parties. But instead of talking about how much you lost in the stock market recently, you might discuss the high quality stocks and bonds you own that should perform well in the future. Or, might a more attractive conversation revolve around large, beautiful jewels? Tobina Kahn, vice…

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As Times Turn Tough, New York’s Wealthy Economize: Plastic Surgeons, Jewelers, Yacht Builders Brace for Leaner Times; Saying No to Caviar September 19, 2008 – Posted in: Press

By ELLEN GAMERMAN, CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN and FRANCINE SCWADEL Published: September 19, 2008 Wall Street Journal A nose job in a hospital with a private nurse in attendance had been something of a rite of passage for Joan Asher’s children. But when her fourth and last child was ready for her own rhinoplasty recently, Ms. Asher asked her to postpone it. The financial markets were simply more out of whack than her 16-year-old’s proboscis. “The…

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Rising value of diamonds raises interest in estate jewelers July 13, 2008 – Posted in: Press

By ROBERT JANJIGIAN Published: July 13, 2008 Palm Beach Daily News Like other watering holes of the wealthy, Palm Beach is rightly perceived as a place filled with acquisitive residents who make an island location a must for the most famous names in high-end retail jewelry from around the world. Estate jewelers and the major auction houses, too, have found the island to be a great source of supply and for their collector-buyers over many…

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Eight Palm Beach retailers packing up for good; others cite best sales ever May 4, 2008 – Posted in: Press

By ROBERT JANJIGIAN Published: May 04, 2008 Palm Beach Daily News With the “season” coming to a close, there have been some noticeable closings on the island’s retail front. Closed or soon to pack up and vamoose are: Rebecca Romero, Okra, Devonshire, Sub Chrono, N.P. Trent, Hollywould, Grand Armée and Brighton Pavilion. There’s always change in the retail mix of Palm Beach’s shopping districts, so these departures are not so surprising – or indicative of…

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Catching Up With PB’s Next Generation March 11, 2008 – Posted in: Press

By JOYCE REINGOLD Published: March 11, 2008 Palm Beach Daily News OK, so on my way back from Starbucks this morning I really dated myself by telling a young mother that her daughter looked like a “Breck Girl.” She smiled politely but clearly had no idea what I was talking about. I have to stop doing things like that. What’s next — cracking Jack Benny jokes? The Palm Beach demographic is definitely getting younger, with…

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