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May 2014

The World’s Most Content (and Miserable) Countries

By Thomas Frohlich and Vince Calio, 247WallSt, World news does not always fully capture people’s level of happiness. Last year, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 29 May 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Borderlands: First Moves in Romania

By George Friedman, Stratfor, I arrived in Bucharest, Romania, the day after U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. U.S. Secretary of Defense […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 28 May 14 | Posted in Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Interactive Chart: Long-Term Commodity Performance Comparison

Link: 38 Year Performance History on Various Commodities From NIA site. The long-term performance of precious metals, agricultural commodities, oil, copper, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 27 May 14 | Posted in Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Tools and Resources | Comments (0)

How India’s 2014 race was won

You Tube Link: How India’s 2014 race was won From the Economist YouTube Channel,

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 May 14 | Posted in Asia, Commodities, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Housing Misery Maps Going Viral on China’s Weibo

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi, Map of China housing “agony” shows years of work necessary to save up a down-payment   […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Asia, Finding Oxstones, Real Estate, Statistics, Tools and Resources, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

ECB Plans Negative Rate on Bank Deposits

By Christian Reiermann, Spiegel International, European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet of Germany is expected to recommend that […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 20 May 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Big Portfolio Changes for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

By Jon C. Ogg, 247Wallst, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) has released its holdings as of the end of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 19 May 14 | Posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Stocks | Comments (0)

Tea is Healthy for You, Tea Stocks Could be Healthy for Your Portfolio

  Extensive Health Benefits of Tea Research has shown that the consumption of tea has man health benefits, such as weight […]

By MarketAngel | | Posted in Finding Oxstones, Stocks | Comments (0)

Here’s how much square-footage $1 million will buy you in the world’s most expensive real estate markets

Read the entire Wealth Report here. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/business/global-economy/140506/1-million-most-expensive-real-estate-property-markets-square-feet

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Posted in Asia, Eastern Europe, North America, Real Estate, Statistics, Western Europe | Comments (0)

11 Rules for Owning a Money Tree

Dennis Miller, Miller’s Money Forever   We’ve all heard from our elders that “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” It’s simple […]

By MarketAngel | 16 May 14 | Posted in Food for Thought, Retirement & Savings | Comments (0)