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WHILST IT IS fair to say some brokers/advisors/institutions deal with their clients fairly, there is a situation whereby substantial charges can be added to clients’ investments, some without their knowledge. The business of “financial advice” is mostly commission-based and, if markets are providing growth, these commissions can be buried in various ways. Whether the markets […]

A group of British retirees explain why they feel young at heart in peaceful Pattaya, which has more to it than its seedy reputation The eastern Thai resort town and notorious sex haven that is Pattaya doesn’t seem like an obvious retirement destination. After all, the city is best known for its neon-lit Walking Street […]

A company is offering tailored reports to explain what salary level people moving abroad require to meet their personal needs Many expats are tempted to ‘live the dream’ overseas by the promise of a fat salary. Yet, as research has shown, the reality sometimes fails to match expectations. The cost of living in some expat […]

The name ‘Andrea Woodmansey’ was not familiar to me but I knew the narrative by heart. A newly formed group popping up on my Facebook feed dedicated to raising money to cover the rapidly soaring medical bills of a British woman involved in a serious motorbike accident in Phuket. The dates, places and people change […]

The wide opens spaces accommodating inns and restaurants and the echoes of Gram Parsons draw them to the desert each year But during this visit a lively 3-year-old is in the mix Reporting from Twentynine Palms The wide opens spaces accommodating inns and restaurants and the echoes of Gram Parsons draw them to the desert […]

Chef and charismatic television star Michael Schulson returns to Philadelphia with the opening of Sampan a modern Asian restaurant where he serves the acclaimed cuisine that has made him one of the country´s highly sought-after culinary talents Schulson returns to Philadelphia after having opened Buddakan in New York City for Stephen Starr and Izakaya at […]

The Great Jones Cafe opened in June of 1983 when Great Jones Street was such a desolate, forgotten block that writer Don DeLillo chose the street as a “hide-out” for the rock star main character of his book “Great Jones Street”. Back then, bar regulars could tumble out onto the quiet, empty block for impromptu […]

The Rubin Museum of Art is a nonprofit cultural and educational institution dedicated to the art of the Himalayas. Its mission is to establish, present, preserve, and document a permanent collection that reflects the vitality, complexity, and historical significance of Himalayan art and to create exhibitions and programs designed to explore connections with other world […]

Bryant Park Restoration Corporation (changed to Bryant Park Corporation (BPC) in 2006) was co-founded in 1980 by Dan Biederman and Andrew Heiskell, Chairman of Time Inc. and the New York Public Library. Initially supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, BPC is now funded by assessments on property and businesses adjacent to the park, and by […]

The building that became the first Madison Square Garden at 26th Street and Madison Avenue was originally the passenger depot of the New York and Boston Rail Road. When the depot moved uptown in 1871, the building was leased to P.T. Barnum who converted it into the open-air “Hippodrome” for circus performances. In 1875 it […]