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Donald Trump visits his mom's birthplace

Donald Trump is having trouble with his plans to build a $2.5 billion golf resort in Scotland.

Basically, the hearty Scots see through his schtick and don't want anything to do with him. They're so sick of him that they actually threatened him with a fine for using a seal without registering it -- a violation of a completely un-enforced law from 1672.

Now The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) that Trump has renewed his battle for the hearts and minds of Scotland, by visiting his mother's birthplace on a remote Scottish island Monday. He took a private jet and stayed all of three hours.

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Scotland says no to Donald Trump

Trump tried to build a club in Scotland... They said no, no, noooooooo -Sung to the tune of Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab'

While his career as the world's most obnoxious celebrity has been on the decline for some time, Donald Trump has apparently been (gasp!) trying to do an actual real estate development deal in Scotland.

His plans for a $2.08 billion luxury golf resort in Scotland have been derailed, at least for now, by a town council meeting that opposed his plans. According (subscription required) to the Wall Street Journal:

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Global gains: Lehmann goes for global yields

I've just returned from the World Money Show in Orlando where more than 10,000 investors gathered to learn about global investing. I had a chance to meet with many of the U.S. and foreign financial experts featured at the show, and over the next week I will share some of their top investment ideas. To view all of the stocks featured in this special global report, click here.

Richard Lehmann, editor of The Forbes/Lehmann Income Securities Investor, is a long-standing expert in assessing income-oriented stocks. Here, he reviews a pair of global preferreds that he recommends for low-risk investors.

"Aegon N.V (NYSE:AEG) is one of the world's largest global life insurance and pension companies. Their major markets are the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Aegon N.V. 6.375% perpetual preferreds (NYSE:AEH) were recommended in October 2005 at a price of $25.50 for a then-current yield of 6.25% and a yield to call of 6.15%.

"Aegon recently expanded its operations by partnering with Ranbaxy Promoter Group to jointly enter the life insurance and asset management business in India. This A-rated preferred is currently trading at $25.97 for a current yield of 6.14%.

"The preferred is not callable until 2015 and qualifies for the 15% tax rate. This security is a good investment for low-risk investors and has been added to our Low-Risk Portfolio. Our recommendation is to buy this issue at or below $26.

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Last updated: November 10, 2009: 09:06 PM

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