Precious stones massively underperform precious metal prices

Diamonds are not an investor’s best friend. The chart below gives a picture of price movements over the past five years. You can see that diamond prices are up 20-40 per cent from the lows of 2009 – a low that lasted more than two years – but compare that to gold and silver over the same period.

Candidates criticize Obama for military cuts

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The Rules of Engagement in the 21st Century

As of January 18th, I?ve been engaged to a wonderful woman. Throughout the process of preparing to do so, I?ve had to learn about what exactly people do to get engaged ? the exact things that one can and cannot do, the times to do it, what she wants, other people?s (often-bizarre) opinions and, of ...

Designs on Valentine’s...

Giving the perfect sparkling gift is a sure way to show the one you love just how much they mean to you this Valentine’s Day, but Winsor Bishop managing director Sophie Fulford knows it’s about much more than extravagant gestures...

Tiffany cuts view in warning sign for luxury

Tiffany & Co. on Tuesday cut its full-year profit outlook after holiday season sales of fine jewelry slow “markedly” in the U.S. and Europe, in a warning sign the outperforming luxury sector may be slowing down.