Eleven Countries with Soaring Inflation

By Jon C. Ogg, From 247WallSt, While inflation has been relatively tame in the United States and Europe, several large […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 10 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, Statistics, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

The World’s Most Affordable Places to Retire

Americans who dream of a retirement filled with sandy beaches, temperate weather and colorful local life may have another thing coming. That’s […]

By Aidualc | 15 Aug 13 | Posted in Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

BMWs Gaining Bitcoin-Like Appeal as CPI Hedge: Argentina Credit

By Camila Russo and Eliana Raszewski – May 14, 2013 Argentines are buying more BMWs, Jaguars and other luxury cars […]

By Aidualc | 18 Jun 13 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Retirement & Savings, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Nurturing Undiscovered Companies

By Mark Mobius, From Templeton Blog Emerging economies can tend to have higher growth rates and can be more dynamic […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 07 Mar 13 | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Latin America, Private Equity | Comments (0)

Best Stock Pickers Trawl Frontier Markets as U.S. Funds Lose

By Michael Patterson, Bloomberg, Stock pickers focused on the least- developed markets are trouncing their benchmark index and producing annual […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Feb 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Finding Oxstones, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Will South Africa’s Struggles Overshadow its Potential?

Africa is a continent many investors bypass, but from my perspective as a long-term investor, I think that’s a mistake. […]

By Aidualc | 18 Oct 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Regions, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

9 Reasons to Move into Emerging Markets

By Jeff Reeves, Editor of InvestorPlace.com, Everyone is worried about the rally — will it last? Can the 15% gain […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 Sep 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Paradox of China’s Naval Strategy

By Rodger Baker and Zhixing Zhang, Stratfor, Over the past decade, the South China Sea has become one of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 Jul 12 | Posted in Asia, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Next Frontier

By Mark Mobius, Mobius Blog, Frank Templeton, In a recent interview, I was asked whether I was becoming a “frontiersman” […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 16 Jul 12 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Latin America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The “Next Costa Rica”…in Asia

By Ronan McMahon, Daily Reckoning, Little islands fringed with white sand dot the horizon. In the distance, the beach gives […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 14 Mar 12 | Posted in Asia, Real Estate | Comments (0)