The very first step to building wealth is the simplest, but most people never take it.The sad truth is that wealth, for most people, will remain elusive. Many survive paycheck…

The Jefferson (Photo on Trip Advisor, by Leonardo) Not long ago, my wife Monica and I spent three days in Washington, D.C. A brief visit to the Portuguese Embassy was…

I owned an art gallery in Shanghai for a time. More accurately, I co-owned an art gallery. I came upon a smallish gallery – and my future gallery business partner…

I love watches. Truly. I’m crazy about them. I marvel at their complications, but I’m drawn even more to their aesthetics — their shape, design, appearance. And I’m intrigued by…

Slim Aarons is my favorite photographer. I can’t actually name many photographers – perhaps only four or five famous ones. But of those I can name, and those I can’t,…