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Continue readingGuest Author: TOBINA KAHN Published: June 8, 2000 Skyline News A vice president of House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, I often encounter men and women seeking to sell jeweled heirlooms. While there are many reasons to part with such valuable items, none is as worthwhile as that of a woman I recently had the good fortune to meet. Soft-spoken but articulate, this special woman is truly genuine and appreciative of life. When she was very…
Continue readingBy MAURA WEBBER Published: June 8, 2000 Chicago Sun-Times Within a month of inheriting a gold necklace and bracelet along with a string of pearls and a diamond ring from her grandmother, Monique Djerf of Streeterville sold the pieces to an estate jewelry buyer for $6,000. The 35-year-old, an executive assistant to a Chicago neurosurgeon, plans to invest the money in health care and technology stocks rather than letting the jewels languish in a safe-deposit…
Continue readingPublished: April 17, 2000 Wall Street Journal New York – One of the telling trends throughout the stock run-up of recent years is the jewelry that many rich folks have sold to raise money to invest. On Friday, the trend took a twist. In Chicago, estate jeweler Tobina Kahn, who has seen a stream of sellers in her office, unloading their diamond necklaces and gold broaches for cash to invest in stocks, said that there…
Continue readingGuest Author: TOBINA KAHN Published: March 23, 2000 Skyline News Everyone’s life has become increasingly dominated by the frantic dictates of the working calendar. Cell Phones, fax machines, e-mails, and the quest for quicker internet connections only seem to emphasize the fast paced millennium. In fact, technology developments of recent years underscore the idea that faster is better and this attitude has profoundly affected the average person’s approach to living. Jewel heirlooms, like these, are…
Continue readingBy: JEFF OSTROWISKI Published: January 10, 2000 Palm Beach Post The Internet gold rush is leading to its own mini-stampede here. Wealthy Palm Beachers are selling diamonds and using the proceeds to buy tech stocks, says Tobina Kahn, vice president of House of Kahn jewelers in Palm Beach. Kahn says she has bought $100,000 in jewelry in the past few weeks from customers who don’t want to miss out on the technology-driven bull market. House…
Continue readingGuest Author: TOBINA KAHN Published: December 23, 1999 Skyline News In Howard Hawks 1953 film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” Marilyn Monroe sexily and memorably sings her way to mega stardom with “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend.” Since first seeing the movie and then becoming the vice president of the House of Kahn Estate Jewelers, I have often laughingly remembered that seemingly antiquated refrain so removed from the present. However, with the approach of the spring…
Continue readingBy THOMAS A. FOGARTY Published: September 29, 1999 USA Today Tobina Kahn spent most of her morning Tuesday in Chicago bank vaults, appraising the personal treasures of potential sellers eager to cash in on the spike in gold prices. “We’ve been bombarded. It’s a fascinating phenomenon,” Kahn says of the increase in customers since the dramatic upturn in gold prices over the past two days. The boom in Kahn’s business is one element in the…
Continue readingBy PETER A. McKAY and MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS Published: September 28, 1999 Wall Street Journal It has been a long time since the phrase “good as gold” has had a ring of truth. But Monday came close. The metal’s value skyrocketed $14 an ounce to $281.80, hitting a five-month high on news that 15 European central banks won’t unload extra gold onto the market for the next five years. Analysts said the unexpected move virtually…
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