Thomson McKinnon is A Bad Example
July 19, 12 by Edahn GolanWhat went wrong with theT homson McKinnon Diamond Investment Trust, the first diamond fund, and why its failure does not predict the outcome of diamond funds (+Updates on Prices, Lab Goods). Read More...
No Need to Be Martyrs, Stand Up for Your (Price) Rights
July 12, 12 by Edahn GolanHave prices of Fancies truly declined in the past week? Not at all. The prevalent list is out of whack with the industry, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the sad, brutal truth. Read More...
Breaking the Concrete Floor
July 05, 12 by Edahn GolanPolished prices are high, but rough diamonds prices are still too high to allow manufacturers any price flexibility. Why it's not only about a tough economic environment. Read More...
How I’m Not Moderating the Panel of A Lifetime
June 28, 12 by Edahn GolanWyndham, Rapaport and me together on one stage. They are to speak about Diamond ETFs. What a fiery event that's going to be! Read More...
Time for Marketing (and the latest on the undisclosed goods)
June 21, 12 by Edahn GolanThis may not be a good time to consider marketing – considering the tough state of diamond jewelry. At the same time, it is precisely because of times like this that generic marketing is so missed. Read More...
Extra, Extra: The Kimberley Process is Dead!
June 14, 12 by Edahn GolanKP outlived its purpose. It can no longer evolve, it can't adjust to current problems and the old ones are mostly gone. Let us give KP the honorable and dignified euthanasia it deserves and bury it. Read More...
Fair Warning
June 07, 12 by Edahn GolanIn October 2007, nearly a year before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, leading stock indices peaked and from there started to fall, a decline that ended only in February 2009. The plunge was an unheard early warning. Read More...
Shaking Off the Monkey
May 31, 12 by Edahn GolanThe 600 undisclosed lab-made diamonds were but a part of a much bigger assortment on offer. The next step should be, must be, calling in the FBI, not to get the guilty party but to protect the thousands of innocent traders who unwittingly become criminals themselves. Read More...
New York Times: 'Diamond Sales Down to a Trickle Over Fraud Allegations'
May 24, 12 by Edahn GolanNo, this headline did not appear on the front page of the most influential newspaper in the world, but it may if members of the industry don't start demanding action in the recent lab-made diamond case. Read More...
Expanding the Scope in the Name of Decency
May 17, 12 by Edahn GolanThe WDC this week voted in favor of discussing a change to the definition of conflict diamonds as described in the KP Core Document. While not binding, it is a much-needed evolution. But will it actually result in any change? Read More...
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