February 1, 2008

Just in case Japan’s sun rises again . . .

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Adventurous investor @ 7:45 am

If, like me, you are one of those “value”-style investors who believed that Japan must be due a recovery any year now, you may be despairing of it ever happening. So are millions of Japanese investors

October 19, 2007

Ski posters

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Money maverick @ 7:29 am
Lizzie Norton, 53, who runs the Kensington travel agency Ski  Solutions, is an avid collector of vintage ski posters.

October 12, 2007

War documents

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Money maverick @ 12:26 pm
Author Ian Sayer, 61, has been tracking down stolen Nazi gold and war criminals for the past 30 years. Along the way, he has acquired some valuable second world war documents and signatures.

October 5, 2007

Dinky toys

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Money maverick @ 1:21 pm
Ken McRae, 66, has become an expert on Dinky toys since he  began collecting them in earnest in the 1980s. The retired army officer owns some 2,500 models, with the most valuable item, a pre-war gift set of six saloon cars, worth up to £8,500.

September 21, 2007

Political cartoons

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Money maverick @ 11:24 am
Londoner Geoffrey Buchler, 54, has amassed around 80 political cartoons over 25 years. They are mainly works by contemporary newspaper illustrators, and range in value from £300 to £5,000.

September 9, 2007

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Filed under: General Interest, Trading Mentor, Trading Technique — tradingfives @ 12:44 pm

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September 7, 2007

Speedway material

Filed under: General Interest — FT.com - Money maverick @ 7:09 am
Nick Barber, 42, who runs a sporting merchandise business from Felixstowe, has been acquiring early speedway memorabilia for more than 30 years. Today, he has a collection worth in excess of £80,000, possibly £100,000.

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Filed under: Elliott Wave, General Interest, Investor Education — tradingfives @ 5:47 am

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September 6, 2007

Stocks Finish With Moderate Gains

Filed under: General Interest — Investor's Business Daily: INVESTING @ 6:49 pm
The main indexes shook off a morning drop to close higher, but volume declined.The NYSE composite led with a 0.6% gain. The S&P 500 and Dow...

Stocks Hold Most Gains In Late Trading

Filed under: General Interest — Investor's Business Daily: INVESTING @ 4:07 pm
The principal indexes were moving higher in late trading, although they were falling short of intraday highs.At 3 p.m. ET, the S&P 500, Dow...
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