Pastor-Geneve to Contribute Two Books on Investment in 2006
(ContentDesk) December 22, 2005 -- Pastor-Geneve has been invited by a European publisher to contribute to two investment books published on behalf of major European financial journals and organizations.
Over the last few years, a number of articles have appeared in the European press discussing the benefits of investing in long-term hard assets such as http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/saving-and-banking/article.html?in_article_id=344319&in_page_id=7[colored diamonds.The goals of these types of investors are price stability, long-term growth, privacy and wealth portability.
It is recommended that an asset class such as colored diamonds should make up between five to fifteen per cent of a balanced and diversified investment portfolio. These publications will discuss important issues of wealth management, such as portfolio diversification, risk management, average historical and expected returns and finally asset classes that offer long-term potential.
The contribution from Pastor-Geneve will focus on the positives and negatives of the colored diamond market, the profile of potential investors and the major fundamentals driving this closely held market.
One good reference point is an http://observer.guardian.co.uk/cash/story/0,6903,819753,00.html [article published in the Guardian a few years ago:http://observer.guardian.co.uk/cash/story/0,6903,819753,00.htmlRecent articles in the Robb Report and in the India Times have explained the fact that supply restrictions in the diamond market has led to diamond prices increasing over the last couple of years.
Expectations over the next five to ten years are price increases of 5-10 % per year, with some of the rarer pieces appreciating in excess of this range.Pastor-Geneve is one of the leading specialist colored diamond firms based out of Antwerp, Belgium.
The managing director of Pastor-Geneve, Stephen Hershoff, has over forty years of experience in the market and the chief scientific consultant, Stephen Hofer, has written an eight hundred page book on the subject, Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds", and is recognized as one of the foremost experts in the field of colored diamonds.For more information on colored diamonds, feel free to contact Pastor-Geneve.
www.pastor-geneve.com, Brusselstraat 51, B-2018, Antwerpen, Belgium.Tel:
32 3 244 1871 Fax:
32 3 244 1873.
Homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes Awarded with Three STARS Awards from NCHBA
Charlotte, NC (ContentDesk) October 9, 2005 -- Homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes in Raleigh was honored with three awards at the 2005 STARS Awards Gala. K. Hovnanian won a STARS Award for best brochure/direct mail piece for its NewHome101 campaign. The company also won two STARS Outstanding Achievement Awards for the campaign - best logo design for a company and best billboard.The NewHome101 campaign, which helped lead the company to its best year in the Triangle area, has already brought the homebuilder 11 awards from local, national and international committees.
K. Hovnanians Newhome101 campaign and website, www.NewHome101.com, is designed to appeal to first-time and move-up buyers by revealing the advantages of buying a newly constructed, technologically enhanced home versus an older house. The site also educates users about the advantages of home buying versus renting. The North Carolina Homebuilders Association...
Diamond > Homebuilder K. Hovnanian Homes Awarded with Three STARS Awards from NCHBA
Island Golf - Ideas For Your Upcoming Golf Vacation
If you're like me, you like to find a vacation spot where you can engage in some of your favorite activities.
Some people pick the destination based on its beauty or the weather, but I'm not to just sit and watch the sunset every day ? I want a little action with my R&R.
Before you start planning a vacation, I want you to consider going to an island, but not because you can snorkel or surf ? but because it's the most beautiful golf I've ever seen in my life.
Playing a round of golf on an island is the most peaceful mental game I've been exposed to.
Of course, if there are jagged cliffs and shattering waves looming by the green, I'll admit it can get a tad intimidating.
Somehow, though, it's a little easier to accept your ball flying off over a cliff and into the big blue ocean than it is to see it sink into a stagnant pond on a mainland course.
It might be the sea air or the fact that when I'm on vacation, nothing seems...
Diamond > Island Golf - Ideas For Your Upcoming Golf Vacation
The Copper Beech Inn Rated ?Best Country Inn?
The Copper Beech Inn announced today that it was designated "Best Country Inn" by Connecticut Magazine for the second consecutive year.The Inn, an 1880's Victorian, is located in Ivoryton?one of three picturesque villages that make up the town of Essex. Just minutes from the scenic Connecticut River and the Long Island Sound shoreline, the Four-Star Inn along with its award-winning AAA Four-Diamond restaurant is just a two-hour drive from New York City and Boston. The Copper Beech Inn's proprietor, Ian S. Phillips, stated
"We are once again delighted to receive this designation by Connecticut Magazine.
To be recognized in our home state is a tribute to all of the people who have made The Copper Beech Inn what it is today ? including our discerning, wonderful guests and our top-notch staff."The historic property features recently restored guest rooms and luxury suites.
Tastefully appointed with period antiques, oriental rugs, richly textured upholstery and fabrics,...
The Copper Beech Inn Rated ?Best Country Inn?
Diamond > The Copper Beech Inn Rated ?Best Country Inn?
Diamonds, Dirt and Baseballs: What Do These have to Do With Mom?
San Diego, Calif. (ContentDesk) December 18, 2005 -- Diamond Moms, A Mothers Guide to Raising a Baseball Player, is the authors personal reflection on her experiences while raising her son in the world of baseball. Scheduled for release in January 2006, it covers baseball from t-ball to college and beyond. Written with the intention of educating moms on the ins-and-outs of a male dominated sport, it offers comprehensive information ranging in practical subjects such as equipping your son for the sport or providing baseball terminology for moms who are new to baseball to the emotional side of the game and how that influences parenting and coaching behavior.For the past 15 years Conradi sometimes felt like a blind woman in a mans world without a guide dog or white cane. According to Conradi, moms are less concerned with winning and more concerned that their sons successfully weather the physical, emotional and mental storms of a sport described by many as a game of failure. Information...
Diamonds, Dirt and Baseballs: What Do These have to Do With Mom?
Diamond > Diamonds, Dirt and Baseballs: What Do These have to Do With Mom?
Diamond
This page loaded in 0.04726 seconds.