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I’ll Trade You my Beach House in St. Martin for Your Flat in London

Posted in Just for Fun on Mar 28th, 2008

Recently, New York Magazine highlighted a popular new travel service for the luxury traveler…high-end home exchanges.
If you own a multi-million dollar home and are willing to trade it with others, this is a service that you must try. Properties can range from ranches, to beach houses, to ski lodges, to flats in New York and […]

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Let your message be heard

Posted in Creative Marketing, Reaching Customers on Mar 26th, 2008

Try taking out a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal. This is preciously what Texas billionaire businessman, Andy Beal, did last week when he wrote Ben Bernanke a letter, in the form of a full-page advertisement, asking him to “not put garbage in the Federal Reserve”.
Beal knows a thing or two about banking. He […]

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Think you’re rich?

Posted in Just for Fun, Miscellaneous on Mar 24th, 2008

Recently, Barron’s published an article titled, “Are you rich?”, in which Tom Sullivan explores the ins and outs of true wealth.
According to this article, you aren’t really rich until you have $25 million. Seems high, right?
It turns out that being truly wealthy has to do with retirement. With $25 million, you will be free of […]

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