Dr. Rick C. Ernst
Coaching The Affluent To A Fulfilling Life
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News flash: Philanthropy is Wealth Solving Problems of Its Own Creation
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Warren Buffett's son has figured out that the proud towers of philanthropy are built on the rotten foundations of inequality and excessive wealth accumulation. The Nonprofiteer gives him credit for being willing to say this aloud–it's usually left …

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Why philanthropy can't save Philly
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To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway at the same time, philanthropists are very different from you and me. They have more money. They also have more power. Maybe it's time to re-think where we're going with this. Week by week, more …

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Responding to Peter Buffett's Call To Arms: Can Philanthropy Raise More Risk …
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Buffett's post has generated a fair amount of discussion in philanthropic circles and it highlights the frustration that many in the “next generation” of major donors – Buffett is the son of investment king Warren Buffett and directs a billion-dollar …

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Israeli Diamond Mogul Robbed of $53M of Jewels and Watches in Cannes
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A robber carrying an automatic pistol stole jewellery and watches owned by Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev worth millions of euros from the luxury Carlton Hotel in Cannes on Sunday, police and judicial sources said. A man wearing gloves, with his face …

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Jewels worth $A58m stolen in Cannes
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… with a briefcase containing jewels and watches encrusted with diamonds. Police say they were not alerted that the exhibition was taking place, which while not a legal requirement would ordinarily be standard procedure for luxury hotels such as the …

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Time after time with Omega
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THE notion that people buy wrist watches to tell time is quite an antiquated one – something Stephen Urquhart, the president of luxury watch brand Omega is well aware of. But this isn't something he's worried about. For Urquhart, Omega's appeal is …

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Lone gunman steals €40m of jewellery in daring Cannes robbery
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A lone gunman made off with jewellery and watches worth an estimated €40 million from a luxury hotel in Cannes yesterday, in what was reported to be France's second biggest jewel heist. The man, wearing a mask and gloves and carrying a briefcase, …

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Tesla hopes to find electric car demand in China
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Auto industry analysts say Chinese consumers' growing appetite for luxury automobiles makes it a natural market for Tesla to tackle. Roughly 19 million vehicles were sold in China last year. Luxury brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche are …

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PC Industry Fights to Adapt as Tablets Muscle In
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Steven P. Jobs, the Apple chief executive who died in 2011, predicted several years ago that PCs would become something like trucks, workhorses used by many people but outnumbered by tablets, the cars of the technology business. (The analogy is …

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