Oxstones Investment Club™By David Biller and Katerina Peteroff, Businessweek The night before appliance retailer Casas Bahia opened in Rio de Janeiro’s largest […]
Emerging markets wealth propping up London?
(By Emerging Markets) One of the factors behind London’s “good recession” is the sharp increase in wealth in emerging markets, […]
An Easy Way to Pay for an Asian Adventure
An Easy Way to Pay for an Asian Adventure By Jerri Moss Nine years ago I threw in the towel […]
Brazil REITs’ Record Returns Lure Yield-Hungry: Mortgages
By Cristiane Lucchesi, Bloomberg, Sales of Brazilian funds that invest in real estate and mortgage securities doubled this year to […]
Derivatives: The Unregulated Global Casino for Banks
SHORT STORY: Pick something of value, make bets on the future value of “something”, add contract & you have a […]
Vanguard sets record with customer inflows of $130 billion
By Aaron Pressman (Reuters) – Vanguard Group said customers had invested $130.4 billion in its mutual and exchange-traded funds during […]
Economic Growth–Great for Everyone but Investors?
By Alex Bryan | Morningstar By 2050 the world’s population is projected to reach 9 billion, up from 7 billion today. Nearly all […]
Mark Zandi’s 2013 Outlook: Strong Housing, Modest Growth, Average Job Creation
By Morgan Korn, Daily Ticker- The U.S. economy grew at a 3.1% annual rate in the third-quarter, more than previous […]
Cocoa to Rice Woos Kuwait to Asia’s $2 Trillion: Islamic Finance
By Dahlia Kholaif, Bloomberg, Kuwait China Investment Co. (KCIC), part owned by the Persian Gulf nation’s sovereign-wealth fund, wants to […]
Housing Next Year: Prices Will Rise
By: Diana Olick Home prices will continue to rise, anywhere from 5 to 7 percent in 2013 from 2012. […]