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September 2013

How to Retire Abroad

If your dream is to live overseas, we tell you what you need to know. By Sandra Block, From Kiplinger’s Personal […]

By Aidualc | 30 Sep 13 | Posted in Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)

The Renminbi: Soon to Be a Reserve Currency?

By John Mauldin, Millennium Wave Advisors, The US Trade Deficit Turns Positive China Moves to Float Its Currency Transformational Technologies […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

World GDP Growth

The pace of global growth increased during the second quarter of 2013—only the third quarterly acceleration in three years. Buoyed […]

By M Guliyev | 28 Sep 13 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Regions, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Fractional reserve banking

Fractional-reserve banking is the practice whereby a bank retains only a portion of its customers’ deposits as readily available reserves […]

By zoltanakb | | Posted in Food for Thought, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

10 Things You Can’t Buy on Amazon

  The online retailer sells (almost) everything By Quentin Fottrell, Market Watch, Amazon began as a humble online bookseller. Founded […]

By Aidualc | 27 Sep 13 | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Stocks | Comments (0)

The Buffett Formula — How To Get Smarter

By Shane Parrish, From Farnam Street Blog, “The best thing a human being can do is to help another human […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

The American Dream Is Alive and Well — in Canada

Quick: Name a wealthy, North American country that values self-reliance, individual freedom and personal ambition. Sure, you could take the […]

By MarketAngel | 26 Sep 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Seven Reasons Why Africa’s Time Is Now

Here’s a link to a recent infographic in HBR.  http://hbr.org/2013/10/seven-reasons-why-africas-time-is-now/ar/1 Summary: Africa’s economy is growing faster than the economies of […]

By Brian Andreosky | 25 Sep 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

How The Economic Machine Works by Ray Dalio – VIDEO

By Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, YouTube Link: How the Economic Machine Works Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Food for Thought, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Retirement & Savings, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

Can you buy wine for profit, as well as pleasure?

As prices for fine wines continue to increase, online services allow investors to buy and sell effortlessly. You can purchase […]

By PeterSmith | | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Food for Thought, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity, Retirement & Savings, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)