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July 2014

Mid-Year Emerging Markets Update: ‘Recovery Phase’

By Mark Mobius, Franklin Templeton, As I’ve often said, investing in emerging markets requires patience, long-term perspective, and selective stock-picking. […]

Why Moldova Urgently Matters

By Robert D. Kaplan, Stratfor, “NATO’s Article 5 offers little protection against Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” Iulian Fota, Romania’s presidential national […]

5 QUESTIONS ON THE STATE OF MORTGAGE LENDING

  Anyone who’s tried to get a mortgage in recent years knows that it hasn’t been easy. But there are […]

How to live and work abroad when you retire

By Meghan Streit, KiplingerMore Americans are leaving the country to live out their golden years. Here’s how to embark on an […]

Wall Street’s Brightest Minds Reveal THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARTS IN THE WORLD

MATTHEW BOESLER George Magnus, UBS    Business Insider/Matthew Boesler Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-most-important-charts-in-the-world-2014-4?op=1#ixzz36ugQpz2D

Seeker, Doer, Giver, Ponderer – A Billionaire Mathematician’s Life of Ferocious Curiosity

By William J. Broad, NY Times, James H. Simons likes to play against type. He is a billionaire star of […]

DEVELOPERS GET NEW FUNDING SOURCE AS CHINA ANNOUNCES FIRST REIT

  BY MICHAEL COLE    REITs like Citic’s could provide new cover for developers A new channel for fundraising may be […]

The Emerging Global Web – Slide Show

Link: The Emerging Global Web Terrific slide show presentation on the emerging markets global web development, including stats on mobile […]

Piketty’s inequality story in six charts

PIKETTY’S INEQUALITY STORY IN SIX CHARTS POSTED BY JOHN CASSIDY In this week’s magazine, I’ve got a lengthy piece about “Capital […]

Embrace stock market investing as a lifestyle

By François Rochon, Montreal Gazette, MONTREAL — You can learn a lot by going to see the movies. This week, […]