Word: scorpio
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Sorry we’re not sorry. XOXO. Libra Wondering if you really have 972 “friends” on Facebook? They probably don’t remember you, either—maybe it’s time to let go of those 80 kids from prefrosh. Scorpio With Mercury dancing in the east, you might find yourself a little off-kilter. Could be last weekend’s little wardrobe snafu—nothing a belt can’t fix. Sagittarius There is something to be said for blind idealism, but keep your guard...
...Watch out, Scorpio! You are quite a force to be reckoned with this week. Whether it’s in a group project or a political debate with your roommates, you’ll be sure to get your point across and earn some respect along the way. Don’t let this all go to your head though, or you may be worn out by the end of the week...
...comes to teaching their kids about money. Private banks are increasingly offering programs to educate the scions of high-net-worth customers in the finer points of financial management. "People tend to assume that if you have wealth, you have knowledge of wealth," says Sebastian Dovey, managing partner at Scorpio Partnership, which in August helped Swiss bank UBS roll out Dialogue, a new financial-education service. But having money and being savvy about it are "not directly linked," he says. Another such program is Citi Private Bank's annual NextGen conference, which has been held in Singapore and Hong Kong...
...soured U.S. housing market, big banks have been forced to write off more than $100 billion in recent months. Denied credit, others have imploded. Sporting the colors of old-school banking, C. Hoare & Co. has sidestepped the pileup. In a time of chaos, says Sebastian Dovey, managing partner at Scorpio Partnership, a wealth-management consultancy, the 336-year-old bank "symbolizes sustainability, preservation, reliability and continuity...
...Exchequer Alistair Darling announced a proposal to charge foreign residents an annual $60,000 fee beginning in the eighth year of their stay in Britain. The question is, if London's foreign rich follow the money right out of town as a result, can London afford to lose them? Scorpio Partnership's Dovey fears the worst. "They don't have any deep ingrained ties to Britain," he says. "If the economic climate changes, they'll go somewhere else. I say let them do what they do. Because you'll be sorry if they're not there." Unless, of course...