Hi wso. I recently successfully lateraled to my dream company and thanks to my mentor who gave me some good advice along the process. I want to buy a gift to him for thanksgiving and I plan to spend $100-200. What is a good gift to buy for my mentor who is in his 50s, Caucasian male and works as a trader?
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Lamy pen. They come in nice packaging and they have some options that are really elegant looking. The notebooks are really nice too
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Kinda lame and under your budget, but a recurring gift I use for superiors/mentors is a good book. Ideally the book should be something you've actually read and a topic that you've discussed with this person ie. leadership, financial markets, even something off topic or not work related. I've even gotten books that I know the person has already read. Book lovers enjoy a fresh sentimental copy of something with a personalized note on the inside cover. The whole idea of giving a book just shows intellect and that you are actually listening to the advice they are giving and following up with your own research.
But if that's not your and your mentor's thing a nice bottle of wine literally never fails and still shows appreciation.
any good brand of wine that you can suggest?
https://top100.winespectator.com/lists/
Dominus Estate Napa Valley+
Château Pichon Longueville Lalande Pauillac+
Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Martha's Vineyard+
Merum Priorati Priorat Destí+
Le Chiuse Brunello di Montalcino+
Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne+
Château Léoville Poyferré St.-Julien+
Cavallotto Barolo Bricco Boschis+
Salvestrin Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Dr. Crane Vineyard+
Château de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
Aubert Chardonnay Russian River Valley Eastside+
Poggio Landi Brunello di Montalcino+
Château Carbonnieux Pessac-Léognan White+
Alexana Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Revana Vineyard+
Giuseppe Nada Barbaresco Casot+
Calcareous Syrah Paso Robles Devil's Canyon+
Talenti Brunello di Montalcino+
Burn Cottage Pinot Noir Central Otago Burn Cottage Vineyard+
Cayuse Syrah Walla Walla Valley Cailloux Vineyard+
Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico+
Luca Malbec Uco Valley Old Vine+
Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Old Vines+
John Duval Shiraz Barossa Entity+
Ridge Geyserville Alexander Valley+
Wittmann Riesling Trocken Rheinhessen Westhofener+
Salcheto Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva+
Evening Land Chardonnay Eola-Amity Hills Seven Springs+
Three Sticks Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Price Family Estates+
Sparkman Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley Holler+
Cantina del Pino Barbaresco+
Filipa Pato Bairrada White Nossa Calcário+
Massican Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley+
Ant Moore Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Estate Series+
Zena Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills Slope+
Château de Vaudieu Châteauneuf-du-Pape+
Bodegas Beronia Rioja Gran Reserva+
Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley+
Pio Cesare Barbera d'Alba+
Vermillion Sierra Foothills-Sonoma County+
Mauro Molino Barolo+
Rapaura Springs Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough Classic+
Chateau Ste. Michelle-Dr. Loosen Riesling Columbia Valley Eroica+
Carol Shelton Zinfandel Mendocino County Wild Thing Old Vine+
Tenute Sella & Mosca Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva+
Quinta do Noval Vintage Port+
Rocca di Montegrossi Chianti Classico San Marcellino Gran Selezione+
MacDonald Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville+
Domaine de Villaine Bouzeron+
Hickinbotham Shiraz McLaren Vale Brooks Road+
Schloss Gobelsburg Riesling Kamptal Schlosskellerei+
Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio Vigneti delle Dolomiti Terra Alpina+
Snowden Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Brothers Vineyard+
Clos de los Siete Uco Valley+
Schloss Lieser Riesling Kabinett Mosel Juffer+
Philippe Viallet Vin de Savoie+
Tedeschi Amarone della Valpolicella Marne 180+
Bodegas Pazo de Barrantes Albariño Rias Baixas+
Chehalem Chardonnay Willamette Valley Inox Unoaked+
Monte del Frà Custoza Superiore Cà del Magro+
Force Majeure Syrah Red Mountain+
Ben Haines Syrah Grampians+
Stéphane Ogier Côtes du Rhône Le Temps Est Venu+
G.B. Burlotto Barolo Monvigliero+
Concha y Toro Syrah Buin Gravas del Maipo+
Bodegas Ateca Garnacha Calatayud Atteca Armas Old Vines+
De Martino Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Legado Reserva+
Bastianich Friulano Friuli Colli Orientali Vini Orsone+
