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By Ronan McMahon

The Last Time I Brought You an Opportunity Like This, It Was Gone in 90 Minutes

We all like a taste of the good life. It’s a powerful driver of prices. Certain brands come with a cachet and desirability. You can pay $50 for a pair of jeans. They’ll do the job. But they won’t look quite as good, or get you as much attention, as the made-to-measure pair with a trendy label…and a price tag of $1,000.

June 2016: A Tale of Two Brazils—Why It’s The Best of Times For The Northeast Coast

To an outsider, it looks like a calamity in Brazil. One million protestors calling for the president’s impeachment…corruption scandals…a financial crisis… The country’s congress and senate have both voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. Last month, she was suspended from duties for 180 days. Far from being a reason to avoid Brazil, it allows us another opportunity to buy well here…and to take advantage of some special-situation deals…