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Domaine du Clos du Fief Juliénas Tradition+
Domaine Chandon Brut Rosé California+
Feudo Montoni Nero d'Avola Sicilia Lagnusa+
Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon St. Helena Panek Vineyard+
55 Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Paraje Altamira Zaha Toko Vineyard+
Thompson Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River Four Chambers+
Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Vigna Cinque Querce+
Louis Roederer Brut Champagne Collection 242+
Marcassin Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Marcassin Vineyard+
Bodega Matarromera Ribera del Duero Crianza+
Saxon Brown Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Durell Vineyard+
Alta Vista Atemporal Albaneve Vineyard Uco Valley+
Brandlin Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder+
Masottina Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore RDO Rive di Ogliano+
Graeme & Julie Bott St.-Joseph White+
Chalk Hill Chardonnay Sonoma Coast+
Louis Jadot Beaune Clos des Ursules Domaine des Héritiers+
Boundary Breaks Riesling Finger Lakes Dry No. 239+
Château Pradeaux Côtes de Provence Rosé+
Kinsman Eades Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga La Voleuse du Chagrin+
Luis Seabra Douro Xisto Ilimitado+
Graci Etna+
Bodegas Emilio Moro Godello Bierzo El Zarzal+
De Wetshof Chardonnay Robertson Bon Vallon+
Guido Berlucchi Brut Rosé Franciacorta '61+
Château Berliquet St.-Emilion+
Colli di Lapio Fiano di Avellino+
Detert Cabernet Franc Oakville+
Domaine Guiberteau Saumur White+
Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville The Pact+
Krug Brut Champagne+
Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon Moon Mountain District Lava Block+
Montblanc Meisterstuck Black Ballpoint Pen
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The Meisterstuck's are nice but these days there are so many good rollerball options at great price points. Why settle for ballpoint?
Which rollerball do you prefer?
if they're a reader, I'd say a book but a collector's edition leatherbound type thing, like nassim taleb's incerto in leatherbound: https://www.amazon.com/Incerto-Deluxe-Randomness-Procrustes-Antifragile…
a really nice bottle of wine should be good, if it's for thanksgiving he'll likely open it at thanksgiving and tell people about it, so he gets to feel good that he's a mentor and you get some anonymous approval from his family
any good brand of wine that you can suggest?
love nassim taleb
ofc it matters, each race has it cultural background which favors something more than others, what are you 5-year-old thinking everyone has the same default setting from factory pipeline?
I often opt for a gift basket with alcohol, chocolate, and special snacks (truffles, coffee beans). It can be delivered with a note attached and customized to include flowers and stuff. I sent this to a few mentors/supervisors I respected - they all loved it!
I also bought a few hard copy of a books that colleagues wanted to read - it went really well.
any good brand of wine that you suggest?
I always like an interesting bottle - one from an unusual region or small producer instead of just another California red that is mass produced and available at every big box store
I'd go to a local wine store (not a Total Wine, but a small wine specialty shop if you can find one) tell them your budget and that it's a gift, looking for a smaller winery, and they should be able to guide you well
I often opt for whisky, Glenfiddich or Glenlivet, as it's my mentors' preferred drink.
For some Wine ideas, I recommend Hazelton's Gift Baskets for inspiration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancyolson/2016/12/07/peerless-fonderie-47…
pen made out of an ak47. a goldman partner showed it to me
Lol you could buy like 30 AK-47's for this price on the market. Honestly wild how easy it is to buy automatic weapons outside developed countries. Just gotta find a guy who knows a guy. Cambodia used to be able to pay a couple hundred $$ and shoot up a cow. Pay a little extra and you could use an RPG
I would definitely buy one of those just out of princple. Can't get any actual AK's anymore (so close to buying that VEPR .308 but that F'in ban hit).
Is he married?
married for long time but his kid is fairly young, 7-8 years old
Then why not get him something for his kid? Something cool like an awesome lego set, Nintendo Switch, etc.
He helped you with a new job and your budget is $200??? C'mon, son.
Wouldn’t consider cost, since he’s probably very wealthy as a trader his age. Just focus on anything he’d like that isn’t a huge burden to you.
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